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Tuff Country 4" lift

Discussion in 'Suspension' started by Bama09, Jun 23, 2014.

  1. Jun 23, 2014 at 4:18 AM
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    Bama09

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    Does anyone have this lift? If so, are you satisfied with it?
     
  2. Jun 27, 2014 at 3:39 PM
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    Did u get this lift thinking about it but wanted to know also if it's good
     
  3. Jun 27, 2014 at 3:46 PM
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    YotaOverAll

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    I think Konsta (RCToy) has tuff country 5". And he's doing a SAS
     
  4. Jan 28, 2015 at 12:51 PM
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    SouthernSurveyor

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    Tuff Country 4 inch suspension lift, pro comp 20"wheels, 275/55r20 Toyo Open Country AT2, Nfab rails, Bakflip G2 hard tonneau.
    I recently had the TC 4 inch installed and am very happy with it.[​IMG]
     
  5. Feb 7, 2016 at 9:39 AM
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    Tombones321

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    are any of you getting the notorious "taco lean"?
     
  6. Feb 7, 2016 at 9:42 AM
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    Stags863

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    - Bilstein 5100's set at 1.75 - 265/70/r17 Goodyear Wrangler Authorities - 6000k headlight and fog light bulbs - NiLight off road LED rear lights - Light bar mounted behind front bumper - White LEDs in dome, map, and sun visor - Tint (5% around / 35% front) - Universal 13 inch metal antenna - Beer bottle opener in bed - Organizer storage box in center console and glove compartment - Mounted MagLite to top of center console storage box - MGM grille - MGM rear bumper - CamLocker toolbox - Rubber floor mats - 2 USB and Cig lighter chargers in rear of center console - Headrest mounted iPad holders for rear seats
    Did you replace the coils on the truck? If so you will more then likely experience this. If not then you shouldn't see any lean.
     
  7. Feb 7, 2016 at 9:44 AM
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    havent bought the kit yet. I was gonna get the OME kit but I dont really do any roading. I was gonna save a few bucks with the TC kit but dont want it to be a wasted 250.00 savings
     
  8. Feb 7, 2016 at 9:49 AM
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    Stags863

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    I wouldn't recommend buying a drop bracket lift but that's just me. Spend the extra money and lift the truck correctly to avoid issues down the road.
     
  9. Feb 7, 2016 at 9:51 AM
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    have you had any compression on your ome kit? if so I read you can add the 1.5" spacer plates to combat and correct that
     
  10. Feb 7, 2016 at 9:53 AM
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    I haven't. I measured before and after and got a full 3 inches on the passenger side and 2.5 inches on the driver side. i purchased a 1/4 inch spacer for the drivers side which will give me 1/2 inches of lift. This will correct the lean.
     
  11. Feb 7, 2016 at 9:59 AM
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    Here's a pic of my truck after I installed the OME 3 inch lift with dakar package in the rear. Have 20's wrapped in 33's.

    IMG_3454.jpg
     
  12. Feb 7, 2016 at 10:00 AM
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    Ohh and Tuff Country uniball UCA's.
     
  13. Feb 7, 2016 at 10:05 AM
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    Thanks! I had minor rubbing on the fenders so I had to do a very little trimming. It's recommended to replace UCA's with anything over 2.5 inches. I would recommend 2 inches to play it safe so I replaced mine with Tuff Country uniball UCA's.
     
  14. Feb 7, 2016 at 10:06 AM
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    :thumbsup: Looks nice. I may just bite the bullet and get the OME kit. found a uca kit on suspension connection with uniball for 427 shipped
     
  15. Feb 7, 2016 at 10:07 AM
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    Stags863

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    I would highly recommend doing that instead of installing a drop bracket lift.
     
  16. Feb 8, 2016 at 11:56 AM
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    what kind of rims are those
     
  17. Feb 8, 2016 at 2:09 PM
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    XD Monsters 1st gen
     
  18. Feb 8, 2016 at 7:16 PM
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    Stags how are the TC uca's working out? How's your alignment and the handling on the truck? Any vibrations or tracking issues?
     

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