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3" lift kit.....whats the best bang for the buck?

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  1. May 19, 2012 at 6:37 PM
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    .....and how much do you sacrifice in ride quality and gas mileage? :confused:
     
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  2. May 19, 2012 at 6:37 PM
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    Budget ?
     
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  3. May 19, 2012 at 6:38 PM
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    $200-$450 area
     
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  4. May 19, 2012 at 6:41 PM
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    Don't lift
     
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  5. May 19, 2012 at 6:41 PM
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  6. May 19, 2012 at 6:42 PM
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    lol...seriously? i see some pro comps on ebay for $474...whats your thoughts?
     
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  7. May 19, 2012 at 6:43 PM
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    That's outside your budget. :rolleyes:
     
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  8. May 19, 2012 at 6:45 PM
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    Lol , exactly
     
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  9. May 19, 2012 at 6:52 PM
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    So what is it your looking to do with your truck lifted? Off road or not? Street only?
     
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  10. May 20, 2012 at 1:53 AM
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    no, no offroading. just street driving. its more for looks to be honest. i am willing to spend up to $500
     
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  11. May 20, 2012 at 1:55 AM
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    front 5100s, OME 885x coils, and rear 2" AAL should be right about 500 bucks.
     
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  12. May 20, 2012 at 9:27 AM
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  13. May 20, 2012 at 3:33 PM
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    is that everything i need?
     
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  14. May 20, 2012 at 3:36 PM
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    how bout this one? what makes one kit $300 and some $1500. what are you really paying for?
     
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  15. May 20, 2012 at 3:44 PM
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  17. May 20, 2012 at 3:57 PM
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  18. May 20, 2012 at 4:03 PM
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    Do LOTS of research on what you want and the different options.

    UCAs, coil overs, leaf packs, coils, spacers, brake lines, shocks.

    Then decide what you need and piece together your kit as your budget allows.

    You may lift and find you don't mind the way it changed the handling and you don't need UCAs.

    You may find the opposite to be true. You might hate the stiff ride of spacers and want coil overs or you might find you don't care. You might find you need better springs in the rear to handle more weight and you might want a leaf pack or air bags or an AAL or helper springs.

    It's all out there, search away.
     
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  19. May 29, 2012 at 12:47 PM
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    If you use 5100s in front, what do you use in the back? standard stock or can you just go 5100 all the way around?
     
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  20. May 29, 2012 at 1:08 PM
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    if u lift the front u r gonna wanna lift the back. yes 5100 all the way around. and 16 add a leafs:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
     
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