rough country Lift good or bad?

[Zenjule]

Does anyone have a rough country lift like this? i don't know much about them and from what I've googled a lot of people love em and a lot of people hate em.. so whats your take?

im thinking about getting the 3" but i dont know it it will be high enough for my liking.. so if anyone has a 3" lift can you post a Picture for me?

[kellem]

I lifted my truck and went with 35's and with stock 3.73 gears, it's now a marginal tow vehicle but **** does it look good.

Oh to the topic:
Rough country lifts are affordable.

[Grit_dog]

Lotta $ and some craftsmanship into those trucks.
Maybe some guys "thing" isn't Edsels, Hudsons and Hupmobiles either....





Naw you're right, they're stereotypical bro dozers. But that Ram would be pretty sweet if the skinny jeans tires got swapped for the right size donuts.

[Me_Again]

FishOnOne wrote:

Me Again wrote:
EgoLifts! Check them out on the web.

Then what's holding you back?

Fish your sig line still says 2012 Ford!

[FishOnOne]

Me Again wrote:
EgoLifts! Check them out on the web.

Then what's holding you back?

[Me_Again]

I think I covered that on the post ahead of yours^.

[Lynnmor]

The purpose of the lift is ________________________ ?

[Me_Again]

EgoLifts! Check them out on the web.

[deltabravo]

Grit dog wrote:
Rough country lifts are on the bargain end of the spectrum.

Ditto.

There's a reason the word Rough is in their name. That's the ride quality you get with a low end lift kit.

[Grit_dog]

What he said^.
But most importantly, if you do a body lift on your truck, you’ll look like your rednek cousin Joe Dirt from down n the holler! All you’ll need is the mullet and a pack of Winston lights to complete the look. Still cheaper than a suspension lift !

[Bedlam]

There are suspension lifts and body lifts:

A suspension lift will put everything higher except the axles and is generally preferred for real off road use. This will give you more problems when towing because of the tall receiver, sharper drive line angles and higher center of gravity.

A body lift leaves the frame and power train at stock height but uses spacers to raise the body higher. Although this is not as good for offroading, it will allow you to run taller tires with less hitch compensation required and the CG will stay closer to stock.

My opinion is that tow vehicles should not be lifted but for those that do, using a body lift will create less issues.

[Huntindog]

Well you can forget about whatever your tow rating was with a lift/big tires.

[Jebby14]

when I had my jeeps I did well with Rustys Offroad. They were cheap and correct.

[Lwiddis]

"LIft kits are mostly for show. You make your truck more top heavy. It does not increase your ground clearance unless you add taller tires. Then the geometry of your drive train gets affected."

x2, ppine.

[mudfuel07]

camp-n-family wrote:
I have a 2.5” level on mine. I like the look when not towing and it was needed to fit 35s without rubbing in the front. That being said they are not ideal for towing for many reasons. Without the factory rake my truck looks tail low when hooked up. You will have a higher centre of gravity and if you use larger tires the higher sidewall will flex more and feel squirmy. You will need a large drop draw bar (mine is 6”) and you can forget about towing a fifth wheel level without significant mods to the trailer.

Got the exact same truck and lift you do. RC isn't bad, a basic entry level kit. I replaced all my shocks at the time I did the level and it still rides like a truck. I just added air bags to help with the sag when loaded since I also haul a golf cart in the bed with the trailer. I kept the rims at 17" and am just below a 35" tire. I haven't noticed any more squirm or flex than I did with the factory size tires.