upgrading to a 6" lift, will i fit 37 with this off set?

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i currently have a 4'' BDS lift with bilsteins up front set to 2.1 running 18 x 10 -24mm with 35's im going to buy a 2" front spacer and a 2" TGC rear coil spacer, will i fit 37's or will i rub with that offset? dont really want to go with a 1.25" body lift but if its needed i will.
 

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If you have good clearance now you should be fine. However I'd do some research on the lift set up your planning. Adding spacers to a lift may cause steering issues. I called zone tech support when I was putting my lift on, they told me their lift was designed to be run without the bils. He said that people do it but he wouldn't recommend it. If you haven't id give the their tech support a call and see what they say. I'm by no means an expert, still learning as I go.
 

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You can't add a 2" spacer onto the 4" lift you have now. Especially since you're already running Bilsteins at 2.1". The only option you have to get more lift out of your current kit is to bump the Bilsteins up to 2.8" and add a small rear spacer. If you want anything more than that you're going to need to buy a proper 6" lift kit.

With a 6" lift and Bilsteins at 2.1" a 37x13.5 tire on an 18x10 -24 offset wheel will still rub. You'd need to trim up a bit of plastic to have full clearance.
 
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You can't add a 2" spacer onto the 4" lift you have now. Especially since you're already running Bilsteins at 2.1". The only option you have to get more lift out of your current kit is to bump the Bilsteins up to 2.8" and add a small rear spacer. If you want anything more than that you're going to need to buy a proper 6" lift kit.

With a 6" lift and Bilsteins at 2.1" a 37x13.5 tire on an 18x10 -24 offset wheel will still rub. You'd need to trim up a bit of plastic to have full clearance.

I called BDS today the only diff between a 6" kit and a 4" is the spacers that i am adding they told me i need their:
-front strut spacer
-2`` rear block or 5`` rear springs (i already have BDS 3`` ones they recommended the blocks)
-rear sway bar links
-new rear shocks
-new rear bumb stop

so now i guess its just get 37``s and hope they will fit, im thinking they should, i have a 4`` with 35`s im adding 2 inches of height and the tires are 2`` bigger or is that complete wrong thinking...
-stainless steel brake line for the front
 

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You need their strut spacer from their 6" kit. Not a 2" spacer stacked on top of the 4" spacer you have which is what you stated in your first post... Then yes, in the back you need everything they listed. I'd recommend getting the full 5" rear coils rather than runnign a spacer. It's a better way of lifting and rear coil spacers are known to clunk over bumps.

With the 6" lift and Bilsteins at 2.1" you're still going to rub with 37's because of the width and offset of your wheel as I stated above. You'll need to trim a bit of plastic off the back of the inner fender and possibly the front bumper valance as well. Nothing major and very easy to do. If done right most people won't even notice that anything's been trimmed.
 
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You need their strut spacer from their 6" kit. Not a 2" spacer stacked on top of the 4" spacer you have which is what you stated in your first post... Then yes, in the back you need everything they listed. I'd recommend getting the full 5" rear coils rather than runnign a spacer. It's a better way of lifting and rear coil spacers are known to clunk over bumps.

With the 6" lift and Bilsteins at 2.1" you're still going to rub with 37's because of the width and offset of your wheel as I stated above. You'll need to trim a bit of plastic off the back of the inner fender and possibly the front bumper valance as well. Nothing major and very easy to do. If done right most people won't even notice that anything's been trimmed.

thanks for your quick replys! i just pulled the trigger on a 1.25`` body lift i looked up jake09 and he got a 4`` lift with bilsteins and 1.25 body lift clearing 37`s so i hope i can do the same can save some money for other mods!
 
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