Fabtech, ProComp 6" lift or more. Pictures

What is your intended purpose for the truck? That will decide which kit is best for you.

 

From what I have learned in this thread the pro comp drops the a arm the most. if you look at bds they have an option for a 4" kit and a 6" kit. the 6 inch bds uses the 4" crossmember with larger spacers to achieve the 6". I am going to go with the pro comp for this reason. I was going to go with fabtech which also drops the a arm 6" but fabtech costs a lot more

 

This is very true. You may prefer level cv's for daily driving but shorter crossmembers give you more ground clearance for offroading

 

This is not accurate information. Both kits are 6" drop brackets and the BDS kit with the Fox CO's is a far superior kit to the ProComp.

 

If Both the pro comp and BDS drop the lower a arm the same and the cvs are level in both then that's ok for me . Can you tell me why you think the BDS is so much better. It's only $300 more. I don't care for that 4 inch rear block. Any help you can give would be awesome

 

I'm confused why both kits use the same part number cross members then

 

also the 6" is only $50 more than the 4". Which would appear to be for an added spacer for the front and a change from a 3" rear block to a 4" rear block

 

the small spacer below the large spacer and the blocks rotated by 90* and visually larger are the only noticeable difference in the images on their website

 

Thank you for this, I just read the instructions and I believe you are correct . same crossmembers and knuckles between the four and 6 inch kit just different spacers

 

so were you looking for a kit that drops the a arms 6"?

 

It is not a 4" drop bracket, call BDS in the morning to confirm. Think about it logically, a 4" drop bracket with a 1/4" pre load spacer is not going to get you 6" of lift. It is a 1.8:1 ratio on stock length arms, to keep the math simple just call it a 2:1 ratio so IE: a 1/4" spacer yields 1/2" of lift, a 1/2" spacer yields 1" of lift. So, 4" bracket + small preload spacer does not = 6" lift therefore the drop bracket is not 4".

The BDS engineering and design with the skid plate and the Fox CO's is far superior to anything ProComp produces. ProComp CO's are complete garbage and are not even rebuildable, not serviceable, you can't even revalve them because they are a cheap sealed cartridge system.

 

Yes , i'm also going to try to call BDS tomorrow and see what they say. But I'm really leaning towards the Procomp

 

Im not saying I don't believe you. I'm just saying from reading the instructions I'm not convinced. The instructions say for 4" and 6" kits

Also in the parts list it says that 4" and 6" kits use different strut spacers so not all the additional lift comes from the small pre load spacer

the only difference I see is in this section here where it says "6 inch only"

 

Also not saying pro comp is superior to bds. For me it is important to have a true 6" crossmember because I want to have 9" of suspension lift and that is only possible with a true 6" crossmember. that is the only reason I am leaning toward pro comp

 

The 4" and 6" kits in both BDS and Zone both use the same crossmembers. If I remember right the crossmember is lowered 4.5 or 4.75 from center bolt to center bolt. I would also recommend BDS or Zone over a procomp lift.

 

Called BDS, it's the same crossmembers and knuckles between the 4 inch and 6 inch kit. If I'm cutting the crossmember and putting on a lift I want the full lift , want my CV straight and to be able to possibly lift a little bit more if needed. Don't want to pay top dollar and the kit is already maxed out , the CVs are maxed out , the tie rods are maxed out and it comes with a 4" block ? how cheap.
Nope not for me. So far it's Procomp

 

Like @Evenflow stated, PC COs are trash. Blocks and those compression struts are trash. The BDS is a superior product just based on not needing those struts.

 

Does not seem like they want to be enlightened, but rather have their opinions validated. If they won't listen to Even flow, there is no point in attempting to help them further.

 

Which blocks ? The BDS has 4" procomp has a 2" are you saying the 4" block is better ?
Also I'm not getting coilovers so I take that off the table because I can upgrade that anytime later with the brand of my choice.

 

We are here for open opinions and debate I want to know why? Not just take someone's word for it if it's that superior it should be very easy to explain why it's so much more superior than another brand. Not just "it's better take my word for it end of story" Sorry I don't work that way I'm a smart guy