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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 12:26 PM
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i want to lift my 2004 tahoe the kits i was looking at are all 6 inches the companirs that i was looking at are
bds Front 6" High Clearance System Rear 5.5" Coil Kit

rough country non torsion bar drop kit ( if i get this one i have to buy the pickup virgin and then buy a kit for the rear lift)

and last but not least

superlift 6" F.I.T. Performance Series Knuckle Lift System

which kits r u using o your chevy and if anyone is using one of theese kits whats your opinion on them and thanks for any input
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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 06:55 PM
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anyone with some input
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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 08:11 PM
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Im running a Fabtec and love it, I rode in the same truck with superlift kit and it rode pretty rough, but Im not sure what the shock difference was between fabtechs and theirs
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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 09:34 PM
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i have the RCD 6" and i have no complaints at all.
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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 10:16 PM
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I have the FIT, and dont have any complaints about it. Only thing is you cant easily get to the bottom of the engine because of the huge belly pan. But the belly pan does give you more ground clearence and is very strong, and how often do you need directly under the engine? My second choice would be the rancho non-tbar drop lift.
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On my lifted truck i had was just a plain rough country 6" with the aftermarket keys and a 8" block in the back got a extra inch or two the the keys but i loved it rode smooth better than the factory
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 12:56 PM
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I jus bought a 6" cognito the way its designed its pretty heavy duty suppose to be easy on the tierods and ball joints you can abuse it more than the others should be here mid week and Ill be installing this weekend..
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 06:50 PM
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I jus bought a 6" cognito the way its designed its pretty heavy duty suppose to be easy on the tierods and ball joints you can abuse it more than the others should be here mid week and Ill be installing this weekend..
lol how much did you pay for that cognito? if you don't mind me asking. they are usually VERY VERY proud of their stuff. make sure you get a full drop kit like the superlift. i know from experience the fabtech is a 6" kit but only drops the front differential 4" leaving you with bad CV angles so pay attention to the drop. I'm running a 12" FTS. I know FTS makes a 7" kit just an option.
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 07:58 PM
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anyone out there has tried bds whats your opinion
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I've always heard good stuff about BDS
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