Anyone running the CST 7" (2wd) lift?

[WhiteExpress]

I was drooling over their 4" kit... Then I saw the 7". Just looks... beautiful.
I have some Gen 3 17x8's that I could squeeze some 35x12.50's onto...

Anywho, just wondering if anyone has a experience with their lift spindles etc.

 

[quietpeen]

bump for somebody that has experience with this

 

[nim81]

i dont have experience with them but wouldnt a 35x12.50 be a tad small for a 7" lift?

 

[EJM05]

Nope. Perfect room for articulation. (I think that's the right word. Lol)

 

[nim81]

yup thats the one. i guess i havnt seen one

 

[WhiteExpress]

Over on some 'other forum' I noticed a thread that Gen 3 and 4 spindles are the same.
CST seems to have a decent reputation for the lifts in general.

And I somewhat agree that a 35 is a bit small, but the pictures they had it looked great! My biggest concern is that I don't want my front wheels sticking out 4" on either side. I hate that look! (Hence wanting to run my Gen 3s)

 

[ramin44s]

i have the CST lift on my 07 there spindles are bullet proof no other company that ive seen makes a spindles thats as stout, i have the 7'' kit 4'' spindle and 3'' longer coil springs and it rides great and looks great, definantly dont go to big, 35s rub some on mine but i have 20by10s with a negative 12 offsett so that doesnt help in that area, but i love the cst lift seems to be very high quality

 

[WhiteExpress]

i have the CST lift on my 07 there spindles are bullet proof no other company that ive seen makes a spindles thats as stout, i have the 7'' kit 4'' spindle and 3'' longer coil springs and it rides great and looks great, definantly dont go to big, 35s rub some on mine but i have 20by10s with a negative 12 offsett so that doesnt help in that area, but i love the cst lift seems to be very high quality

Though you have a different generation of truck, since the spindles are the exact same as the 09+'s I consider this to be very helpful information. I am really hoping to run the stock wheels with a 275/65R20 (34") tire. I think this'd work just fine.

 

[durango4819]

Over on some 'other forum' I noticed a thread that Gen 3 and 4 spindles are the same.
CST seems to have a decent reputation for the lifts in general.

And I somewhat agree that a 35 is a bit small, but the pictures they had it looked great! My biggest concern is that I don't want my front wheels sticking out 4" on either side. I hate that look! (Hence wanting to run my Gen 3s)

someone whos run the setup correct me if im wrong but im pretty sure on a 4th gen youll need wheel spacers to run 35x12.50s on stock rims?

 

[Thor09]

Depending on what lift you use, yes to spacers depending on the width.

I have (had) 295/65-20 with my BDS lift which are 12.2" wide on stocks and they worked but had 1/16" clearance between the side lugs and the steering knuckles. I later put on 1/4" rough country wheel spacers for the rest of the summer.

I know Kevin tried the same thing with his ProComp lift and the same exact tire/wheel setup would not work at all, even with 1/4" wheel spacers.

 

[ramin44s]

Though you have a different generation of truck, since the spindles are the exact same as the 09+'s I consider this to be very helpful information. I am really hoping to run the stock wheels with a 275/65R20 (34") tire. I think this'd work just fine.

you should be fine are you doing the 4'' or 7'' kit? i test fit those same exact tires stock and hardly scrubbed on stock wheels before my lift so you could probably go to a 295/65r20 if you wanted to those are a good size

 

[WhiteExpress]

you should be fine are you doing the 4'' or 7'' kit? i test fit those same exact tires stock and hardly scrubbed on stock wheels before my lift so you could probably go to a 295/65r20 if you wanted to those are a good size

Yea, I have 275/65R20's on my old truck on some MB 20x9s Really tempted to swap them over and see if they fit. My guess is they would.

I'm torn between the 4" and 7". Thankfully I don't have a pile of cash sitting around, so I got some time to think about it. I'm not super excited about a 3" coil spacer, but 7" of lift would sure make it sit pretty!

 

[ramin44s]

yea for my truck i got the coil springs rather than the spacers, but thats not available for your truck i dont think, the cost difference between the 4'' and 7'' kits is very little maybe 2-3 hundred more i think it was for my 7'' kit over the 4''

 

[ramin44s]

im running 325/60r20 tires and xd monster wheels with a -12 offset

 

[WhiteExpress]

Holy crap! a 325 is one FAAAT tire! I really want to stay around 11-12" wide at most. (Hence the 275/65R20). Truck sure does look good that high up though...

 

[ramin44s]

thanks man those are 10'' wide wheels with a negative 12 offset to which makes them stick out a good bit i like that look personally just sucks getting rock chips in the paint lol