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Bumpstop included with Readylift SST kit??

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Old 05-31-2010 | 12:05 PM
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Default Bumpstop included with Readylift SST kit??

I have a 2009 TRX4 offroad crew cab and I have been reviewing all the nice kits and lifts you gentlemen have and have come up with some ideas of my own. I saw the difference of about 3/4" between the standard and TRX4 front struts in the one pic posted, so I'm looking at 2inch front spacer and to keep a little rake a 1inch rear spacer.

So I've been doing some research and price comparison on ebay. The only difference I see from the Readylift SST kit ($499 or best offer) is the addition of a bumpstop for the difference in suspension travel due to the front tower spacer.

I can piece together a kit cheaper with billet front spacers (54.99)& steel rear spacers (34.99) to clear larger tires maybe 315's. I'm not real wanting to throw the driveshaft geometry out of alignment and wear the u-joints any faster than necessary.

Does anyone sell just the bumpstop extentions like the Readylift SST kit comes with can't seem to find them alone.

Thanks for any information you may have on those that have done the lifts on the own trucks.
 
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Old 06-01-2010 | 08:25 AM
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It's a droop limiter, not a bump stop. The ready lift kit is atleast half-way thought out (instead of being overextended, the ball joint gets a 'pulling apart' load at full droop, which it would never see in stock form). The best way to do a spacer kit on one of these trucks would be to get a new upper control arm.

The only things that will wear faster with a spacer kit are your CV's and balljoints. U-joint angles for the rear driveshaft are really close to factory with only 1" difference
 



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