Rough country 4 to 6 inch lift question

[bluex]

I'm gonna run the 4 inch with 33's so im not running huge tires

That's what I'm running, they are still pretty heavy. A lot heavier than the stock tires...

 

[mikey1994]

They aren't as heavy as 35's though.

 

[K15 Blazer]

i want the 4" for mine...
but im concerned about suspension geometry strains... might just get a 2" body lift to go with my 2" suspension lift and call it a day...

 

[bluex]

i want the 4" for mine...
but im concerned about suspension geometry strains... might just get a 2" body lift to go with my 2" suspension lift and call it a day...

The 4" drops the entire suspension an is actually decranked from stock settings. There is no extra strain on it an I have better angles than stock. A 2" crank will be a worse strain on everything than a 4" kit.

 

[K15 Blazer]

so it drops the transfer case and the front diff?... that sounds kind of counterintuitive. looking at those components on my truck, if I dropped them lower I would need to remove, or significantly lower the skid plates. and having those is super important.
I need to find a thread with better pictures to illustrate this

 

[bluex]

It drops the front diff yes but not the transfer case. It comes with new skid plates. You can check my build thread or download the instructions for a kit from the rough country web site

 

[great white]

For consideration: the stock truck comes with a steering stabilizer on the 2500.

It has to do with the crappy parallelogram style steering on all the GMT400 chassis.....

 

[thz71]

i want the 4" for mine...
but im concerned about suspension geometry strains... might just get a 2" body lift to go with my 2" suspension lift and call it a day...

The suspension will be much more strained with a 2 inch crank than a 4 inch lift

 

[K15 Blazer]

well... then maybe i'll just buy the 3" lift front diff. lowering bracket and be done.
right now it seems happy, but I don't want to do all the work of a 4" kit

 

[bluex]

well... then maybe i'll just buy the 3" lift front diff. lowering bracket and be done.
right now it seems happy, but I don't want to do all the work of a 4" kit

That kit is only marginally better than cranking. It does nothing for your ball joint or tie rod angles. You will be happier with the 4" kit which van easily go to 6" when you get the itch to go higher.