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9 minutes ago, videoarizona said:

 

 

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Thank you.  I am aware of those and have looked at them previously but, the cost of them ($435) defeats the purpose of switching from Active to Passive.  If I'm going to switch to Passive struts/shocks with those the cost is about the same as simply staying with the Active OE stuff.  I'm not looking to lift my truck any higher than it already is currently (2") just looking for a lower cost alternative to replacing the Active OE Z95 MagneRide and maintain the same 2" lift without breaking the bank or the truck in the process.

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LivNLo94
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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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19 minutes ago, Gixxer188 said:

Thank you.  I am aware of those and have looked at them previously but, the cost of them ($435) defeats the purpose of switching from Active to Passive.  If I'm going to switch to Passive struts/shocks with those the cost is about the same as simply staying with the Active OE stuff.  I'm not looking to lift my truck any higher than it already is currently (2") just looking for a lower cost alternative to replacing the Active OE Z95 MagneRide and maintain the same 2" lift without breaking the bank or the truck in the process.

Understood. If you find a solution, please post here...as I'm in the same boat. Would like to go with non-OEM shocks as I'm not pleased with the reports of low shock life. My 04 Yukon XL with HD trailer package was on original shocks at 219K miles...and I towed a 2 ton sailboat a lot!

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On 8/20/2019 at 12:55 PM, DanZ71 said:

I can't remember, but it brings them about 2" out, but these are the wheels. The manufacturer will have it listed

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2017 1500 . 4" bds lift kit moto metal d970 20x10 ridge grappler 33x12.5 bush wacker flares.. i love my choice.. looks n is functional. wheels are about 2" max past the flares. maybe more like 1.5-1.75 but looks sick n drives killer.. love the tires awesome on freeway great in city an wet so far no issues.. the snow will be the test..

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FootballCoach53 Enthusiast

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What’s up y’all? It’s been a REAL long time since I posted. How many of you have upgraded your UCA to after market, beefier styles? My upper ball joints are going. I can either go the moog route, or I’m considering dropping the $500 on the Zone UCAs. They’re made for my lift and, according to my off-road shop, they last longer than. Stock components. Thoughts?

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If you’re going to drop $500 on the zones, get the cognitos instead. Boxed arms and ball joint is easy to change and can be replaced with moog


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If you’re going to drop $500 on the zones, get the cognitos instead. Boxed arms and ball joint is easy to change and can be replaced with moog


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I’ve heard some good stuff about Cognito. They’re a better option than Zone? I figure Zone is pretty much the same as a BDS UCA.


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I’ve heard some good stuff about Cognito. They’re a better option than Zone? I figure Zone is pretty much the same as a BDS UCA.


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I’m sure they’re similar, I just like cognitos better personally. I’m a desert guy and I know for a fact cognito builds good things, haven’t seen zone/bds as much in the desert world. That’s not to say they don’t build quality stuff as I’m sure they do, but I like to go with what I’ve seen firsthand


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I’m sure they’re similar, I just like cognitos better personally. I’m a desert guy and I know for a fact cognito builds good things, haven’t seen zone/bds as much in the desert world. That’s not to say they don’t build quality stuff as I’m sure they do, but I like to go with what I’ve seen firsthand


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Solid! I appreciate the input!

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Hutch72 Enthusiast

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After a year of reading this forum got the 6” gen2 Fabtech lift. Thanks everyone for all the info and great pics that got posted.
2015 Silverado 1500

18x9 -12 offset Raceline Defender

Open Range 35x12.5 

 

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Hey there everyone, I've been doing my research and read about every thread I can regarding the halo-lifts full kit (if this would be better posted in the level section please let me know).

I'm looking to do a full coilovers, rears and blocks kit to replace the stock shocks and the over-strut block and 3" rear blocks that a previous owner did to my truck. Currently rides quite rough and skips a bit over some highway bumps (Boston roads are trash) so it seems that the halo-lifts Boss kit would give me the best ride quality and although I would start at about 2" of lift I would consider 3" with new UCAs in the future.

 

I was hoping that any of you who have done the boss kit could weigh in, or if you have any better options I'm open to suggestions! Currently running 285/70 17s on stock wheels but with 10mm spacers due to tire rub on UCAs (I think I have about 3" of lift in the front from the blocks making the angles up front less than ideal). Thanks!

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RickLB Enthusiast

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Here’s my truck on a 6” Fabtech lift running 35s. Rides good and I’m happy with it. It does some off roading so not a street queen

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I'm trying to decide between a 6.5 inch lift from Zone or Superlift. They are priced about the same but Superlift seems to come with more and not cutting is involved. 

 

Anyone have any opinions they can share to help make my decision?

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All your lifts with a crossmember drop have cutting involved to allow for the front differential to drop. But I do believe the Superlift is a full 6" drop crossmember, which would allow better angles. The Zone 6.5 " shares the same crossmember as there 4.5" kit.

Zone just uses a longer strut for the 6.5" kit. So in reality the Zone 6.5" angles are similar to running a 2" level on your stock truck.

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On 11/12/2019 at 7:14 PM, SSchup said:

All your lifts with a crossmember drop have cutting involved to allow for the front differential to drop. But I do believe the Superlift is a full 6" drop crossmember, which would allow better angles. The Zone 6.5 " shares the same crossmember as there 4.5" kit.

Zone just uses a longer strut for the 6.5" kit. So in reality the Zone 6.5" angles are similar to running a 2" level on your stock truck.

I sure see lots of Zone 6.5" lifts but not many Superlift .

They are close to the same price and I wonder why you would go with the Zone and have steeper angles?

Superlift looks to be better choice on paper or am I missing something?

On 11/12/2019 at 12:54 PM, amessupertrooper said:

I'm trying to decide between a 6.5 inch lift from Zone or Superlift. They are priced about the same but Superlift seems to come with more and not cutting is involved. 

 

Anyone have any opinions they can share to help make my decision?

I am tossing around the idea of a 6.5" lift and 35s on my factory 22's so I'm all ears.?

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10 hours ago, dieselfan1 said:

I sure see lots of Zone 6.5" lifts but not many Superlift .

They are close to the same price and I wonder why you would go with the Zone and have steeper angles?

Superlift looks to be better choice on paper or am I missing something?

I am tossing around the idea of a 6.5" lift and 35s on my factory 22's so I'm all ears.?

I'm think the Superlift is a better choice if your looking at 6.5" just due to the full 6.5" crossmember drop. I know a member on another forum running it on his 2018 Silverado and it is a quality lift.

Personally I didn't want to go that high on a daily driver that I do work out of the back of. 

I went with the CST 4.5" bracket lift with the CST coilovers which actually gave me 5"  of front lift. I preferred not to increase my front track width. I run a 20x10 -19 wheel and a 305/55/20  for my Summer setup. That gives a nice stance without running any rear spacers. I can also swap back to my factory 20" LTZ wheels for the Winter.

Also the CST 4.5" was designed to run a 9" wheel with 5" backspacing to allow a 35" tire. I just preferred not to run a 35" tire and stay closer to a 33"- 34" tire.

This is my 2018 with the CST 4.5".

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