6'' Rough Country Suspension Lift

[fastNugly]

Here's mine with updated bilsteins set at 2.1" going to go with some 37"s as soon as get back from deployment.View attachment 10023 btw pic was taking off my phone the day I flew out. Ill take some high res in April.

I think she looks good the way she is.
But of course 37's always fill the fend more....but what gears do you have?

I ask because i had 37's and 3.55s and it sucked massive donkey ****. Regeared and it was much, much better.
37's are heavy

Some will chime in here and say they are fine with it, but I guess it will boil down to the owner/driver.

I hated it but you may not. Just thought I'd point that out just before you swapped tires.

 

[SURFFL2]

I think she looks good the way she is.
But of course 37's always fill the fend more....but what gears do you have?

I ask because i had 37's and 3.55s and it sucked massive donkey ****. Regeared and it was much, much better.
37's are heavy

Some will chime in here and say they are fine with it, but I guess it will boil down to the owner/driver.

I hated it but you may not. Just thought I'd point that out just before you swapped tires.

I don't think I would lose to much power, I have 3.92's right now, but if I had to get new gears I would just go ahead and buy the 3" pa body with new gears and slap on some 40"s .......maybe Ill just go with a cheap mod now and throw on some fender flares,.

 

[fastNugly]

I don't think I would lose to much power, I have 3.92's right now, but if I had to get new gears I would just go ahead and buy the 3" pa body with new gears and slap on some 40"s .......maybe Ill just go with a cheap mod now and throw on some fender flares,.

Yea, 3.92's still give you the power. Much better than the 3.55
But you will still see the MPG's drop. but overall power is still there

 

[chadster21]

i have 37s and 3.92s and im only getting 400km to a tank of fuel it blows.. still has power tho

 

[fastNugly]

i have 37s and 3.92s and im only getting 400km to a tank of fuel it blows.. still has power tho

Ouch!
Still getting 400kms?

 

[slodsm]

Serious and probably obvious question but did you recalibrate your speedo with the 37's? If my memory is right 400kms is around 240 miles, that's insane. I have the heaviest 35 known to man on my truck and don't think I've ever seen less than 380 a tank city.


Taptaptaparoo

 

[Marc1982443]

Serious and probably obvious question but did you recalibrate your speedo with the 37's? If my memory is right 400kms is around 240 miles, that's insane. I have the heaviest 35 known to man on my truck and don't think I've ever seen less than 380 a tank city.


Taptaptaparoo

Your getting 380 miles to a tank in the city?

 

[fastNugly]

Serious and probably obvious question but did you recalibrate your speedo with the 37's? If my memory is right 400kms is around 240 miles, that's insane. I have the heaviest 35 known to man on my truck and don't think I've ever seen less than 380 a tank city.


Taptaptaparoo

He is also uncalibrated.
But he (chadster) also has 3.92's.
What gears do you have?
I highly recommend getting calibrated though.

 

[slodsm]

Yep, 380 in the city and between 460 and 500 on the highway. Hand calculated I come out over 18.2 usually on the highway. I don't drive fast though, 65-70. Granted if I jump on it and run 80 down i35 with everyone else it drops dramatically but I put around 30k miles a year on my truck so I tend to not do that, wayyyy too much gas.

I have 3.92's as well. I'm debating on lifting more and putting on 37's when I replace tires and I doubt I'll see it drop to worse than 16. Driving style is everything.


Taptaptaparoo

 

[omaha123]

Serious and probably obvious question but did you recalibrate your speedo with the 37's? If my memory is right 400kms is around 240 miles, that's insane. I have the heaviest 35 known to man on my truck and don't think I've ever seen less than 380 a tank city.


Taptaptaparoo

26 gallon tank? Damn

 

[slodsm]

No 32. I'm not empty at 500 though. Usually takes around 28 to fill it up. This is good weather and traffic though obviously. If I'm driving into a headwind like I was today it's like pushing a brick and it will drop down to 16.5 or so. Keep the cruise off and drive with a light foot and it will sip gas. I absolutely love the mileage I get in this truck as much as I have to drive it.


Taptaptaparoo

 

[omaha123]

Ah makes more sense now ha. Still that's awesome mileage! I get 280-300 a tank, and it usually works out being 11-13 mpgs

 

[SURFFL2]

Wow...I was going to say, I drove home to Florida from where I'm stationed at, out in New Mexico, and I was constantly counting the miles from a fill up due to the fact out west you don't know when your gonna hit the next gas station,and I was avg 330 a tank on the highway at speeds of 75-80.

 

[copperhead1]

copperhead pearl with 6 inch rough country lift and **** cepek fun country 35x12.50x20

 

[mossyoak03]

since this is a rough country lift section and ive alreay ordered my black moto metal 962 18x10 with -24 offset. i plan to purchase the lift in the next month. i see everyone is putting their blisteins at different settings to get them leveled. whats the most common setting to getting it dead even?

 

[fastNugly]

since this is a rough country lift section and ive alreay ordered my black moto metal 962 18x10 with -24 offset. i plan to purchase the lift in the next month. i see everyone is putting their blisteins at different settings to get them leveled. whats the most common setting to getting it dead even?

1.4 would be the setting you'd want to get er leveled....
Guys who set them higher, run a rear coil spacer in the rear.
The old kit allowed for this as it came with coils.
The new kit doesn't and therefore you will not be able to get it higher to raise the Bilsteins past 1.4 without being nose high.

Any questions hit me up
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[mossyoak03]

1.4 would be the setting you'd want to get er leveled....

Guys who set them higher, run a rear coil spacer in the rear.

The old kit allowed for this as it came with coils.

The new kit doesn't and therefore you will not be able to get it higher to raise the Bilsteins past 1.4 without being nose high.



Any questions hit me up

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The rear coil spacer doesn't come in the kit? According to rough country.com it does? Just trying to get it all figured out before I get it.


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[fastNugly]

The rear coil spacer doesn't come in the kit? According to rough country.com it does? Just trying to get it all figured out before I get it.


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Yes it does and it's a big one. 5" equivalent
Use to be a rear spring (which was better)
There are other kits that still offer rear springs

 

[mossyoak03]

Yes it does and it's a big one. 5" equivalent
Use to be a rear spring (which was better)
There are other kits that still offer rear springs

So if I use the spacer that comes in the kitI would have to set the blisteins at 1.4 to get it level?

 

[fastNugly]

So if I use the spacer that comes in the kitI would have to set the blisteins at 1.4 to get it level?

Its not a matter of wanting to use the spacer. You have to!!
It's the only way to get your rear up with the RCX kit.
1.4 will typically level you out.