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jimmyboy8301 Senior Enthusiast

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wildchevys,

 

So your response is yes it would work to get these along with the 4" lift to get a 6" over all height?

 

wildchevys,

 

So your response is yes it would work to get these along with the 4" lift to get a 6" over all height?

 

you could put the adjustable struts in the Zone 4.5 or BDS 4, but NOT on the shitty RCX 3.5 Edited by wildchevys
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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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Zone and BDS are the 2 options i was considering, just curious if getting the adjustable struts along with 4" lift would in reality give me the 6" i was looking to do with out such large front spacers.. Ive seen the lifts in person that have that large spacer in the front and even though the truck looks awesome, just stands out when you look between the tires..

 

Thats why im asking.. if the adjustable struts would allow for the 2" you get from the leveling, then slap on the 4" lift with the smaller spacer, it would give it a cleaner look.. im not in the market to spend 2k or 3k on a lift.. i just want a 6" overall lift on the truck..

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wildchevys,

 

So your response is yes it would work to get these along with the 4" lift to get a 6" over all height?

wildchevys,

 

So your response is yes it would work to get these along with the 4" lift to get a 6" over all height?

 

I'll defer to Wildchevys - he seems to know his stuff. I'll add the following: I think you need to be careful with using the adjustables to get additional lift on an existing lift. I don't know the technical stuff, I'm just going off what I've been told by folks that know more than me. As an example, I have the 4 inch BDS with Fox coilovers up front. I could adjust the fox coilovers up front to go up an inch or two, but the geometry is going to change. Whether the change is consequential, I'm not sure, but it seems there is the potential that it could be.

jimmyboy8301 Senior Enthusiast

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I'll defer to Wildchevys - he seems to know his stuff. I'll add the following: I think you need to be careful with using the adjustables to get additional lift on an existing lift. I don't know the technical stuff, I'm just going off what I've been told by folks that know more than me. As an example, I have the 4 inch BDS with Fox coilovers up front. I could adjust the fox coilovers up front to go up an inch or two, but the geometry is going to change. Whether the change is consequential, I'm not sure, but it seems there is the potential that it could be.

the BDS and Zone are technically 4-6" kits. Meaning they can be adjusted to work in the 4"-6" of lift range, just not beyond

 

 

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jimmyboy8301 Senior Enthusiast

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Zone and BDS are the 2 options i was considering, just curious if getting the adjustable struts along with 4" lift would in reality give me the 6" i was looking to do with out such large front spacers.. Ive seen the lifts in person that have that large spacer in the front and even though the truck looks awesome, just stands out when you look between the tires..

 

Thats why im asking.. if the adjustable struts would allow for the 2" you get from the leveling, then slap on the 4" lift with the smaller spacer, it would give it a cleaner look.. im not in the market to spend 2k or 3k on a lift.. i just want a 6" overall lift on the truck..

why not just get the 6.5" Zone with the 6" BDS struts which are about $300 for the pair.

 

 

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why not just get the 6.5" Zone with the 6" BDS struts which are about $300 for the pair.

 

 

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I wasn't aware of this, I have the Zone 6.5 kit and if I wanted to get rid of the spacer, I can buy the BDS front struts and use the stock springs? Pretty cool.

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Ok I don't think this is supposed to happen. I had to pull off the side of the road to allow an ambulance to pass and I went up on a curb at about 5mph and lost my front right suspension. I love my McGaughy's lift, but their shocks have allot to improve on. 5a038a61caf99848c51035a28358c7c0.jpg92fef5cc595b20fb964ce5319f952fe9.jpg22171c113712b1d6e629a1b536f6c672.jpgc61d8f6909a553334ab96844390a54ca.jpg

 

 

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Great looking truck!
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Avinad Enthusiast

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I wasn't aware of this, I have the Zone 6.5 kit and if I wanted to get rid of the spacer, I can buy the BDS front struts and use the stock springs? Pretty cool.

 

 

If you wanna get rid of the front spacer you can buy the front fox coilovers for about $1700 which will eliminate the oem shocks/springs and spacer

jimmyboy8301 Senior Enthusiast

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I wasn't aware of this, I have the Zone 6.5 kit and if I wanted to get rid of the spacer, I can buy the BDS front struts and use the stock springs? Pretty cool.

yup!

 

 

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so i just got a 5" RC on my 2016 silverado and i told them to remove the OEM rear block so the truck would level, it is 1.25 inches higher in the rear still, the 5"RC comes with a 4.5 inch rear block so should i just get a 3.5 to solve th problem, or did they forget to take the OEM block out?

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so i just got a 5" RC on my 2016 silverado and i told them to remove the OEM rear block so the truck would level, it is 1.25 inches higher in the rear still, the 5"RC comes with a 4.5 inch rear block so should i just get a 3.5 to solve th problem, or did they forget to take the OEM block out?

stock block is 1.25". Look and see if it's still there lol, will take about 23 seconds

 

 

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so i just got a 5" RC on my 2016 silverado and i told them to remove the OEM rear block so the truck would level, it is 1.25 inches higher in the rear still, the 5"RC comes with a 4.5 inch rear block so should i just get a 3.5 to solve th problem, or did they forget to take the OEM block out?

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jimmyboy8301 Senior Enthusiast

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there is something that the new block is sitting on, looks just like the base

it would be pretty obvious if there are 2 blocks

 

 

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Avinad Enthusiast

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Has anyone personally installed bds leaf springs? If so can you guys pm I got some questions

 

 

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