Ok, I'm not a suspension guru by any means, but I've been wanting to get a lift kit, The camburg thread had me excited for a little while. Then I read that the camburg lift is 3.5" spindles followed by 2.5" torsion bar crank.

So I'm a little dissapointed, I thought it was a full 6" lift. I didn't see any mention of lifting the rear, so I presume that no AAL or blocks are included.
It still looks bad-***, but it raised alot of questions.

Why would someone pay $1550 to $1950 for the camburg lift which only gives you 3.5", when you can get the pro-comp spindle kit from Four wheel parts for $588.99. (fabtech's offering is basically the same thing)

The 3.5" camburg includes A-Arms and bilsteen shocks, but no mention of rear lift.
The 3" pro-comp includes AAL's, ES3000 shocks??, but no A-Arms.

Since you can crank the bars with either lift, I'm not counting that for either kit.

So the big question.

• Why would someone pay practically $1,000 bucks more for the 1/2" taller camburg (and still spend a little more for AALs or blocks)

 

maybe because in some people's eyes, u get what u pay for....maybe the advertisement for a 6" lift for x-amount of $$$ vs. a 3" for $500 seems better to them....

personally i think all the lifts for our trucks are kinda crappy....we just have an awful setup....sure u can crank the t-bars for free and etc, but theres gonna be problems that u encounter afterwards.....i just think the kits we can get are too much $$ for too little height. we're kinda just stuck in a rut except for the guys with springs upfront....and i also think its crappy that EDGE's from the factory sit higher than the XLT's and 4x4's....my buddy has an edge hes tryin to lower, and hes lossened the t-bars and removed the rear blocks and he STILL sits HIGHER than me, and i have 31's! and he's a 4x2!!! its just all crap.....

 

well camburg also gives you either single or dual shocks up front. to be hones i would talk to trent, splitfire, about this because he will be able to answer all of your questions

 

Is "Apples and Oranges" you cant really compare the two. ProComp is a "show" lift while Camurg is a "functional" lift. Put simply Camburg is designed for moderate offroading where as the PC or FT spindles arnt.

 

Gotcha. I was figuring most of the lift was accomplished via the spindles, so the only real comparison between the two spindles would be in durability, and maybe that 1/2".

So what's the cliff notes explaination on why replacing the A-Arms is worth the extra cash? Camburg would take more abuse and perform better off-road because the camburg A-Arms are more durable/better performing off-road?

Basically it boils down to this. I want to get a lift that not only looks good on the street, will not hamper on-road manners to any unbearable degree, but also will not give me any problems when I hit a trail or two. (Wherever that limited slip can get me) I only want to add to what my truck can do now, not spend cash on something purely for looks.

 

You pretty much got the Cliff notes version right there. The new arms provide Durabity, the Abbility to use a Uni-Ball instead of ball joint on the upper arm (which Camburg does I believe), Increased width to accomodate two shocks if that option is chosen, Increased travel to 10" (which cant be accomplished soley with a spindle, close, but not quite), Plus the Camburg kit comes with limit straps too right? ( I havent look too too deap into it since I have a 4x)

So there's the Cliff Notes version, if you want the Spark Notes version its gona cost ya

 

OK, Thanks for confirming it then. Now I just need to decide how much I'm gonna off-road or if I just want the best in that price range or just the look.

 

Camburg System includes
Fabricated Uni-Ball Race Spindles
Custom upper A-Arms
Limit Straps
Stainless steel/ Kevlar Brake lines
Bilstein Shocks