Lets talk 4WD lifts! (6 inch and up)

[swathdiver]

On 2/28/2019 at 3:44 PM, Wintersun said:

It boggles my mind that anyone would pay the money and take the time to make a truck less able to function on and off the road just because they think it looks cool and will be a chick magnet - if only it was that easy. There seems to be a correlation with the higher the truck height the lower the IQ of its owner. But then again, IQ may be greatly overrated when a complete idiot is in power in the White House.

That guy left office in 2017:

 

[Supercup]

On 3/5/2019 at 2:53 PM, Ericruiz911 said:

So the ProComp lift is out of the question for me because you can only run 20" or larger rims with it. I have to get in contact with BDS to confirm if this is the case with theirs as well but from the looks of it, they won't fit anything smaller than a 20" wheel as well. 

With BDS stock 18" wheels will not fit due to wheel offset, not 18" size.  I have 2020 AT4 with BDS 2.5" (which is 4.5" for regular truck) with Fox 2.5's in front with DSC and 2.0 in the back.  I have 18" x 9" Method NV wheels which are 12mm offset (stock are 36mm if I recall correctly) and they work fine.   Leveled the front (up about 2.5")  and is about 1/2" higher than stock in the rear.  It rides significantly better than stock and has real off road capability.  The fox shocks are awesome.  The stock suspension was fine for the street - but 5 mph or less off road with any sort of bumps.  My buddy has the BDS 4" lift on his AT4 (6" for regular height trucks) with same set up (only difference is the his shocks are longer and the block size in the back) and he has same ride quality and even more off road capability with added clearance.  He has 20" wheels on his.   My mileage was not impacted with the switch, as I stayed similar height.  His mileage is down about 1-2 mpg across the board.  From stock I would expect to lose 2-3 mpg going to 6" kit. 

 

Hope you find the right set up for you.  

 

 

 

 

[Dersch]

On 9/11/2020 at 12:32 PM, Supercup said:

With BDS stock 18" wheels will not fit due to wheel offset, not 18" size.  I have 2020 AT4 with BDS 2.5" (which is 4.5" for regular truck) with Fox 2.5's in front with DSC and 2.0 in the back.  I have 18" x 9" Method NV wheels which are 12mm offset (stock are 36mm if I recall correctly) and they work fine.   Leveled the front (up about 2.5")  and is about 1/2" higher than stock in the rear.  It rides significantly better than stock and has real off road capability.  The fox shocks are awesome.  The stock suspension was fine for the street - but 5 mph or less off road with any sort of bumps.  My buddy has the BDS 4" lift on his AT4 (6" for regular height trucks) with same set up (only difference is the his shocks are longer and the block size in the back) and he has same ride quality and even more off road capability with added clearance.  He has 20" wheels on his.   My mileage was not impacted with the switch, as I stayed similar height.  His mileage is down about 1-2 mpg across the board.  From stock I would expect to lose 2-3 mpg going to 6" kit. 

 

Hope you find the right set up for you.  

 

 

 

 

Could you ask your buddy to measure his height? 

Im looking to do 35s and a 6" on my sierra 1500 but have to be under 7'

[Supercup]

10 hours ago, Dersch said:

Could you ask your buddy to measure his height? 

Im looking to do 35s and a 6" on my sierra 1500 but have to be under 7'

 

My buddy moved on to a Ford F250 Tremor 

 

Mine measures 80" (6' 8") from ground to top of the shark fin (high point on roof) with OEM Goodyeaer Duratracs 275/65/18's and 2.5" BDS coilover lift - if you went to 35/12.5/18 Duratrack you would add 2.6" of diameter (32.2" vs 34.8") - (BFG KO2's 35x12/5x18 are 34.5", so you save a little height)- so that takes you to 6' 10 1/2" to top of shark fin, with my 2.5" lift - add another 1.5" to go to 4" lift on AT4, which would equal a 6" on stock truck - you are now at 7' 1/2" - so need to remove/relocate or cut down the shark fin to make 7'  or go with a smaller tire - a BFG K02 34/12/5x18 is 33.5" - so that would get you just under the 7' threshold. 

 

So on 35's it will be tire dependent - if you look up tires on Tire Rack - go to the tire size you want - pick a tire and open it up - then click on specs and you can see the measurements - if you click on "see all tire sizes" after you open the spec box - you can see the specs for every tire size they make - for that particular tire. 

 

Good luck finding a fit! 

 

 

Edited June 3, 2021 by Supercup

[Dersch]

1 minute ago, Supercup said:

 

My buddy moved on to a Ford F250 Tremor 

 

Mine measures 80" (6' 8") from ground to top of the shark fin (high point on roof) with OEM Goodyeaer Duratracs 275/65/18's and 2.5" BDS coilover lift - if you went to 35/12.5/18 Duratrack you would add 2.6" of diameter (32.2" vs 34.8") - (BFG KO2's 35x12/5x18 are 34.5", so you save a little height)- so that takes you to 6' 10 1/2" to top of shark fin, with my 2.5" lift - add another 1.5" to go to 4" lift on AT4, which would equal a 6" on stock truck - you are now at 7' 1/2" - so need to remove/relocate or cut down the shark fin to make 7'  or go with a smaller tire - a BFG K02 34/12/5x18 is 33.5" - so that would get you just under the 7' threshold. 

 

So on 35's it will be tire dependent - if you look up tires on Tire Rack - go to the tire size - click on specs and you can see the measurement - if you click on "see all tire sizes" after you open the spec box - you can see the specs for every tire size they make - for that particular tire. 

 

Good luck finding a fit! 

 

 

This info is very helpful! Feel like imma be going 35s and 4" route. Or maybe 6" and 34s. Falken has a set on at3w that are 34s

[Wintersun.is.gay]

On 2/28/2019 at 12:44 PM, Wintersun said:

It boggles my mind that anyone would pay the money and take the time to make a truck less able to function on and off the road just because they think it looks cool and will be a chick magnet - if only it was that easy. There seems to be a correlation with the higher the truck height the lower the IQ of its owner. But then again, IQ may be greatly overrated when a complete idiot is in power in the White House.

I hope you got vaccinated and died! We are all now dumber for having read this reply.

[robertdcollins81]

I'm trying to put a 6-in lift on my 2018 Chevy Silverado 1500 custom 4x4. I'm doing it all myself piece by piece because it's all I can afford for now but I'm having trouble understanding the geometry I guess... So to get a 6-in lift I have to do a 3 in lifted strut with a 3-inch lifted knuckle plus the sway bar extension... What else will I need will I need to lower the differential?.. all I need CV extensions? Etc... any help would be greatly appreciated.. maybe even a rundown of exactly what I need and what sizes like if I'm lifting the front 6 in what kind of lifting block do I need in the back to make it level etc

[Frankielozano214]

My 2023 Sierra is lifted (kinda Frankenstein it alil) but I had 7” FTS lift kit all around with fts ucas, bought the 7-10”FTS crossmembers with diff drop bracket believe the spindle were they same and 10”-12” carbon coilovers, 10” rear blocks with add a leaf, 3” bodylift from performance accessories before they changed the name but had to modify the front brackets since they don’t make it for the refresh frontend. Drives smooth with 42s but I did notice my cv axles do stick out alil bit.  I did put all new ball joints, tierods inner/outter, cv axles