I'm new to this site and to lifting as well. I can tell that just by looking around that theirs a lot of info out there on this subject but i cant seem to find a clear cut, straight forward answer about the 2'' rough country suspension lift. Could someone that has installed the kit please tell me how premature the wear on cv joints and other front end parts is (like how often do you have to replace it)? Will 31's fit without any rubbing even if you don't crank the front end up all the way(because that from what i hear makes the premature wear 10 times worse)? Whats the ride feel like? Is it worth doing this to your daily commuter? And finally do you get premature and uneven wear on your tires from doing this? I drive a 2002 4 door 4x4. Thanks to whoever replies!

 

Alright problem with a couple of your questions is that everyone experiences diffrent wear and tear from the Rough country install. I personally Have had the cv boots come off multiple times from the added pressure, but thats an easy fix, while others have had the cv joints go completly bad. The only thing I have been mad at most is that every 3 months or so I need an alignment, but I do alot of rough driving.

Now your tire question, this is a huge debate on this site, you may get rubbing, you may not, when you crank up you only go about half way. Look it up on the site, theres some pretty good answers to that question, (but they are all diffrent). Now the tires again, not all tires are true 31" inch tires, so people say that there 31 inch tires don't rub, but the tires are not true. But others like myself, my tires do rub only when turning at full turn, my tires measure 31.3 inches and are labled 31" tires. Also depends if you are looking at get an All Terrain Tire or A Mud Terrain Tire, or even a street tire.
IN MY EXPERIENCE a street and sometimes a/t tire won't rub, while the M/T tire will.

Hope this helps, and p.s if you just want to fit the 31'' tires, do a body lift, they don't cause any problems with suspension or your vehicle.

 

thanks dude. honestly i dont do serious off roading... I just like the way it looks. but i was hoping if i did the suspension lift i could do more off roading. but im no mechanic so i think im just gonna go with the body lift and try to fit some all terrain 31's on there. do you know what the complications of body lift are or is it safe to say that there arent any. i hear that on jeeps you usually have to lift the motor with blocks too. please help im complete noob at this kinda stuff!!!

 

body lifts are fairly easy to do other than the body mount bolts may be rusted and you may have a hard time getting them off. Other than that its not a bad install. just make sure you set aside a whole day to do it, it is easy just time consuming. It would also help to have a buddy help you out. and then later down the road if you end up doing more off roading or want to go higher you can always do the suspension lift. However I still think that a rough country lift is a waste of money because you don't need aftermarket torsion keys to lift your truck or aftermarket upper control arms. You don't really even need the longer shocks. all you really need is the shackles which you can get for $50-$75 depending on which brand. I basicly have a rough country lift with some mis matched parts. I have the 2 inch longer rough country shocks, the 2 inch shackles, 2 inch add-a-leaf and the stock tbars cranked the whole way. This gives almost 3 inches of lift. the shocks were only $140, the shackles were $50 and the add-a-leafs were, $70. Total comes to $260 which is much better than the $400 rough country is trying to sell you. The only difference between the stock keys and the rough country ones is you can crank the rough country ones even higher creating and even bigger angle of the cv joints and ball joints. I've had to replace both of my cvs and a lower ball joint. However most people exagerate about how bad the wear is. My new cv's will probably last another 40,000 miles before they crap out

 

yeah i hope can pull off a body lift by myself/ with a friend. from what i hear its just like 4 or 5 bolts on each side and all you do is untighten them, lift one side at a time, slide in the blocks and tighten again, and your on your way. i also kinda figured people over exaggerated the extent of the wear from the lift. thats why i wanted a straight forward answer about it. i like the way you think. im gonna take your advice and just get the body lift for now and maybe later just get shackles and crank the t bars up. Thanks dude! i also checked out your truck and that thing looks sweet. how did you smoke your taillights out like that? tint paint or tint film?

 

its called nightshades it comes in a spray can at advance auto. I used two coats and like 5 coats of clear coat

 

thanks again man. you helped a butt load