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Buying a lift tomorrow. Need help ASAP

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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 07:29 PM
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Buying a lift tomorrow. Need help ASAP

I'm coming into about $1,200 bucks so I think I will be ordering a lift/shocks/ and maybe a steering stabalizer if enough left over. I need to know if the lifts I'm looking at are worth considering. I'm looking for life, I don't want springs to sag after 20k miles. I just want something solid that will last.

First I've been looking at TopGunzCustom lifts. $780.00
Then there is superlift which is $1255 which would spend all the money on the lift
Then there is Tuff Country at $730.00.

Just looking at my options here, and which would suit me well.
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 07:33 PM
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What size lift?
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 07:33 PM
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i had priced the top gun one as well and with the bilstein shocks and it was close to 1200 i think best bang for the buck.
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by megaboom
i had priced the top gun one as well and with the bilstein shocks and it was close to 1200 i think best bang for the buck.
What sixe from Top gunz are you talking about?
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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Obviously I have the Tuff country 4.5 inch lift. It has held up good, but would be what I consider an economy lift. How high are you lifting? For the money you have it may take some of the high end lifts out of the picture. If I had it to do again I would have probably spent more money on a higher end lift that gives a little better ride....
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 07:55 PM
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6" lift. Sorry guys. I'm considering the topgunz lift. It's 780 for the lift and 288 for Bilstein 5100's. That leaves me at $1,068. Then I can also afford a front steering stabalizer and be right around $1,200. Then I can weight out tires. I've got some money stored away for those. The stock ones at 50k are starting to look like they need replacement in the next 10k so probably sooner than that.
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 08:26 PM
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6" off the shelf lift? BDS or Superlift
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 08:28 PM
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Who makes the BDS lift, and what does the cost of that normally cost?
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 08:41 PM
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I have the 6 inch top gunz lift on my truck and it rides ok. Pretty much it's a tough country lift with superlift springs I believe.
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 11:04 PM
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Did you upgrade your shocks. I'm looking to see what people might think of the topgunz lift with bilstein 5100's
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 11:20 PM
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rev-tek is also one to consider. the ones that do have them are loving them. i talked to thruen fab about them and he said thats the best kit off the shelf to have
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 12:23 AM
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Revtek is right in the range I am looking for as well. Now do many people have insight on the Revtek kit? How does it ride with their shocks?
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 12:36 AM
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I have no first hand experience with any of these lifts on our trucks just mostly what ive read and ive seen happy and unhappy on all of those lifts with the exception of the revtek and BDS (Big Dick Suspension). Last I heard atleast when I had my 1/2 ton all of BDS's parts were lifetime warranty. But thats been like 4-5 years ago.
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