4" Rancho Lift

brandonhynes · September 30, 2010

reading through the forums and was told to stay away from the 4" readylift sst kit.

is the 4" rancho kit any good? http://www.gorancho.com/suspension.php?mak...verado1500#lift

looking to run it with 18" rims and a 33" tire

jimmyboy8301 · September 30, 2010

many people have it and like it. an 18" wheel and 33" tire is the same tire to rim ratio as a 20" wheel and 35" tire; some people consider that ghetto, but i think 18's and 33's look EXCELLENT. also just an FYI the rancho kit is more of a 5-5.5" kit.

EDIT: when i'm takling about it being a great kit i'm talking about the Rancho kit.

rmy660r · September 30, 2010

I installed the Rancho on my truck a few months ago and it is a great kit. I'm not a fan of the Readylift either. It doesn't drop the lower control arms and only drops the diff 1.5". If you go with the Rancho, upgrade to the RS9000 shocks and struts. They are worth the extra money.

J-man67 · September 30, 2010

many people have it and like it. i don't know why you were told to stay away from it. an 18" wheel and 33" tire is the same tire to rim ratio as a 20" wheel and 35" tire; some people consider that ghetto, but i think 18's and 33's look EXCELLENT. also just an FYI the rancho kit is more of a 5-5.5" kit.

Said he was told to stay away from the ReadyLift 4" bad angle kit, not the Rancho. 20's and 35's are indeed ghetto

jimmyboy8301 · September 30, 2010

many people have it and like it. i don't know why you were told to stay away from it. an 18" wheel and 33" tire is the same tire to rim ratio as a 20" wheel and 35" tire; some people consider that ghetto, but i think 18's and 33's look EXCELLENT. also just an FYI the rancho kit is more of a 5-5.5" kit.

Said he was told to stay away from the ReadyLift 4" bad angle kit, not the Rancho. 20's and 35's are indeed ghetto

yea i just saw that and made an edit and to the other part, the ratios are the same

Matt_ · September 30, 2010

The Rancho is a great kit. The SST isn't even in the same ballpark in terms of quality.

If I was given the SST kit for free today, it wouldn't ever come out of its packaging. I'd put it on ebay with no reserve and put that money towards the Rancho (or similar ) lift kit.

blackout07 · October 1, 2010

many people have it and like it. i don't know why you were told to stay away from it. an 18" wheel and 33" tire is the same tire to rim ratio as a 20" wheel and 35" tire; some people consider that ghetto, but i think 18's and 33's look EXCELLENT. also just an FYI the rancho kit is more of a 5-5.5" kit.

Said he was told to stay away from the ReadyLift 4" bad angle kit, not the Rancho. 20's and 35's are indeed ghetto

Here we go again.

Aristone · October 1, 2010

Maybe a select few need the 20's on 35's and are overcompansating for some other "shortcoming "

' they may be dealing with

Aristone · October 1, 2010

many people have it and like it. i don't know why you were told to stay away from it. an 18" wheel and 33" tire is the same tire to rim ratio as a 20" wheel and 35" tire; some people consider that ghetto, but i think 18's and 33's look EXCELLENT. also just an FYI the rancho kit is more of a 5-5.5" kit.

Said he was told to stay away from the ReadyLift 4" bad angle kit, not the Rancho. 20's and 35's are indeed ghetto

Hey J,

Just noticed you were on Delaware. We used to keep our boat on the Chesapeake. and I built a night club inWilmington...Small world

lsuguy · October 1, 2010

If 20's on 35's are ghetto, then what are 20's on 33's?

brandonhynes · October 1, 2010

how many hours does the rancho take to install?

the 33's on 18's is all i can fit in my price range at the moment haha

rmy660r · October 1, 2010

how many hours does the rancho take to install?

the 33's on 18's is all i can fit in my price range at the moment haha

My kit took me around 12-13 hours total. I rented a strut spring compressor from Autozone for free. An electric torque wrench is priceless if you don't have air tools. I did it myself and it was my first full lift kit install. I had to buy a 35mm socket for the axle nut, otherwise no unusual tools needed. The kit comes with shorter tie rod ends. A lot of other kits require you to cut your tie rods.