One Up Offroad 16" Dodge Suspension!!!!!! - Page 3

bobcat67 · 11-30-2008, 07:57 PM

I'd say a 6.7L cause you're warranty will be gone after the lift anyway, so might as well do the deletes too, and at least you'd have a decent tranny to handle the added stress of the lift and don't let anyone tell you there isn't any added stress caused by the lifts, i think a dpf delete is around $1,000 so it's not cheap either but after it's done it'll all be good i think, can't wait to see if you do it

bdoneen · 11-30-2008, 07:58 PM

hahaha why?

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**Rollin Coal** · 11-30-2008, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by bigblue24v

that kit is focused around flex and travel. it clear 40s at max flex, rubs nowhere under complete compression, and it flexes the tires right up to the body. thats just the way they designed the kit. if you tried to flex like that with 46s then you would tear the sheet metal off

no it doesnt, that kit is focused around people who "need" to have the tallest truck on the mall crawling scene.

for anyone who wheels a vehicle, knows a fullsize truck is usually too big to start.

and the best way to set up a suspension is less ride hight/up travel and more droop. you can have the same amount of travel as that 16" kit has, with only 6" of lift.

playing in the mud is a different story.

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bobcat67 · 11-30-2008, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Rollin Coal

no it doesnt, that kit is focused around people who "need" to have the tallest truck on the mall crawling scene.

for anyone who wheels a vehicle, knows a fullsize truck is usually too big to start.

and the best way to set up a suspension is less ride hight/up travel and more droop. you can have the same amount of travel as that 16" kit has, with only 6" of lift.

playing in the mud is a different story.

I think the majority of guys with these type of lifts and actually wheel in them also have incredibly deep pockets and another vehicle to drive while the jacked up truck is in the shop every week with broken parts due to the weekend of hard wheeling, mine is a mall parking lot queen i'll admit it and i can't even get parts to last and I only have 24k on the odometer. I love the lift and the looks but I'm realizing as I age(21) getting old haha that they aren't very practical as a daily driver.

cowbully · 11-30-2008, 08:06 PM

the only added stress to the tranny is more weight of the bigger tires. and yes that is a bunch of stress!!!!

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**Rollin Coal** · 11-30-2008, 08:07 PM

its not bad looking for a show truck, but that thing would be on its roof in about 8 minutes off road

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cowbully · 11-30-2008, 08:10 PM

trust me Im not rich. Its taken me a long time to build my truck and its still not done. I got tired of snapping 14 bolts and dana 60's thats why I bought 2.5 ton rockwells. With a mud truck there is always a weak link, you just have to figure out where it is, or the mud will find it for you. LOL

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bobcat67 · 11-30-2008, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Rollin Coal

its not bad looking for a show truck, but that thing would be on its roof in about 8 minutes off road

there's a reason you don't see trucks lifted that high on the interstate very often, it's because they tipped over on the on ramp and never made it on the road

I do know a guy who pulls a trailer with his 12" lift and 40" tires on his 2007 IFS Chevy, uses it as his daily driver, goes on the interstate, etc, it is a pavement pounder and he has the pockets to fix it when it breaks and i do believe the first week he had it the front driveline was out of alignment and cause some serious damage to the transfer case, out pocket cost him $3000+ to fix, stuff breaks more frequently on heavily modified vehicle, I love em to death but I've learned the hard way to many times and can't afford these type of mistakes anymore, not in today's economy that is

**Rollin Coal** · 11-30-2008, 08:16 PM

yeah, my buddy has a full size chevy on 40's

he has like 6" of lift though, drives it on the road all the time

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bobcat67 · 11-30-2008, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by cowbully

trust me Im not rich. Its taken me a long time to build my truck and its still not done. I got tired of snapping 14 bolts and dana 60's thats why I bought 2.5 ton rockwells. With a mud truck there is always a weak link, you just have to figure out where it is, or the mud will find it for you. LOL

In my experience even the regular old pavement will find that weak link

bigblue24v · 11-30-2008, 10:06 PM

for a truck that gets driven 15k a year, never tows anything, spends half its time off the road but not getting beat on or wheeled or at the beach, and the other half of the time its parked or going down 45mph roads/straight level florida interstate or parked getting gawked at, there isnt alot that will cause alot of stress.

