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I have a four inch BDS lift on my cc all terrain. What would you like to know?attachicon.gifimage.jpg

 

Ur truck looks awesome! After days of researching several small lifts, I decided to go the safe route and ordered the RCX 2.5 leveling kit. This will hopefully hold me over until I decide what lift I really want. I love the stance of your truck and I know BDS is good quality but I really wanted to keep my factory AT wheels for a while. I also have a quicksilver AT but it clearly looks nothing like yours.

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Did the BDS 6" with Fox shocks. 22x12 Sprockets on 33" Toyo MT's. Rides like stock, no rub no trimming.

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Crappy pic, but this was right after it pulled out of the garage last night. 4.5 zone with fox in the rear, 35x12.50r20 nitto ridge grapplers on stock elevation rims. Ride seems better then stock, i

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Here is my submission to this thread. Its my 2016 GMC All/Terrain 4x4 6.5" Zone with AAL, 35.4" Duratracs on stock 20" Denali wheels.          

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Here's my wife's running factory 20's for now & a Rough Country 7" suspension and 1-1/4" body lift riding on 35x12.50 that look like 31's :)

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Here's my wife's running factory 20's for now & a Rough Country 7" suspension and 1-1/4" body lift riding on 35x12.50 that look like 31's :)

 

That makes mine with the 6" Pro Comp and 35's look small and inadequate. I like the factory wheels but I think you could easily put some 37's under it.

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LOL I think it would clear 37's on factory wheels, but not a custom wheel, and it would need regeared. I didn't realize how much higher it was until I finished it and parked next to one with a 6" Fabtech.

 

 

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Here is what it looks like with just the 1 1/4" body lift.

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How does it look all around with the body lift? Any ugly gaps? Such as I heard the hitch gets a gap between it and the body with a body lift.

 

 

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No ugly gaps, only place "most" people might even notice it having a body lift is between the frame and bed you can see a puck.

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Thanks man. And mine wouldn't be high enough to see the puck from the wheel well I don't think. Mine is only leveled. Want to get it lifted but it'll probably stay like it it for a while suspension lift wise. But It looks like I may do the body lift! Just gotta see about getting it done. Thanks for the pics! Truck looks great!

 

 

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No problem, the leveling kit and body lift look great together in my opinion, makes it look like a "normal" 4wd truck should look like from the factory. If you were close I could help you out on the parts & install, that's what I do almost daily at my shop. Yes that was a shameless plug sorry :)

 

 

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I have a bds 4" lift and stock wheels. Spoke to bds about wheels several times. Not sure how it applies to the smaller rims but stock 20's work with the 4" kit. Not sure about anything bigger but no issues with mine.

If anyone has info to the contrary regarding compatible wheel sizes please share as I was told several times the stock 20's would cause no issues. They even gave me optional tire sizes for the stock rims. I will also second the quality of BDS customer service. They were extremely attentive, responsive, helpful, and patient. Always answered emails in detail and never seemed to rush me off the phone. I have no doubt that regardless of a $3,000 kit or a $300 kit the service would be the same.

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I have a bds 4" lift and stock wheels. Spoke to bds about wheels several times. Not sure how it applies to the smaller rims but stock 20's work with the 4" kit. Not sure about anything bigger but no issues with mine.

If anyone has info to the contrary regarding compatible wheel sizes please share as I was told several times the stock 20's would cause no issues. They even gave me optional tire sizes for the stock rims. I will also second the quality of BDS customer service. They were extremely attentive, responsive, helpful, and patient. Always answered emails in detail and never seemed to rush me off the phone. I have no doubt that regardless of a $3,000 kit or a $300 kit the service would be the same.

Any pics of your truck lifted with the stock wheels. I just ordered my truck and want to keep the stock 20s and was also wanting a BDS 4in lift. Does your lift have the rear blocks or replacement leaf springs?

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