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kmirts Enthusiast

kmirts

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i want to purchase the sst lift kit from readylift which lifts the front 4 and rear 1.75, it drops differential a little for the half shafts but would like input form others, especially if u have this lift kit, was also looking into the 5100's but would really like more lift, i dont do offroading except driving through pasture and dirt roads.

blackout07 Senior Enthusiast

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The short answer is don't waste your money. That kit barely lowers the diff, and does nothing to address the LCA's or TRE's. Search around this forum and you'll find plenty of info. Also if you check out GMFullsize.com. There is currently a thread discussing this.

herkdriver007 Enthusiast

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save your money and get a "real" kit that drops the lower control arms. If you dont want to go that route, do a leveling kit (not more than 2" IMO) and add either a 1.5" or 3" body lift.

 

/thread :driving:

ruggedlife Enthusiast

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id have to agree with what everyone else is saying. especially for the price of the damn thing. either do something like a bds 4 inch kit. rough country 5 inch. or a leveling kit with a body lift. theres just too much stress on the components and something will fail considerably sooner than it should

kmirts Enthusiast

kmirts

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save your money and get a "real" kit that drops the lower control arms. If you dont want to go that route, do a leveling kit (not more than 2" IMO) and add either a 1.5" or 3" body lift.

 

/thread :driving:

 

i was always told that bodylifts were no good causes squeaking later, are there n e hydraulic filled bodylifts? what is ur take on the bilstein 5100 leveling shocks, also how complicated was ur rancho lift?

brandon82 Enthusiast

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I was going to get the Ready Lift SST, until I read some of the comments about the kit in this forum. Now Im going with the Rancho 4" kit, nothing but good things have been said about this kit......you should look into it!

herkdriver007 Enthusiast

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i was always told that bodylifts were no good causes squeaking later, are there n e hydraulic filled bodylifts? what is ur take on the bilstein 5100 leveling shocks, also how complicated was ur rancho lift?

 

Let me guess, the same guy pusing the ReadyLift kit told you that? By the time they start squeeking (if they do at all), you're going to have more rattles in the truck anyway, so just turn up the tunes :driving:

 

Bilsteins are nice, lets you adjust the height to your liking to level out the truck's front end. Couple that with the body-lift and you're set. Plus I've heard good things about the ride, though I have never ridden in a truck with that setup.

 

I think I must have ADD, as my install took an entire weekend b/c I kept getting distracted. The install was easy, very straight-forward. I would recommend this kit to anyone who's looking for a solid kit... You really cant go wrong with any of the quality kits from BDS, Superlift, Fabtech, etc....

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