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Suspension Lift

Old Feb 13, 2008 | 07:04 PM
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Ok, you have a newbie here asking some basic q?'s....My son has a 03 Ram QC. He is deployed for 9 months and we want to lift his truck and add some sweet tires. What is the easiest, least expensive, GOOD, suspension lift that is going to get us 4" and level? Any info would be appreciated as I have seen a lot of lifts out there, but all of the reviews look like fabricated nonsense.....let me know.
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 07:06 PM
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I have rough country and I like it a lot
 
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 07:32 PM
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Thanks...did you do the install yourself? Looking to save some cash...have a little mechanical knowledge, but if I need to pay
a mechanic to do it I will.
Thanks again.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 07:34 PM
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I didnt because I tried to do some suspension work once and it didn't turn out so well.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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Id say a rancho lift but their quite expensive but it quality. Its a 4" kit that will fit 35" tires perfect.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 08:18 PM
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Rancho is a good quality kit. Youll have to search for prices, they seem to be all over the place. You can also look at a level kit, but will only fit 33's

I know a local guy that ran a superlift for 100k miles with no problems. I dont know much about them though.

What branch of service? Whats his MOS? Thank him, and you for his service.


 
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 08:42 PM
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rough country three inch leveling kit here too
 
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 09:06 PM
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I have the Rancho 4" Suspension Kit, very high quality. Very superior ride on and off pavement. Installed by myself and a member of my hunting club whose father owns a tire/repair shop. The install is not too bad, but I really feel you need access to a lift.
I have tried just about all of the suspension lift as I have the luxury of having many friends that I hunt/fish/ATV with who have lifted trucks. I foundthat the Rancho gave the best handling characteristics. I don't know if it's because at 4", it's centered a bit lower than conventional 6" kits or they have better components, or a combination of the two. Since I'm strongly against tires over 35" on an IFS truck and the 4" lift handles 35s easily, I was sold.
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 09:19 PM
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Thanks again.....He's an E-4 Badass Marine with the Magnificient Bastards out of Camp Pton deployed MEU (that's on the USS ESSEX with a bunch of Navy boyz) traveling around the Gulf somwhere.
Thanks for the appreciation.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 09:21 PM
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Let your son know we all support him! I'm headed to Iraq next month for a year and will lift my 07 Ram QC. I'll definitely keep my eyes on this thread! God bless!

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