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Have any of you guys with zone lift or similar done any other suspension mods to your trucks like after market shocks for the front and rear? I'd like some options for rear shocks. what's available for us zone 6.5 folks? What about aftermarket control arms? Or sway bars ? Any issues with fitment with zone lift?

You can get custom length fox coilovers with resivors directly from fox for around 1600-1800 I believe just for fronts. You can also get the matching length rear shocks for a few hundred bucks.

 

You can also contact king shocks distributors and they can order you custom length ones.

 

Other than that you can just get oem spec coilovers and keep that extension above the springs but I think if you go coils might as well do it right

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another pic.. it only is letting me upload one at a time....ill stop with 2 pics

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Saw this at the dealership today....[emoji1360]5ded50319a3a687ceefe01a0bd02df75.jpg

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Can anyone tell me if there is anything I would need to know about adding a 1.25" body lift to my 14 sierra that already has a 6" rough country lift? I was gonna keep the body lift rough country also. I don't believe there to be any issues but wanted to be sure before purchasing. Thanks in advance

 

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Can anyone tell me if there is anything I would need to know about adding a 1.25" body lift to my 14 sierra that already has a 6" rough country lift? I was gonna keep the body lift rough country also. I don't believe there to be any issues but wanted to be sure before purchasing. Thanks in advance

 

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should be fine

 

 

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I'll check in a bit and let you know. It should fit fine. When i go to my parents place the truck fits fine height wise and its 7' i think

 

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I have the 7 inch McGaughy and my antenna clears my garage by 1 inch with my 35" tires.

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I know theres been threads made but ill just ask here....Does anyone have issues with their rear leaf springs making super annoying noise when reversing or going forwards between 0-5mph???

 

I am pretty sure it is the leaf springs but it is really loud

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Have any of you guys with zone lift or similar done any other suspension mods to your trucks like after market shocks for the front and rear? I'd like some options for rear shocks. what's available for us zone 6.5 folks? What about aftermarket control arms? Or sway bars ? Any issues with fitment with zone lift?

I went with Bilstein 5100 adjustable front and rears. The rear Part Number: BSN-33-185569 to avoid using a rear adapter extender. This allow me to go over 6.5.

 

In addition add 1.75 rear bora adapters for evening out the rims. My rims are 20x9 with zero off set, on 35x12.50x20 Toyo MT's. Made a trim to the lower left trim, due to wheel touching the plastic, but nothing else needed trimming. I left the sway bar alone, but due plan to change the UCA, once it is time to replace them. Planning to go with Baja's UCA. I put the lift on myself, which took a day and a half. I didn't have a lift, so jack and stands took awhile. You will notice a difference in the speedo, so I picked up a Diablo Trinity, which corrected it and also help with MPG, in addition made a improvement with addition correction. I am going to get the add leaf kit, to level up the back.

 

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I went with Bilstein 5100 adjustable front and rears. The rear Part Number: BSN-33-185569 to avoid using a rear adapter extender. This allow me to go over 6.5.

 

In addition add 1.75 rear bora adapters for evening out the rims. My rims are 20x9 with zero off set, on 35x12.50x20 Toyo MT's. Made a trim to the lower left trim, due to wheel touching the plastic, but nothing else needed trimming. I left the sway bar alone, but due plan to change the UCA, once it is time to replace them. Planning to go with Baja's UCA. I put the lift on myself, which took a day and a half. I didn't have a lift, so jack and stands took awhile. You will notice a difference in the speedo, so I picked up a Diablo Trinity, which corrected it and also help with MPG. I am going to get the add leaf kit, to level up the back.

 

 

 

Truck is looking good man, it's good to hear we have rear options (Fox and Bilsteins), the front well, pretty much anything that fits stock will work due to the spacer from Zone to achieve the lift. I'm still on the stock tune, been on it for about 2,000 miles and speedo is off by about 5mph around 65-70, i do plan to correct that by either getting the hypertech or diablo and use a canned tune, truck has always run on 91 so i will try a 91 tune. other than that, i am happy with it. i was told 1.5 bora spacers would align the rear wheels to the front, good to know it's 1.75, did you have to trim the stock studs on the rear?

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Truck is looking good man, it's good to hear we have rear options (Fox and Bilsteins), the front well, pretty much anything that fits stock will work due to the spacer from Zone to achieve the lift. I'm still on the stock tune, been on it for about 2,000 miles and speedo is off by about 5mph around 65-70, i do plan to correct that by either getting the hypertech or diablo and use a canned tune, truck has always run on 91 so i will try a 91 tune. other than that, i am happy with it. i was told 1.5 bora spacers would align the rear wheels to the front, good to know it's 1.75, did you have to trim the stock studs on the rear?

 

Thanks and glad to hear things are coming along. 1.75 there are no trims to the studs, so you are good to go. I was running the 91 setup, but go back in forth. Just remember to switch the mod, should you use the different gas. Yes, the spacer helps with the shock options. If you decide to want and remove the spacer, Kings and Fox shocks lets you get a true setup.

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Truck is looking good man, it's good to hear we have rear options (Fox and Bilsteins), the front well, pretty much anything that fits stock will work due to the spacer from Zone to achieve the lift. I'm still on the stock tune, been on it for about 2,000 miles and speedo is off by about 5mph around 65-70, i do plan to correct that by either getting the hypertech or diablo and use a canned tune, truck has always run on 91 so i will try a 91 tune. other than that, i am happy with it. i was told 1.5 bora spacers would align the rear wheels to the front, good to know it's 1.75, did you have to trim the stock studs on the rear?

1.5" actually evens it (cv spacer is 1.5"), but a lot of guys opt for 1.75" wheel spacers due to not wanting to trim the studs. With the 1.5" spacers you need to trim the studs

 

 

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anyone in Connecticut have any shop recommendations for a lift. not sure high yet but i def got bit by the bug. the RC level isn't enough anymore

 

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Sweet pic!

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Can't recall if I posted a pic since I added the 1.5" Zone body lift so if I didn't here is one. And if I did here's is another! lol :D

 

BDS 6" w/ Fox

Zone 1.5" Body lift

DPR Stealth 20x10 (-12 offset)

Toyo RT 35x12.5

 

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