best lift kit??

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Ekimrm

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For this particular project I am not interested in a SAS, but am still wanting to lift the truck. I have done some searching and everthing is for a 4" lift. But the lift kits are ranging from $500 - $1300 give or take a dollar. Most kits include very similiar parts and pieces, so why the difference in cost? I am wondering if anyone has any comments on their lifts, what brands, and issues they have? I don't care about the money but why spend $1400 when a $500 or $700 product does the same. To be honest it is more for looks other than I do take it through the woods when I am deer hunting, but for the most part I would not consider this to be a trail rig. But still want something that would hold up to the occasional romp through the mud.
 
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Ekimrm said:
For this particular project I am not interested in a SAS, but am still wanting to lift the truck. I have done some searching and everthing is for a 4" lift. But the lift kits are ranging from $500 - $1300 give or take a dollar. Most kits include very similiar parts and pieces, so why the difference in cost? I am wondering if anyone has any comments on their lifts, what brands, and issues they have? I don't care about the money but why spend $1400 when a $500 or $700 product does the same. To be honest it is more for looks other than I do take it through the woods when I am deer hunting, but for the most part I would not consider this to be a trail rig. But still want something that would hold up to the occasional romp through the mud.
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I'm running old man emu suspension, with heavy duty springs and torsion bars. I also bought the panhard drop bracket and diff drop spacer and steering stabilizer bar spacer as well. All in all I paid a Lil over 1K.
 
If you're just lifting for looks and not wheeling it, a simple body lift would do. You could also gain a cheap 1-2 inches with ball joint spacers in front and coil spacers or longer/stiffer springs in the rear. Any more than that and you're probably looking at having to drop the diff to maintain your CV angles, and then you might as well do that 4" bracket lift.
 
if it has leaf springs in the rear make sure whatever lift you get is all spring.
if you use lift blocks youll just end up breaking your leaf pack or youll have terrible axle warp. and as always you get what you pay for
 
Bad_Vision said:
if it has leaf springs in the rear make sure whatever lift you get is all spring.
if you use lift blocks youll just end up breaking your leaf pack or youll have terrible axle warp. and as always you get what you pay for
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As far as I've ever heard, BV, all the 2nd Gens used coils in the rear. I know for certain the 94s and 95s do.
 
That's the lift I had on my old 2gen from toytec minus the shocks I got different ones...

I always wondered how high and how it it would look if u did this lift with a 2" body
 
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I am surprised I haven't gotten anyones thoughts on the lift kits from the big manufactors. Has anyone done a lift from them?
 
imo my Cousin has a 4in bracket lift i think its from rough country and yea its pretty good if you use it offroad for ground clearence and a little better flex than stock but if your not doing alot of wheeling just do a cheap body lift and you still can fit bigger tires on
 
Best lift kit OME.
all those drop bracket kits, that offer "more lift" are sadly/poorly American made and also reduce the geometrical capabilities, travel & ground clearance primarily(compared to emu). I had more, but I'm grilling a filet rightnow (-;
 
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If you're going to go to the expense and effort of buying and installing one of the big-name bracket lifts, you might as well convert to long-arm or a solid axle and do it right.

For their price, the drop bracket lifts aren't worth it IMO.
 
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