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Lift Kit Question

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Motofab kit (2.5 front+2 back) 5100 fronts(lowest setting) and back, rough country forged upper a arms, 285/70/17 on factory 17. Rides way better than anticipated with just a slight rub on the upper arm on full lock. Now just need a side steps cause my wife and kids have to "climb" in. ..whiners lol.

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I had the 3.5" RC and 35's on my 14 Sierra and never had a problem with it, rode a little rougher than a stock truck would but it was a lifted truck with 35's so I expected it. Right now I have got a 2.5" level and 33's on my 18 Silverado and I am kicking myself for not going ahead and just doing the lift and 35's again. To me it has the same ride quality and looks a whole lot better with 35's. I drive a whole lot for work, mostly highways but the truck for sure spent some time on dirt roads and going in and out of the duck and deer blinds and the RC performed adequately for me...I plan on going that route or the Fabtech 4" budget kit and 35's whenever I need tires.

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On 04/12/2018 at 8:29 AM, khaledsamy36 said:

 


There are better alternatives ( again from point of view ) as I’m also using my car mainly on road and slightly off-road - see the pics and I will tell you about the alternative ( also since you bring up the tire size ) you are planning for new wheels , right 953b1fb5bcab008c0a6884e46195c319.jpgbec3732b2477b99b2bd8c89f8d1a7ddd.jpg


 

 

Your truck looks lovely, 

What type of lift you got on your truck? 

 

 

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On 04/12/2018 at 8:52 PM, artacus said:

Motofab kit (2.5 front+2 back) 5100 fronts(lowest setting) and back, rough country forged upper a arms, 285/70/17 on factory 17. Rides way better than anticipated with just a slight rub on the upper arm on full lock. Now just need a side steps cause my wife and kids have to "climb" in. ..whiners lol.

Thanks for the info, sounds about what I had in mind. please share a picture with us once possible, would love to see the result of this setup! safe travels! 

 

On 06/12/2018 at 8:39 AM, TyGriff13 said:

I had the 3.5" RC and 35's on my 14 Sierra and never had a problem with it, rode a little rougher than a stock truck would but it was a lifted truck with 35's so I expected it. Right now I have got a 2.5" level and 33's on my 18 Silverado and I am kicking myself for not going ahead and just doing the lift and 35's again. To me it has the same ride quality and looks a whole lot better with 35's. I drive a whole lot for work, mostly highways but the truck for sure spent some time on dirt roads and going in and out of the duck and deer blinds and the RC performed adequately for me...I plan on going that route or the Fabtech 4" budget kit and 35's whenever I need tires.

Thanks for the feedback TyGriff13, I am going to avoid 3.5 RC for now, what I learned from the guys around here; they are good for looks and city but I will still need much more stronger shocks if considering off-roading. I do off-road about once twice every month.  

 

On 04/12/2018 at 6:29 PM, khaledsamy36 said:



There are better alternatives ( again from point of view ) as I’m also using my car mainly on road and slightly off-road - see the pics and I will tell you about the alternative ( also since you bring up the tire size ) you are planning for new wheels , right bec3732b2477b99b2bd8c89f8d1a7ddd.jpg
 

 

Wow looks like a real beast brother, I like your setup! how big is your tiers? I love the overall look man, looks beefy. 

I am now thinking about going for Fox 2.0 as they come with 2 inch lift. really strong shocks compared to Bilstein 5100 (200 PSI) Fox rated at (300 PSI), which is 50% more stopping power. price is double too but the setup is around my budget. 

 

Saw the Bilstein 5100 being sold for quite good price, called the garage owner, such a good man, had a little talk, explained to him what I had in mind. The fella told me he owns 4 GM Trucks, 3 of them running 5100 Bilstein shocks (front and back), those 3  trucks he mainly use for city. the other 1 truck it has 2.0 Fox

(Front and Back) apparently if you do off-road specially high speed (I live in Dubai so we got allot of sand dunes) and do little of Dune bashing, the stopping power of shocks are really necessary (so the front end of the truck wont hit the sand during off-roading) he did recommend the Fox 2.0 over the Bilstein for off-road use. He did recommend the Bilstein 5100s if the truck mainly used as city truck. Another info he did give me that FOX 2.0 ride better than 5100's as they do preform better on heavy loads (being installed on trucks). 

 

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A member of GM-Trucks.com have installed them on his truck, 285s. 

 

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Thinking to go on 285s not sure if I need any bigger.. or if 2'' lift will accommodate bigger tires to begin with. 

 

 

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Wow looks like a real beast brother, I like your setup! how big is your tiers? I love the overall look man, looks beefy. 
I am now thinking about going for Fox 2.0 as they come with 2 inch lift. really strong shocks compared to Bilstein 5100 (200 PSI) Fox rated at (300 PSI), which is 50% more stopping power. price is double too but the setup is around my budget. 
 
Saw the Bilstein 5100 being sold for quite good price, called the garage owner, such a good man, had a little talk, explained to him what I had in mind. The fella told me he owns 4 GM Trucks, 3 of them running 5100 Bilstein shocks (front and back), those 3  trucks he mainly use for city. the other 1 truck it has 2.0 Fox
(Front and Back) apparently if you do off-road specially high speed (I live in Dubai so we got allot of sand dunes) and do little of Dune bashing, the stopping power of shocks are really necessary (so the front end of the truck wont hit the sand during off-roading) he did recommend the Fox 2.0 over the Bilstein for off-road use. He did recommend the Bilstein 5100s if the truck mainly used as city truck. Another info he did give me that FOX 2.0 ride better than 5100's as they do preform better on heavy loads (being installed on trucks). 
 
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A member of GM-Trucks.com have installed them on his truck, 285s. 
 
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Thinking to go on 285s not sure if I need any bigger.. or if 2'' lift will accommodate bigger tires to begin with. 
 
 


Tires are 315/70/17 bfg on 4” lift and there is slight rubbing .
For the 2 inch you want to get , it is a leveling kit as your rear already higher than the front by almost 2 “ , if you are going with this setup don’t increase the size of the tires 285 is your correct size . I saw the same setup on other cars and they have 17 inch wheels and 285 tires on a 2 inch kit .
And yes fox is way better than other shock .

Good luck .



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I have a 2016 High country with 305/55/20, 3.5 rough country lift kit (which makes the ride way stiifer but what can I say, I wish I had more knowledge at that time) I am considering Icon suspension to be more specific stage 5 is what I am looking for... They have loads of great reviews online, maybe you should consider that too OP

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I can tell you that I love my 6.5" zone lift with upgraded Fox shocks in the rear.  Wouldn't change anything about it.
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That truck looks so damn good with the lift and OEM wheels!

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I have just had the Rough Country 3.5" lift with new UCA's and keeped the stock struts  on my 2019 double cab 4X4 with the Z71 package. I have the stock 18" wheels and Goodyear Fortitude tires until my new wheels and tires from Tire Rack show up in January. I will post my build after install. I did a before and after measurement and there is just over 3" of lift to the front and 2.5" in the back with about a 1/2" rake left. I was actually expecting a harsher ride but was pleasantly surprised by the way more composed ride. The N3 shocks are excellent giving a nice balance of off road capability and pavement performance wwaaaayyy better than the stock ruff country shocks my truck came with. The stock struts are ok until things get ruff and you can tell the N3's are out performing them. I will be upgrading the front when I can no longer take the miss match in off road performance. I think a lot of the ruff ride comments from this lift are because of 20" and 22" wheels but that is just MHO.     All before and after pics are on stock 265/65/18's 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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