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Ignorance at its best

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Old 08-24-2005
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Ignorance at its best

I was looking at suspension lifts from Rough Country, the 4in lift. I just thought it was wierd that the truck is going to go up 4ins, so it includes radius arm drop brackets and I-beam drop brackets. Just wandering why.

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I was looking at the rough country 4 in lift 2 and saw the same thing. I thinkk it is because the suspension is going up but the radius arms etc. aren't ???????? I dont really know and would like an answer to the same question.
 
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no its becuase to achieve the list the suspension has to move down 4 inches to provide the lift the brackets attatch to the frame after you grind the radius arm rivits then it bolts to the brackets.. the i beam brackets are to drop down the radius arms to provide the lift, and those are allot of fun to put in let me tell you, personally i wouldnt go with a rough country lift, ive had one and i didnt ike it at all.. the install didnt go well at all...
 
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Any one else have a lift from rough country?
 
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buddy does never had problems with it. i was going to get it them realized i dont want my truck for long so sayed screw it
 
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I think Im gonna stick with rough country and just make it a weekend project this winter.
 
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Not trying to dissaude you, but I've had some friends get rough country lifts on their Bronco's and BII's and they broke quite a bit. They drove their trucks decently hard, but I wouldn't trust it. And, if you do go with them, be sure to go with a better shock like Bilstein that's more fade-resistant, as the ones that come in the kit will fade in about 10 minutes of off-road driving, and seem to have a knack for blowing seals.
 
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