i'm going with the body lift and putting 35s on ... i've got the same problem as you dude.

 

finally...someone that agrees that the superlift for our model sucks the big one. it looks nice and all but that kill ground clearance.

im actually thinking of getting a solid axle and putting leaf spring on it for now until i get the money up to do coilovers. opinions anyone?

 

for that money, you could sell the superlift and buy a RCD lift

 

well the superlift was only temporary for a few years anyway... i knew this when i got it. because when its NOT my daily driver i am going to throw a solid axle under there and lift it. but i dont want to do that with it as my dd

 

exactly what i'm doing too!!!!!!!! as soon as i get another truck, SAS and lifting it to the sky.

 

I have no complaints with My Superlift. I didn't build the truck to do any sort of rock crawling, therefore it fits my needs perfect. I haven't so much as touched the underside of the brackets when offroading yet. Even going over high angle and off camber trails I have yet to get caught up.

If you build your truck to do a certain job, using parts and tools made for another purpose, then that really isn't the kits fault.

 

Here's just a suggestion - no idea of the feasability of it for where you are. Thinking outside of the box for ya.

Maybe check around for a local speed shop, fab shop, race shop, offroad shop or the like - you never know, you might just find a descent fabricator that would be interested in helping you out to come up with something unique. What would be great is to find a person with a good knowledge of shock and spring applications that are available out there and good, sensible fabrication skills ---- and some general interest in trying something out. The design of the RCD coil over system isn't extremly elaborate and with all the offroad racing and what not that is done, I can't believe that the coil over shock setup they sell with their kit is the only one -at all, ever - that would work. San Antonio - right? I guess Houston and Dallas/Ft. Worth aren't exactly close but hey - like I said, just a thought, might check around - never hurts to ask.

 

we actually have a number of offroad shops around here. i know one i could go to right now and he would turn my truck into a rock crawling machine if i gave him permission. but i dont do a lot of rock crawling. but that isnt a bad idea. thanks for the advice.

 

Yeah, a shop like that, after a good look at the situation, might be able to tell you what it would take, in the way of money and time, to put some coil overs in there - a sort of RCD-like custom job. Just have to hope it sparks their interest some too - if they simply have no interest in a project like this - for whatever reason - they might either charge you an arm and a leg, or do crap work. But......it could easily go the other way and they might jump at the idea because it's unique and sometimes these guy really get off on trying new stuff.

 

sucks you had to spend the money to find out that your not happy with the performance of your kit

honestly, when lifting a long truck(126" WB is long offroad) ground clearence under the cab, between the wheels, should be a MAJOR concern. the SL kit jus does not address this.
IMO, anyone considering a SL kit for serious offroading should really think about jus saving themselves some money and goin with a BL, 'glass fenders, and as large a tire as they feel comfortable stuffin under there.
the BL will get you as much room as the SL will for tires, small crank on the t-bars, maybe a AAL or shackle, and some 'glass you can fit 35's if you want. same ground clearence under the cab as a similar setup on a SL for less money.


keep the change.

 

Just an idea... you might could make a skid plate that covers the t-bars . But made in a way to where any object would slide instead of catching a sharp point(the t-bars). of course it woul probably be long but would probably protect everything also :). Would that work?

 

yea but you still lose ground clearance

 

maybe not. I have actually thought about that and measured for it. Just make a skid plate going to where the torsion bars go into the bracket and make it flush with the bottom of the bracket. No ground clearance lost. And i would have to be pulling weeds and mud out of those brackets all the time...

 

yea....it looks nice and everything. And really....performance-wise....its great. Jyst the tbar bracket that droop down so far are annoying

 

I think he means that you're not going to gain any clearance by adding a skid plate. It's just one more thing to get hung up on

And unless your skid plate is prefectly tight against the bars and bracketry you're gonna lose 1/8" - 1/2" more clearance with the material of the plate and such. Food for thought.

 

yea i know what your saying.... I would make it the way your thinking though. Instead of bloting it onto the bottom....Bend the end up make it flush with the bracket...

get what im saying??

 

Yep.

And for the record.......*show's off RCD* na na- na- na na

 

the only way to get away from dropping the tbars on a lifted ifs suspension is changing to a coilover front end. Hints why Chevy just changed their ways with the new 07.

 

 

Hey Travis, did you install your RCD yourself or did you have someone else do it? If you installed it was it very difficult? I know you have to weld some gussets to strengthen the shock towers but aside from that is it pretty straight forward?

sorry for the thread jack!

 

naw, he bought it that way.

if you search the suspension board, theres more info on installing the RCD lift

 

Thanks

 

Gumby just installed one, so did ranger. Check them out.