Its very unlikely that I do/can afford to go this route but in the event that i managed to there would be 5.13 gears in the back axle so it holds onto alot of the torque and saves the mileage.

the kit include transfer case drop brackets and crossmembers, and guarantees correct driveangles to prevent stress and vibration. the center part of the kit is the new crossmeber for the transfer case. I do believe they have taken every stop here to fix all the angles

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clowninmd · 11-30-2008, 10:08 PM

my favorite truck from the sema pics. the "off road use only" is a liability issue for DOT. If you want to see trucks rolling 40's, towing toy haulers, playing in the sand, check out Glamis at New Years. There everywhere. Are they highway pounders? Hell ya! Can you still get it done and mob an on ramp? hell ya!

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bobcat67 Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bozeman, MT Posts: 446 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts bobcat67's Truck Pics	I'd say a 6.7L cause you're warranty will be gone after the lift anyway, so might as well do the deletes too, and at least you'd have a decent tranny to handle the added stress of the lift and don't let anyone tell you there isn't any added stress caused by the lifts, i think a dpf delete is around $1,000 so it's not cheap either but after it's done it'll all be good i think, can't wait to see if you do it

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cowbully Lower Slower Delaware Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Delaware Posts: 840 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post cowbully's Truck Pics	the only added stress to the tranny is more weight of the bigger tires. and yes that is a bunch of stress!!!! __________________ '96' 3500 4x4 12 valve Aurora 5K Turbo Heavy Pumpin P-Pump KDP Tabbed FASS BHAF Banks Twin Ram 6" Bull Haulers and a few aces in the hole NO FARMS NO FOOD I.U.O.E. Local 542 "America is shaped by heavy equipment"

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Rollin Coal New England Chapter President Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,200 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Rollin Coal's Truck Pics	its not bad looking for a show truck, but that thing would be on its roof in about 8 minutes off road __________________ '01 - 2500 53 Block - 5 Speed Catch me if you can.

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cowbully Lower Slower Delaware Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Delaware Posts: 840 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post cowbully's Truck Pics	trust me Im not rich. Its taken me a long time to build my truck and its still not done. I got tired of snapping 14 bolts and dana 60's thats why I bought 2.5 ton rockwells. With a mud truck there is always a weak link, you just have to figure out where it is, or the mud will find it for you. LOL __________________ '96' 3500 4x4 12 valve Aurora 5K Turbo Heavy Pumpin P-Pump KDP Tabbed FASS BHAF Banks Twin Ram 6" Bull Haulers and a few aces in the hole NO FARMS NO FOOD I.U.O.E. Local 542 "America is shaped by heavy equipment"

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Rollin Coal New England Chapter President Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,200 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Rollin Coal's Truck Pics	yeah, my buddy has a full size chevy on 40's he has like 6" of lift though, drives it on the road all the time __________________ '01 - 2500 53 Block - 5 Speed Catch me if you can.

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bigblue24v Diesel Head Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: orange park, fl Posts: 2,808 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post bigblue24v's Truck Pics	for a truck that gets driven 15k a year, never tows anything, spends half its time off the road but not getting beat on or wheeled or at the beach, and the other half of the time its parked or going down 45mph roads/straight level florida interstate or parked getting gawked at, there isnt alot that will cause alot of stress. Its very unlikely that I do/can afford to go this route but in the event that i managed to there would be 5.13 gears in the back axle so it holds onto alot of the torque and saves the mileage. the kit include transfer case drop brackets and crossmembers, and guarantees correct driveangles to prevent stress and vibration. the center part of the kit is the new crossmeber for the transfer case. I do believe they have taken every stop here to fix all the angles __________________ 2001 DODGE 2500 4x4 QCSB - (D) all of the above

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clowninmd Cummins Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fernley, NV Posts: 115 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts clowninmd's Truck Pics	my favorite truck from the sema pics. the "off road use only" is a liability issue for DOT. If you want to see trucks rolling 40's, towing toy haulers, playing in the sand, check out Glamis at New Years. There everywhere. Are they highway pounders? Hell ya! Can you still get it done and mob an on ramp? hell ya! __________________ '05, gauges, banks bullet, st. pipe, silencer ring mia, bags, 50 gal aux tank, 5th hitch, air box modded, 8" lift, adjustable track bar, system, 22's and 37 toyos