brandonjansen
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Hi all,
I've had a few guys message me in the past about Tuff Country's 4" lift kit for 4th gen Ram 1500's (PN: 34105) and whether or not it was a good kit to buy. I have now seen pictures of this kit installed and hear the issues the owner is having with it and it has fully confirmed my thoughts on the kit from looking at the pictures and description of its components. So to try to clear the air and avoid future Ram owners from being deceived by this kit and it's false advertising I felt the need to post this thread.
DO NOT BUY THE TUFF COUNTRY 4" LIFT KIT. This is not a proper lift kit; it is a glorified leveling kit at most.
It essentially stacks a spacer type leveling kit with a preload spacer to achieve 4" lift. They do provide new uni-ball upper A-arms which is about the only thing they did right however it is a bandaid fix for their lift as they do not address front suspension geometry in any way.
Their claim of "maintains factory ride" is in no way true as this lift will ride like a tank with the A-arms at close to a 45° angle. As stated above, 4wd will become useless with CV shaft angles which is not what any owner wants when they lift their truck.
There is a reason that proper 4" lift kits (such as Zone or BDS) come with the components that they do and cost the money that they do. Those companies have put the proper R&D into the kit beforehand, understand suspension geometry and ride, and at the end of the day care about the end products performance and quality on the owner's vehicle. Do the research, educate yourself, and spend the money on a proper kit. You will not regret that decision in the long run.
As always, if anyone has any questions about lift kits, components, individual setups, etc. there are a handful of guys on this forum that are able and willing to help you out. I suggest you start with searching through the forum and reading up on threads beforehand as most of these subjects have been covered multiple times. If you still can't find what you're looking for, feel free to post up a question in this thread as I will be monitoring it or if needed, send me a PM and I'll help you out the best I can. I just hate seeing guys being deceived by false advertising or false advice from companies or uneducated people.
I've had a few guys message me in the past about Tuff Country's 4" lift kit for 4th gen Ram 1500's (PN: 34105) and whether or not it was a good kit to buy. I have now seen pictures of this kit installed and hear the issues the owner is having with it and it has fully confirmed my thoughts on the kit from looking at the pictures and description of its components. So to try to clear the air and avoid future Ram owners from being deceived by this kit and it's false advertising I felt the need to post this thread.
DO NOT BUY THE TUFF COUNTRY 4" LIFT KIT. This is not a proper lift kit; it is a glorified leveling kit at most.
It essentially stacks a spacer type leveling kit with a preload spacer to achieve 4" lift. They do provide new uni-ball upper A-arms which is about the only thing they did right however it is a bandaid fix for their lift as they do not address front suspension geometry in any way.
- They do not include front differential drop brackets to correct the CV shaft angles. With this kit installed 4wd will become useless as the CV shafts will likely snap as soon as the truck is put into 4wd if they do not do so beforehand.
- They do not provide lower A-arm drop brackets and longer steering knuckles to provide the proper angles for the front suspension to maintain a quality ride.
Their claim of "maintains factory ride" is in no way true as this lift will ride like a tank with the A-arms at close to a 45° angle. As stated above, 4wd will become useless with CV shaft angles which is not what any owner wants when they lift their truck.
There is a reason that proper 4" lift kits (such as Zone or BDS) come with the components that they do and cost the money that they do. Those companies have put the proper R&D into the kit beforehand, understand suspension geometry and ride, and at the end of the day care about the end products performance and quality on the owner's vehicle. Do the research, educate yourself, and spend the money on a proper kit. You will not regret that decision in the long run.
As always, if anyone has any questions about lift kits, components, individual setups, etc. there are a handful of guys on this forum that are able and willing to help you out. I suggest you start with searching through the forum and reading up on threads beforehand as most of these subjects have been covered multiple times. If you still can't find what you're looking for, feel free to post up a question in this thread as I will be monitoring it or if needed, send me a PM and I'll help you out the best I can. I just hate seeing guys being deceived by false advertising or false advice from companies or uneducated people.
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