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2 hours ago, Bigrich said:

Why not go with the 6 inch? I hear guys say I wish I would have gone higher. Same price for 6 inch from Fabtech 

I won't speak for @jimmyboy8301, but for me I just want something with a little higher stance than my stock truck has now. I'd probably be happy with a leveling kit, but would much rather got a tab bit higher with a 4" and get a nice suspension lift knowing that the drivetrain and suspension is as it should be without causing a lot of stress.

 

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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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4 minutes ago, sage55 said:

I won't speak for @jimmyboy8301, but for me I just want something with a little higher stance than my stock truck has now. I'd probably be happy with a leveling kit, but would much rather got a tab bit higher with a 4" and get a nice suspension lift knowing that the drivetrain and suspension is as it should be without causing a lot of stress.

 

The nicer kits don’t put any stress on the steering nor suspension. My 2015 Denali with 6 inch Fabtech stills rides like a Denali. Just giving my experience with a 6 inch lift to ease the minds of others considering lifting there truck. Not trying to but in.

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Just now, Bigrich said:

My 2015 Denali with 6 inch Fabtech stills rides like a Denali. Just giving my experience with a 6 inch lift to ease the minds of others considering lifting there truck.

Sorry, I wasn't referring to the bigger 6" lifts when I said adding stress but more of the leveling kits. In nearly every case I've read leveling kits just push things causing sharper angles, stress and so on - or at the very least makes the truck drive a bit stiffer.

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18 minutes ago, sage55 said:

Sorry, I wasn't referring to the bigger 6" lifts when I said adding stress but more of the leveling kits. In nearly every case I've read leveling kits just push things causing sharper angles, stress and so on - or at the very least makes the truck drive a bit stiffer.

Your absolutly righ about that! My truck rides better with the 6 inch lift then it did with the 2.5 level kit. The level kit caused one of my magnaride coil overs to leak. Buying 2 of those took away some of my tire money. Lifts are better than levels! 

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Why not go with the 6 inch? I hear guys say I wish I would have gone higher. Same price for 6 inch from Fabtech 

Personal preference. Zone and BDS are the same way


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I guess it depends on how much of a spacer you go with also. On my 2WD I went with a 2" spacer after doing a 5" knuckle. I felt more of a difference in ride after switch wheels and tires then just adding the spacer 

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Are you guys installing these lift kits your self or having a shop do it for you? Me personally I’m going to do it my self. I’m trying to save money on the install and save some more with the RC 7inch lift. With all this money I saved I can get the Fox shocks front and back. Yes I understand people have there opinions on lift kits and people like bds or zone better then RC but it has been used so many times and people have loved it. That is my opinion on lift kits and why I will choice RC. 

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5 minutes ago, Willie will said:

Are you guys installing these lift kits your self or having a shop do it for you? Me personally I’m going to do it my self. I’m trying to save money on the install and save some more with the RC 7inch lift. With all this money I saved I can get the Fox shocks front and back. Yes I understand people have there opinions on lift kits and people like bds or zone better then RC but it has been used so many times and people have loved it. That is my opinion on lift kits and why I will choice RC. 

No one mentioned Fabtech? I’m very satisfied with there 6 inch Gen 2 kit. Track width stays the same. Angles great! Sits level! Rides great & no lights on the dash. Affordable also

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No one mentioned Fabtech? I’m very satisfied with there 6 inch Gen 2 kit. Track width stays the same. Angles great! Sits level! Rides great & no lights on the dash. Affordable also

BDS and Zone are two favorites and hard to beat. However Zone doesn’t offer a magnaride kit

 

 

2017 Chevy Silverado LTZ Z71 6.2L

4.5" Zone w/ Bilstein and Fox

22x10 American Force Grips

33x12.5 Nitto Ridge Grapplers

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SuperLift 8” Suspension lift going on this weekend with their King Coilovers and King rears [emoji51]?

 

@westernsilverado on Instagram to follow along!

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6”skyjacker lift kit it’s been on for a while...  but I was wanting more lately so I added rancho level it struts 70k so I figured it was time to replace anyways...   I pulled out the 1” lower strut lift I had on there so the extra inch is barely noticeable but rides fine.  Adding new UCA’s next weekend before I get a new alignment.

 

rear has 5.5” blocks rear add a leaf and lift shackles.  

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On 5/29/2018 at 10:19 AM, Willie will said:

So I got bored at work and most garages are 7ft tall. Stock overall height of a Silverado is 73.97 inch’s. Also add a 7 inch lift. 82.97. Stock tires are 265/65 which is about 30 inch’s. I want to upgrade to a 35 inch tire. So overall it’s 87.97 inch. Which is approx 7ft 4inchs. So I don’t know if I did that right lol but looks like I won’t be able to park in the garage. UNLESS I get some bags hahah.

I'm pretty sleep deprived but I think you did miss the math a little. 73.97" + 7" would make 80.97", not 82.97". Then with the tires, you are adding 5" of diameter, but only half of that is pushing the truck up, the other half is going up into your wheel wells. So by my math, your overall height would be 73.97" + 7" lift + 2.5" tire size increase for a total of 83.47". By that, it'll be dang close! I think I saw someone on youtube with a 6" lift and 35's fit in a 7' garage, so you might have a chance.

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On ‎6‎/‎11‎/‎2018 at 8:50 AM, CO-Stark said:

I'm pretty sleep deprived but I think you did miss the math a little. 73.97" + 7" would make 80.97", not 82.97". Then with the tires, you are adding 5" of diameter, but only half of that is pushing the truck up, the other half is going up into your wheel wells. So by my math, your overall height would be 73.97" + 7" lift + 2.5" tire size increase for a total of 83.47". By that, it'll be dang close! I think I saw someone on youtube with a 6" lift and 35's fit in a 7' garage, so you might have a chance.

well see. hopefully its a perfect fit. if anything I heard people modifying there garage a little with replacing the board on the top of the garage door. my math is horrible lol

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On ‎4‎/‎27‎/‎2018 at 11:20 AM, jballs15157 said:

Thanks for the compliments, it came out exactly how I wanted it.

I did have to use spacers with the stock wheels to avoid the lower control arms.

BORA 1 1/4" up front and BORA 1 1/2" in back to keep everything pretty even.

I do rub a little at full lock on uneven surfaces but nothing to be worried about.

What type of lower control arms did you have?

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