westcoasting
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Any major differences between these two, or any reason to choose one over the other
Zone or BDS
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CheechDogg.0n37s
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I wouldn't touch BDS, overpriced and have had a lot of issues with parts breaking like their UCAs ... their warranty sucks, they make you go through hoops to warranty anything out, so many loopholes.
Go with Zone and upgrade as you need to, BDS replaces a lot of components but they are very overprice. With Zone you can then upgrade other components with other brands.
Just my opinion though.
Go with Zone and upgrade as you need to, BDS replaces a lot of components but they are very overprice. With Zone you can then upgrade other components with other brands.
Just my opinion though.
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Just stay away from Rough Country, you can't go wrong with the other lift kits. How big are you trying to go?
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I am very happy with my Zone lift, including the UCA. No problems, and I beat the living **** out of my truck when offroading
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Bds and zone are sister companies. They are not the same though. Bds is supposed to be heavier duty. I personally have not heard of many issues with either except for the bds upper control arms on a few occasions. I was looking at the 4” superlift for my truck or aev but the aev lift is no longer available.
westcoasting
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Either the 4 or 6 still not sure but leaning towards the 4” zone
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My lift is in my sig. Looks great and drives like a dream.
6" Zone, with rear 3" coils. About 5" in the front and 3" in the back.
6" Zone, with rear 3" coils. About 5" in the front and 3" in the back.
westcoasting
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Ok that’s what I’m gonna go with, I love your truck!
westcoasting
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Do you just have the Core front UCA’s or do you also have the Core rear bars as well?
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Thank you. Very happy with how it's turning out.
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I have the rear lower control arms only, not the uppers and the rear sway bar end links as well ..
I will be getting the new Core 4x4 front UCAs that should be coming out mid November early December ...
Probably will be getting the rear upper control arms and the panhard bar as well when I get the front UCAs ...
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I’ve had my BDS 6” lift for 5 years with zero issues
minotto
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Good morning and sorry to bother you friend. I have a 2016 laramie and would like to fit a bds or zone lift kit but still have some incomplete information on how to get a good lift with front and rear leveling (I don't like the rake).
If I choose the 6 inch kit and combine 3" rear springs (like you did) then for the front uprights if I choose the fox 2.5 dsc how do I get the 5" front? I know that the kit comes with a spacer to be applied to the original shocks but I have read many 3ds where you can avoid using them by mounting the fox 2.5 which are longer than the normal shocks (about 4" ) and also offer a further adjustment from 0 to 2" ) . So you mounted these 2.5 fox giving 1" of adjustment to get your 5" in front and you didn't use the shims supplied with the kit, is this correct?
But if I understood correctly, could I also choose the 4" kit and combine the same 3" rear springs + fox 2.5 in front and give them 1" more height to go to 5"?
If I don't want to raise the rear by 5", would the choice of kit for me be equal to 4" or 6"?
I'm not sure if I understood correctly if those fox 2.5 coil overs already give the factory setting 4" when combined with the bds or zone 4"-6" riser kit and can I have that extra adjustment from 0 to 2" to make a perfect leveling!
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minotto
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Maybe I understood a little more 
The longer Fox 2.5 uprights are a custom build bds and cannot be purchased separate from their kits, is this correct?
In this case, how could I get a 3" rear and 5" front settings like our friend with a 6" zone offroad kit using the non-bds version of the fox 2.5 dsc?
The longer Fox 2.5 uprights are a custom build bds and cannot be purchased separate from their kits, is this correct?
In this case, how could I get a 3" rear and 5" front settings like our friend with a 6" zone offroad kit using the non-bds version of the fox 2.5 dsc?
