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Newly Installed Rancho Quicklift & Tires

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After seven excruciating weeks of repairs and compact rental car driving I finally got my truck back last Friday. The only good thing to come out of the wreck was that the cost and duration of the reparis was so high that the owner of the autobody shop decided to install my Rancho QuickLift leveling struts and new BFG A/T KOs, balancing and alignment as well, for free. Also put in a new antenna mount which had been broken by the Rhino Lining guys, but that's neither here nor there.

 

After a few days of driving I'm very pleased with the QuickLift system. I did some adjusting the first day to see where I liked the suspension settings, and with where I have it now I can hardly tell a difference between them and the OEM struts. That's not to mention how sick and aggro the front of the truck now looks leveled, I've spent the past few days driving through and over any snow pile I can find, doing my best to make up for the past seven weeks.

 

I'll post some pictures tomorrow, I left my camera at the office today by accident.

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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holy crap, looks like they did a good job on the fix.

 

Tires look nice, cant wait for mine to wear out and replace them with those.

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holy crap, looks like they did a good job on the fix.

 

You ain't kidding, considering that they had to cut out the entire bottom of the cab frame as well as the "B" column and then weld new pieces in. The repairs totaled $9,722 once it was all said and done, thank god for insurance.

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