6 Inch Lift Questions

[Tbow2025]

6 Inch Lift (cost is not a concern)

Also, what shock package would you choose? What upper control arms? Anything else that would be good to incorporate into these kits.

 

[Jim Oaks]

Have you looked at the parts list for each kit and the instructions to see how the lift is achieved and what all the parts in the kit are for? They clearly have different pieces from each other.

I see a lot of positive reviews on the Rough Country lift, but the only review I saw for BDS was someone complaining that their front differential cracked a year after the install.

 

[Curious Hound]

Out of those 2 choices, I think I like Rough Country better. It appears that they probide different struts. But the BDS kit is just supplying spacer blocks for the existing struts.

Both seem to supply lift blocks for the rear leaf springs, which I'm not comfortable with. It would be wise to skip those and order 6" lift leaf springs from Skyjacker or have some built at a local spring shop.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I've never really held Rough Country in a super high regard.

 

[Curious Hound]

I've never really held Rough Country in a super high regard.

I haven't either. But choices are limited for these trucks.

 

[Jim Oaks]

There's not much choice for a 6-inch lift. Skyjacker designed a 6-inch but never released it. I've always had the impression that BDS was the cheaper of the cheap lifts.

Regardless, I'd love to follow the build thread if @Tbow2025 installs a lift on his Ranger.