Who has this kit?
#31
01-04-2011, 09:34 AM
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Location: High Plains of West Texas
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I have the BDS spacer. It's two piece. http://bds-suspension.com/productFlyer/BDS_NPR-572H.pdf
No balljoint issues and it rides great. My boss just switched to this after having a single piece spacer and going through two sets of balljoints. The shop that we deal with won't install anything but these now.
Got any pics? How is the ride with more preload on the spring? I see it in theory and can partially see it in that video but it looked to me just the same angles as any other leveling kit. My curiosity has peaked...
I have the BDS spacer. It's two piece. http://bds-suspension.com/productFlyer/BDS_NPR-572H.pdf
No balljoint issues and it rides great. My boss just switched to this after having a single piece spacer and going through two sets of balljoints. The shop that we deal with won't install anything but these now.
Got any pics? How is the ride with more preload on the spring? I see it in theory and can partially see it in that video but it looked to me just the same angles as any other leveling kit. My curiosity has peaked...
#32
01-05-2011, 01:29 AM
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I'll post up some pics when I get home next week.
It rides great. Pretty much like stock. It handles well. 55,000 miles on Toyo Open Countrys so far, had tires rotated two weeks ago, had them check alignment, check for anything wrong. Perfect condition.
I'm not an engineer, so I hope I get this right. But what was explained to me was that the additional weight of the larger tire canceles out the "harsh" ride that would be caused by the pretension spacer. If you put the kit on with your stock wheel and tire it would be harsh. Rides good for me, and I'm in co-workers and friends trucks all the time. Half are lifted. Sorry, I don't pay attention to what brands are what, but more than half of the lifted trucks I'm in ride like crap. I'm glad I bought the kit I did.
It rides great. Pretty much like stock. It handles well. 55,000 miles on Toyo Open Countrys so far, had tires rotated two weeks ago, had them check alignment, check for anything wrong. Perfect condition.
I'm not an engineer, so I hope I get this right. But what was explained to me was that the additional weight of the larger tire canceles out the "harsh" ride that would be caused by the pretension spacer. If you put the kit on with your stock wheel and tire it would be harsh. Rides good for me, and I'm in co-workers and friends trucks all the time. Half are lifted. Sorry, I don't pay attention to what brands are what, but more than half of the lifted trucks I'm in ride like crap. I'm glad I bought the kit I did.
#33
01-20-2011, 12:58 AM
So far, so good. I've had the kit on the truck one week now and I'm really impressed. It actually handles much better than I thought it would.
Total cost was under $1500 with alignment. $620 in parts, the rest was labor.
I did it in stages. I first had them do the body lift. Then I drove it. I had doubts about the leveling kit. They said I could switch to another leveling kit if I did not like the one in the kit. But when they put it on, it seemed to ride even better. I'll vouch 100% for this kit. I'm running 35" tires for under $1500. I put a lot of miles on this truck, so we'll know shortly if there are any long-term issues.
Total cost was under $1500 with alignment. $620 in parts, the rest was labor.
I did it in stages. I first had them do the body lift. Then I drove it. I had doubts about the leveling kit. They said I could switch to another leveling kit if I did not like the one in the kit. But when they put it on, it seemed to ride even better. I'll vouch 100% for this kit. I'm running 35" tires for under $1500. I put a lot of miles on this truck, so we'll know shortly if there are any long-term issues.
