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jimmyboy8301 Senior Enthusiast

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What uca’s? Some of those 4” kits I posted earlier that come with new uca’s still require new wheels cause they will still rub on factory wheels with bigger tires 

Get a Zone kit with perhaps FTS UCAs and stocks might work


2017 Chevy Silverado LTZ Z71 6.2L
4.5" Zone
22x10 American Force Grips
33x12.5 Nitto Ridge Grapplers
Instagram @wildchevys
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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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Clemsontiger88 Enthusiast

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17 minutes ago, chrispassas21 said:


Cognito UCA, I have a 4.5” lift and am running stock 18’semoji6.png


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Are they uniball and do you have any pics? What size tires?

AGMthing Enthusiast

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BDS w/stock 20s



2017 Chevy Silverado LTZ Z71 6.2L
4.5" Zone
22x10 American Force Grips
33x12.5 Nitto Ridge Grapplers
Instagram @wildchevys
Thats also a 6" lift .... NOT the 4.5" lift.

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Criscone Enthusiast

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Do you know if 0 offset would clear on stamped steel uca’s?



I have stamped steel arms as well. No issues with my setup/no rubbing.


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Thats also a 6" lift .... NOT the 4.5" lift.

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If you're in that much of a hurry to prove me wrong then at least take the time to post info with the same lift height in question. [emoji108]

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chrispassas21 Enthusiast

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Are they uniball and do you have any pics? What size tires?

Uniball with the stock 265/65R18 duratracs .....I believe that’s the tire size. Whatever the midnight edition comes with. What kind of pics do you need?


2015 Silverado LT Midnight Edition
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Clemsontiger88 Enthusiast

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4 minutes ago, chrispassas21 said:


Uniball with the stock 265/65R18 duratracs .....I believe that’s the tire size. Whatever the midnight edition comes with. What kind of pics do you need?


2015 Silverado LT Midnight Edition
4.5” CST suspension lift
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Just want to see what the truck looks like with that height on stock wheels and bigger tires. 

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Just want to see what the truck looks like with that height on stock wheels and bigger tires. 

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I plan on going with bigger tires when I need to get new ones. Probably 33’s maybe 35’s not sure yet

 

 

2015 Silverado LT Midnight Edition

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jimmyboy8301 Senior Enthusiast

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Thats also a 6" lift .... NOT the 4.5" lift.  

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It is LITERALLY the SAME kit. Different struts and blocks are the ONLY difference .

 

Do a little more research and i won’t have to prove you wrong, you’ll do it all on your own........

 

 

2017 Chevy Silverado LTZ Z71 6.2L

4.5" Zone

22x10 American Force Grips

33x12.5 Nitto Ridge Grapplers

Instagram @wildchevys

 

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jimmyboy8301 Senior Enthusiast

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If you're in that much of a hurry to prove me wrong then at least take the time to post info with the same lift height in question. [emoji108]

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2017 Chevy Silverado LTZ Z71 6.2L
4.5" Zone
22x10 American Force Grips
33x12.5 Nitto Ridge Grapplers
Instagram @wildchevys
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Clemsontiger88 Enthusiast

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1 hour ago, chrispassas21 said:

 

I plan on going with bigger tires when I need to get new ones. Probably 33’s maybe 35’s not sure yet

 

 

2015 Silverado LT Midnight Edition

4.5” CST suspension lift

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Looks really good. Thanks for the pics. You’ve got quite a bit of cash in that thing!

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chrispassas21 Enthusiast

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Looks really good. Thanks for the pics. You’ve got quite a bit of cash in that thing!

Thank you! My very first vehicle purchased brand new at 19 years old! I’d say I have around $5k in parts on it.


2015 Silverado LT Midnight Edition
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AGMthing Enthusiast

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It is LITERALLY the SAME kit. Different struts and blocks is the ONLY difference .
 
Do a little more research and i won’t have to prove you wrong, you’ll do it all on your own........
 
 
2017 Chevy Silverado LTZ Z71 6.2L
4.5" Zone
22x10 American Force Grips
33x12.5 Nitto Ridge Grapplers
Instagram @wildchevys
If it's literally the same kit t hen why is it a different brand name?

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jimmyboy8301 Senior Enthusiast

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If it's literally the same kit t hen why is it a different brand name? Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

 

 

 

Research Zone/BDS, it’s the same company.  

 

And i said the BDS 4/6 are literally the same kit, as are the Zone 4.5/6.5. I did not say BDS and Zone are “literally” the same kit, although they are EXTREMELY similar

 

 

2017 Chevy Silverado LTZ Z71 6.2L

4.5" Zone

22x10 American Force Grips

33x12.5 Nitto Ridge Grapplers

Instagram @wildchevys

 

 

FootballCoach53 Enthusiast

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1 hour ago, AGMthing said:

If it's literally the same kit t hen why is it a different brand name?

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Zone and BDS are sister companies both owned by Fox. Their kits are ROUGHLY the the same.  If you want to get technical, BDS comes with top of the line struts and shocks, whereas with Zone those are add-on options.  BDS also has a no questions asked warranty on all of their parts, Zone has a limited lifetime warranty. 

 

If you're going by kit, the BDS 4" and 6" kit are the same.  The only difference between the two are the height of the steering knuckles, and the spacers (to keep stock geometry). So really, same parent company, roughly the same warranty, and the same parts (with the exception of BDS's struts and shocks).

 

And obviously the price.  BDS is about $800 more expensive.

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