3” lifts

[Ryan Crann]

New to the forum and Gmc. Just traded my f150 5.0 10 speed for a elevation 3.0 duramax.

looking at the rancho 3” but would rather another brand of shocks. Bilstein shocks or similar. Anything on the market. I know I can piece a kit together.

 

what are my options for a 3” lifts? 
 

looking at fuel rebel 6. What off set do the Gmcs likes 1 or 20? 
 

I have fuel coupler from my Ford 20x9 with 1m off set with 33x12.5 open country rt I can try as well. 

 

[Kchampagne]

FYI, if you decide on the Rancho 3 inch kit, don't upgrade to the 3" lifted struts.  They are not designed for the extra weight of the 3.0 and you will only get 1.5" of lift out of the 3.  Lesson learned, I have a brand new set of the lifted struts in my garage.  

[Ryan Crann]

9 hours ago, Kchampagne said:

FYI, if you decide on the Rancho 3 inch kit, don't upgrade to the 3" lifted struts.  They are not designed for the extra weight of the 3.0 and you will only get 1.5" of lift out of the 3.  Lesson learned, I have a brand new set of the lifted struts in my garage.  

How much heavier is the diesel over the 5.3 and 6.2 ? 
 

any with 6112 bilstine ? Or fox performance series’? 
 

any strut replacement recommendations or cheaper coilovers. 
 

Not a fan of spacer lifts. 
 

 

Ill also add mine is a x31 elevation with rancho shocks and struts currently 

Edited December 5, 2020 by Ryan Crann

[Kchampagne]

18 minutes ago, Ryan Crann said:

How much heavier is the diesel over the 5.3 and 6.2 ? 

Not sure exactly, but you can search this site for a discussion on this. I believe it is approx 200 lbs.  Just make sure you read the fine print on the lift struts.  I correct my previous post, I tried the rough country 3.5 lifted struts, not the Rancho.

[Ryan Crann]

21 hours ago, Kchampagne said:

Not sure exactly, but you can search this site for a discussion on this. I believe it is approx 200 lbs.  Just make sure you read the fine print on the lift struts.  I correct my previous post, I tried the rough country 3.5 lifted struts, not the Rancho.

The 6.2 is a little heavier then the 3.0 not

by much. But what every they claim for the 6.2 we’ll work for the 3.0. 
 

fuel lines, what’s everyone’s opinion about on them do they only need to be droped with bracket lifts? 
 

id like to do new delta joint uca with 6112 in the front on 2” and a 1” spacer  and  5160 rear with 1-1.5” lift. And some bump stop spacers and airbags.

 

thoughts? 

[redwngr]

Could look at the AT4 with 3.0L for ideas...