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Ok so I've been doing some studying on the board and have decided on the Procomp 6" lift kit for my truck. I drive it every day to and from work, and ocationally on the freeway, but most of the driving it does is on dirt roads out in the country! Is there anything else I need to think about getting other than what comes in the kit? Here is a pic of what it looks like right now. My truck is the one with the quad in the back. The look I'm going for is kind of what the other pic looks like.
Tie rod end sleeves or the cognito kit, cognito idlers and pitman ARM kit, possibly gearing, especially with the 60e , 4.56 if 35s, and a stailess braided brake line kit should make it a very stock feel dependable dd
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Originally Posted by 6stringer
Very well said, I would only add that gearing would be a must for towing and carrying any sort of weight in the bed, without killing your 4L60E.
I really have enjoyed my lift and I do use and abuse my truck, the Pro Comp has held up great. I have also heard good things about the RCX kits and you can grab one of them up for just under a grand.
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I have the rcx kit torsion drop kit and its holding up incredibly, just torque everything and Ur safe. And it has very minimal cutting and no welding required. Very easy install for DIY
Thanks guys. My pitman arm and idler are alredy shot so that gives me somewhere to buy one! LOL!
U still have to buy replacements, the. Support system is so it doesn't happen again, replace Ur idler pivot at the same time
anyone have any opinions on the RCD lift kits for chevys? a guy I know has a 6" RCD kit and it looks pretty good. I can't find anything on this board about them.
do you plan on doing any offroading or is it just a dd? i magazine i have has a 10 suspension shootout on gm ecsb trucks, i will look and see how rcd done against all the other ones
It's just going to be a daily driver, freeway driver, once in a great while on a dirty road. I did, however, loose my front diff so I'm going to have to get that fixed first now! UGG!!!!!
That's my truck! It had a RCD 6" lift with 315/75-16 on 16x10. Loved that kit and rode perfect. Wish I never removed it. Get the RCD or fabtech. If you have to get ProComp make sure you get the knuckle kit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Geoffwhite18
Sweet man. I love the way your truck looked with that kit on it! My buddy has an RCD also and it looks really good so that might be the way I go.
Why ProComp knuckle kit over drop bracket? I know there are pro's and con's for each kit just curious why the blanket statement against the drop bracket....Quote:
Originally Posted by Jermoslin
The ride is more stable on the knuckles. i hate all the changes with the steering. Alignments don't hold good settings. I seen the drop bracket for the upper control arm bend. BOLTs Bolts Bolts. I like simple. lower crossmebers and knuckles-Kit DONE.
One thing though is that you can't argue with BDS's no questions lifetime guarantee. They have both knuckle and drop bracket kits. I have installed these lifts and ran one and never had problems, and customer service was good. That's what counts to me. If I don't go BDS with my truck I'll go Superlift F.I.T system. Awesome ground clearance with a good skid structure and kicker braces. The only thing bad about the knuckle lifts for me is 6" is max height. Keep us updated
Jay
the only complaints petersens 4wheel & offroad had on the rcd is that it has exposed diffs decause of no skid plates, the bump stops were too small, and the traction bars get in the way., sounds like nit picky little crap, they thrashed the truck harder than any other truck in the test and nothing broke. rcd ranked in the top 3 at every test (except price)out of the 10 brands they tested. go for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by st8kfinger
i had a bds lift on my 2002 avalanche 2500 and it was flawless, the truck rode better than some stock trucks and i had 20" wheels with 10 ply tires,if the rcd falls through bds would be worth looking into.
You have some good points. Stability "might" be a touch better with the knuckle style kits, only because they increase your front track width. Which is one of the main reasons I went with a drop bracket lift, no front track width increase. Alignments, it's all in how you treat them, either will go our just as easy then other when your beating on them. I have never had any issues holding a good alignment with my drop bracket ProComp, and my truck see it's fair share offroad. Both do have there pros and cons and we could go on for days....Quote:
Originally Posted by Jermoslin
Just gotta watch out for the UCA drop. That's when some problems can come into some kits. It causes to much stress on the upper ball joints when running bigger tires causes premature wear, and allows the alignment to be knocked out of spec easier. Just a thought
Jay
FWIW we've done a couple Pro-Comp 6" lifts at work and have had nothing but headaches with both trucks since. Mainly vibrations that wont piss off no matter the driveline angles