Rough Country 3.5 seems high to me..

[Ezekiel2517]

Installed the RC 3.5 front end kit this weekend and removed 2" motofab spacer.  I used their pre-loaded N3 struts, upper control arms and sway bar drop kit. I already had bilstein 5100s on the back with a 1.5 block but I swapped the block with a 2"  trailboss block.  

 

I did this because the photos on rough country website looked like it still had considerable rake to it.  I wanted a little, but not that much.  But sometimes it looks level and sometimes it looks nose high.  I was quite surprised at the difference 1.5 made on the front end.  

 

I read that lifts "settle" but usually just a fraction of an inch.  

 

I have the NHT package and airbags on the back, but right now they at minimum pressure.

 

Does this look right to yall?  I can think if what I could have done wrong.  Maybe Im being too particular.  Not sure.  Tires are 295/55r20 with .25 spacers like their red demo truck has.  

 

[Bikerjon]

55 minutes ago, Ezekiel2517 said:

Installed the RC 3.5 front end kit this weekend and removed 2" motofab spacer.  I used their pre-loaded N3 struts, upper control arms and sway bar drop kit. I already had bilstein 5100s on the back with a 1.5 block but I swapped the block with a 2"  trailboss block.  

 

I did this because the photos on rough country website looked like it still had considerable rake to it.  I wanted a little, but not that much.  But sometimes it looks level and sometimes it looks nose high.  I was quite surprised at the difference 1.5 made on the front end.  

 

I read that lifts "settle" but usually just a fraction of an inch.  

 

I have the NHT package and airbags on the back, but right now they at minimum pressure.

 

Does this look right to yall?  I can think if what I could have done wrong.  Maybe Im being too particular.  Not sure.  Tires are 295/55r20 with .25 spacers like their red demo truck has.  

 

Looks just right to me. Nice truck.

[Ezekiel2517]

So I measured and it is 41.5 at the front end and 41.0 at the back end.  That makes no sense as their demo model had considerable rake to it.  Does anyone here have measurements of theirs to compare?  I have 295/55r20 Mickey Thompsons which according to their site measure 33.1".

 

One thing I noticed is that there are two sets of instructions.  The base instructions are for if you just use the 3.5" spacer on factory strut.  I used their N3 loaded strut.  The loaded strut instructions say to remove the knuckle before installation.  But the basic instructions do not call for that.  I did not do that, as I had plenty of room to get the strut in.  I cant see how that could effect the final product though.  

 

The part number on these struts is 023 097 649066.  If anyone has the 3.5 N3 loaded strut I would love to compare.

 

Thanks!

 

 

[CamGTP]

Likely the loaded struts are why the front is higher. Going to take a long time for the springs to settle if they ever do.

 

The small tires make it look goofy though.

[Ezekiel2517]

Im gonna put 34s on this weekend.  I bought this size tire and lift because they are exactly what RC had on their demo.  The tires look proportional and badass on their model. This doesnt look right.

 

Do springs settle?