Help! 2019 Sierra Denali Lift Kit Recommendations

Eagle_driver · August 8, 2020

Team,

I need your help! I have a 2019 Denali w/ the adaptive ride control (ARC). It's been very hard to come by lift kits and the price seems to vary wildly. I want to lift my truck so I can fit up to 285/55R22 size tires (34 x 11.5) on the stock rims. If my logic is flawed please point that out to me as well.

Rough Country and Fabtech advertise a 3.5" option that appears minimal and the most affordable at $530 and $760 respectively.

Then comes in Cognito and BDS 4" options at $2000+!!!

Reviews are hard to come by, so I'm seeking recommendations on any of these options both positive or negative. Also, if anyone has already installed some of these on their Denali, please post some pictures along with what size tires you have. Thanks in advance!

I appreciate any and all help!

Unwrntd · August 8, 2020

The fab tech one requires aftermarket wheels, mines getting the BDS lift at the end of the month

Eagle_driver · August 9, 2020

3 hours ago, Unwrntd said:

The fab tech one requires aftermarket wheels, mines getting the BDS lift at the end of the month

Let me know what you think of it. What did they quote you to get it installed?

Mikedfw · August 9, 2020

I was looking at a fab tech and didn't see anything about the wheels having to be aftermarket. It just listed the tire sizes that work, are there more than one?

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Eagle_driver · August 9, 2020

1 hour ago, Mikedfw said:

I was looking at a fab tech and didn't see anything about the wheels having to be aftermarket. It just listed the tire sizes that work, are there more than one?

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There are two kits for the Denalis w/ ARC. A uniball kit (approx $1K) and the standard ball joint ($650) . The cheaper one says OEM wheels cannot be used, but I don't know if that means the 20's or the 22's...

Mikedfw · August 9, 2020

There are two kits for the Denalis w/ ARC. A uniball kit (approx $1K) and the standard ball joint ($650) . The cheaper one says OEM wheels cannot be used, but I don't know if that means the 20's or the 22's...

Ah thanks.

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Smrtasp · August 10, 2020

I'm running the suspensionmaxx 2.5 level in front and 1.5 in the rear. with 295/60/20 nitto ridge grapplers. That is a 34 inch tire, same as you are going for so you get about a 3.5 lift out of this setup. If you want to keep the ride the same as stock dont go with E load rated tires and you should be pretty happy without the more intrusive bigger lifts. I personally plan to replace the shocks with something better once there is an eliminator for the stock ARC shocks. Until this, this is fairly inexpensive and wont put too much load on the stock system.

Eagle_driver · August 11, 2020

2 hours ago, Smrtasp said:

I'm running the suspensionmaxx 2.5 level in front and 1.5 in the rear. with 295/60/20 nitto ridge grapplers. That is a 34 inch tire, same as you are going for so you get about a 3.5 lift out of this setup. If you want to keep the ride the same as stock dont go with E load rated tires and you should be pretty happy without the more intrusive bigger lifts. I personally plan to replace the shocks with something better once there is an eliminator for the stock ARC shocks. Until this, this is fairly inexpensive and wont put too much load on the stock system.

This is extremely helpful? Do you have pictures? Why do you want to get rid of the ARC if you don;t mind me asking?

Thanks in advance