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Hi, im going to be getting a Silverado in a few months as a graduation present and I wanted to put a lift on it. I will do a little bit of mudding and thats probably it for that. But I was leaning towards a 6" suspension lift, I dont know if thats what I need though. I want a lift that wont require me to adjust any parts underneath, i want everything to stay the way it is. I also want to know what kind of risks i might be getting myself into, people tell me its constant maintenence on trucks w/ lift kits. I just wanna know everything I can possibly know on the subject.

 

I really dont know what is even necessary!

 

Thanks from a newbie!

AKA ~Nuthinfancy~

facn8me Senior Enthusiast

facn8me

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ANY vehicle that is run hard will need constant maintnance. That being said there are many different brands of 6" lifts out there. Of course the best one is the one you end up buying. I run a Pro comp but there are guys here that have skyjacker, rancho, fabtech, cognito, rcd, superlift, rough country and so on. check out these two sites gmfullsize and fullsizechevy and read there stickeys in the off road section There is a whole bunch of info that should answer any question you have.

94redZ Enthusiast

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you could also try Pavementsucks.com they have a plethora of knowledge about everything from soup to nuts....Lifts, tires Solid Axle Swaps, tranny and engine swaps, etc. The guys on there know just about all there is to know, so skip on down there if you need some info.

 

I have a 94 Z71 ext cab on a 6" RCD lift and a 3" body lift with 35x12.5R16 BFG Mud terrains. RCD, CST, and Cognito seem to put out really good products. Do not get a lift because the price is cheap, the quality of the parts and fitment outweigh a couple bucks in the long run. In terms of problems, Drive axles blow a pretty good amount of the time, so you will probably get good at changing them. Ball joints also go at a quicker rate, and you gotta take it easy if you dont upgrade your steering components. There are other problems that occur, but those seem to be the main ones, oh and the s**tty front axle actuators go initially until you upgrade them. PITA in my opinion. Hope this helps a little, definitely check out Pavementsucks.com and maybe Pirate4x4.com as well, but dont be surprised if you get flamed hard on Pirate, those dudes are all like master fabricators and seem to hate newbie questions.

 

rob :crackup::cool:

cokedrvrbjw Enthusiast

cokedrvrbjw

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ANY vehicle that is run hard will need constant maintnance.  That being said there are many different brands of 6" lifts out there. Of course the best one is the one you end up buying. I run a Pro comp but there are guys here that have skyjacker, rancho, fabtech, cognito, rcd, superlift, rough country and so on. check out these two sites gmfullsize and fullsizechevy and read there stickeys in the off road section There is a whole bunch of info that should answer any question you have.

 

 

 

Well said. :crackup:

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