ball joints and bad angles?
#17
They are right. "Lift coils" are usually a little tougher or stiff. They are not going to be unbearably so. Doetsch makes and sells alot of lifts and has for quite some time. Getting the kit with the drop down brackets would make for a better ride. These are not "leveling kit" coils though so you are not going to have to worry about them making your truck really rough. If you are worried about the rougher ride then you might want to get a 7.5 inch lift from fabtech($1000 at fourwheelparts) because fabtech is pretty high quality. With those 6" kits and some aftermarket wheels you should be able to squeeze some 35's in there.
#18
can you link the 1000$ kit at fourwheelparts cause when i search lift kits there most of the time they say they dont make kits for my truck online. 2001 f150 screw 2wd automatic trans.. maybe its just my computer or something.. but is the drop down kit better than the other 6/3 and how does it compare to the rcd 6/2 kit???
#19
You would have to call fourwheelparts. They dont have ALOT of stuff that they carry online. I am not sure why though... maybe just laziness.. not keeping up with the site? I dont know. The only difference would be the ride you get. If you dont get a drop down bracket then you are essentially cramming all this "lift" into that little space and its going to put a ton of stress on suspension and steering components. That is going to cause everything to wear out faster and the ride will be tough. There is a guy on here who has that RCD kit, but I dont think he runs 35's on it. I am sure he could though.
I would definitely go the fabtech if you can. I am saving up for one right now myself. Alot of people have them, and I have heard nothing but good things about it.
Anything that will get you around 6" of lift in the front should allow you to run 35's. Try to think about it this way. The 4x4 models are 2-3" higher that the 2wd's. If you put a 3" body lift on a 4x4 and run 35's then it would be comparable to running a 2wd with 6". Are you following what I am saying?
I would definitely go the fabtech if you can. I am saving up for one right now myself. Alot of people have them, and I have heard nothing but good things about it.
Anything that will get you around 6" of lift in the front should allow you to run 35's. Try to think about it this way. The 4x4 models are 2-3" higher that the 2wd's. If you put a 3" body lift on a 4x4 and run 35's then it would be comparable to running a 2wd with 6". Are you following what I am saying?
#20
yeah im following you. its just there are so many ways to do this and it drive me crazy. so you dont think the rcd 6/2 is very good? cause thats what a local shop told me to look into but if the 7.5 fabtech is only 1000 then ill buy it the same i day i call. or if i can get a 6 inch fabtech or procomp for under 1200-1300 cause thats the most i can spend on the lift cause im getting tires and rims for 1200 and i have about 3200 to spend on everything.
#21
yeah im following you. its just there are so many ways to do this and it drive me crazy. so you dont think the rcd 6/2 is very good? cause thats what a local shop told me to look into but if the 7.5 fabtech is only 1000 then ill buy it the same i day i call. or if i can get a 6 inch fabtech or procomp for under 1200-1300 cause thats the most i can spend on the lift cause im getting tires and rims for 1200 and i have about 3200 to spend on everything.
RCD makes good lifts, but I dont think you will find it as cheap as the fabtech one. Give fourwheelparts a call tomorrow and ask them about it. If they didnt give it to you for $1000 I doubt it would be more than $1200. If it is call another shop. You can pick the thing up easy for $1100-1300 all over the place.