Undrstm8ed
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VelociRanger wrote:
It's not necessarily how far I WANT to go, but how far I SHOULD go. I like her build, but it seems too much for just a simple daily driver. Plus, I don't like/trust blocks so I won't be going any higher than the 4/3, should I decided that's what's best for the truck nor do I like body lifts.
Should is more relevance of would or could... And if you're a gear-head of any sorts and or you just even spend a rather significant amount of time in a vehicle. A vehicle is just an extension of your personality. Just like finding a relationship in life, something physical attracts you to a genre; Cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats, airplanes, etc... The type further dictates where you go with it. In your case, an assumption is made you like trucks or did. Lowered or lifted? Practical and reliability over durable but extreme? and well, you can see how easily you can break this down.
Personally, anything more than a 4" lift to me, in short sight is a waste of money and just shows who has the bigger ego and deeper pockets but that's just my opinion based upon my own experiences and practicality. When i see full size trucks and their 8" lift kits on shiny low profile tires & wheels, sorry but I laugh. No real use other than just being higher than everyone else which is why i relate it to EGO's or high horses.. whatever.
As for blocks, the manufacture does it and that's on production rated every day daily grinders.. Is there a better way? Sure but not the most versatile for production purposes or cost effective and still offer safety. Same can be said for body lifts. I'm not jumping my truck out of ditches or down small flights of stairs in parks nor did I do more than a 2.00" BL so I'm not worried about a failure rate based upon non-illustrated facts, (there are some people who will argue the same thing about Body lifts as if the argument was about wheel spacers). So the chances of me doing anything remotely testy of shearing the cab and bed off the frame are pretty non-existent. And if that's the only thing I'd ever have to worry about, I'll take my chances. I'm more likely to be robbed at gunpoint than shear ALL the cab bolts off the frame whether of my own doing or a careening drunk driver impact.
The 2' BL just makes a concerted and inexpensive way to make a little bit of travel room. Now full on Long travel for desert racing application and a body lift kit? Probably not an idea I'd chase too much but again, a 1" kit wouldn't exactly make my butt pucker anymore or any less driving the rig..
And that's my $ .02Last edited on Sun Sep 29th, 2019 10:08 pm by Undrstm8ed
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I like the rangers on 35s though...the price of a set of 35s not so much 
I just want to be lifted enough to get more usability out of the truck, while not going overboard with it. I'm okay with the 4/3 MaxTrac lift (I have a 2wd so let the lifted 2wd haters gather lol) but not any higher than that.
