BDS 6" with Bilsteins at 2.8" and 37's

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LonghornSwede said:
Insane. You're running 37's with a leveled 2500?


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They're tall....here is a stock 2500 next to me...I tower over other 1500's.

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Rzrman328 said:
They're tall....here is a stock 2500 next to me...I tower over other 1500's.

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I've seen that picture before but didn't know the specs. I had a 1500, 6" lift and 35's. Pretty much sat at the same height with a leveled 2500


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The new Ford F-250/350 are tall as hell from the factory. Pretty sure they have 1-2" on my truck.
 
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BDS 6" with Bilsteins at 2.8" and 37's

LonghornSwede said:
I've seen that picture before but didn't know the specs. I had a 1500, 6" lift and 35's. Pretty much sat at the same height with a leveled 2500


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Are those red lights on the light bar?


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Hemi450hp said:
Finished up the new suspension yesterday. Went with the BDS 6" kit with 5" rear coils and Fox shocks. I went ahead and added the Bilstein front tsruts at 2.8" as well. Wheels are 18x9 Fuel Anza wrapped in Toyo Open Country MT 37x13.50x18's. I am very happy with how this setup turned out. The ride is great, and it looks mean. I do want to bring the back up just a little more though to give it a little rake, so I'm going to add a 1" rear coil spacer tomorrow.
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Well it’s been over a month now, you still liking the lift and setup?
Anything you would have done differently, bilstein setting etc?

I’m getting mine lifted next week so I appreciate any more advice.
 
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My only regret is not going with 17" wheels. I went with 18's because I didnt want the heels to stick out any more than they had to in order to clear the spindles. BDS claims you can run an 18x9 5" BS wheel with 37x12.50 tires and no rub. My problem was tht I went with 37x13.50 tires and they did rub the spindle forcing me to run 1/4" wheel spacers. I just switched the wheels out for an 18x9 with 4.5" BS so that I could get rid of the spacers, but I could have just went with 17x9's with 4.5" BS from the start and cleared everything.

Aside from that, I'm very happy with the lift itself.
 
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Thanks I'm glad everything is still good. I bought 20x9 -12mm wheels, plus I went with the 12.50 to cut down on the weight and rolling mass.

You should add some new pics
 
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That looks really good, my struts are blown and want to change to the bilsteins, do you still use the strut spacers when changing to the them? I have a 6" pro comp and running 38's
 

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Refer to the OP's truck; You need to modify the drive shaft with this 8"+ lift??
 
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So question. With the 6” lift and shocks adjusted to +2.8 are you actually raised 8.8”
Or?
 
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I’m kinda glad I got the 6 speed and 37’s. With my Bully dog, k&n, magnaflow exhaust, and Pedal Commander it handles the 37” tires easily.
 
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What company makes the poly rear spacers? I don’t want metal either. I’m like you just wan a 1” or 1.5” to let it sit better. Most the ones I’ve seen are metal.
 
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Hemi450hp said:
I refuse to use metal spacers for that very reason, so I ordered mine in Poly. I ordered both 1" and 1.5" and plan to try them both to see which ride height I like best.
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Which size spacer did you end up using?
 
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