WARNING For 2500HD Custom With Zone 3" Adventure Series

[24v]

I bought the Zone 3" Adventure Series lift for my 2020 2500HD Custom.  Took it to a friends shop yesterday for install.  The new upper control arms contact the factory tires.  The Zone website says...

"Stock wheels with stock tires can be installed, however clearance are very tight to the upper control arms."

 

Edited December 18, 2020 by 24v

[kylant]

where are they hitting?

My tire is 1/4" from the ball joint pocket on my Cognito UCAs

[24v]

Sorry, meant tires, not wheels. they contact the inner sidewall.  I had the shop grind a little to create clearance.  No way it would have worked otherwise.  Now I need to buy wheels anyways because the bigger tires won't fit.  Haha, always something.

[gSwift]

I had this problem with my 37x12.50's when I did my Cognito lift and control arms. I bought 1" Venom hubcentric wheel spacers and now, problem solved. Not to mention the stance of the wheels and tires now look way better! 

 

But keep in mind, If you add the spacer, you're just gonna move the problem area from it rubbing on the control arms to now rubbing the liners and mud flaps, but with some minor trimming, I now clear everything.

[gSwift]

Here is how much clearance I have now.

[24v]

I don't want to run spacers so I just ordered new wheels instead.  I'm not worried about clearancing the fender liners and bumper, I'll handle it.

 

The point of this post was to warn others that may want to run this kit with stock wheels and tires.

Edited December 18, 2020 by 24v

[gSwift]

16 minutes ago, 24v said:

I don't want to run spacers so I just ordered new wheels instead.  I'm not worried about clearancing the fender liners and bumper, I'll handle it.

 

The point of this post was to warn others that may want to run this kit with stock wheels and tires.

Which was the reason I posted that I ran a spacer to fix the rubbing on the control arms. I wanted to keep my stock wheels just like others may want to do, so thats an easy fix to the control arm problem. I definitely wouldn't advise someone to start grinding on a brand new set of $500 dollar UCA's

[24v]

5 hours ago, gSwift said:

Which was the reason I posted that I ran a spacer to fix the rubbing on the control arms. I wanted to keep my stock wheels just like others may want to do, so thats an easy fix to the control arm problem. I definitely wouldn't advise someone to start grinding on a brand new set of $500 dollar UCA's

Running adapter/spacers is much more ridiculous than grinding 1/4" of metal off the corner of the arm above the ball joint on a not structural part.  The point was that they may not fit with stock wheels so people that wanted to keep stock wheels should probably not purchase this kit as there is a chance they won't fit.

Edited December 18, 2020 by 24v