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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by PainKiller
I have a 4" RC...psc rocker knockers with sliders, rock hard rear bumper with tire swing ( 35" tire hanging off the back) , a rr front bumper w/ a superwinch and steel cable. I lost maybe .5 to .3/4 " of lift. but keep in mind if you go over 3.25-3.5" of lift your rear coils will bow and DS might be needed down the road. Like I said it is your dime bro so get what you feel is best for you and your wallet I lost the 3/4" of lift in the rear but some of that was lost due to the coils bowing. It doesn't sit right but I have correction plates to fix that as soon as I can get some time to install them
See... that's what's strange to me about your lift... your 4" lift seems to sagged more than my 3.25" kit...

Do you think RC uses different compression ratings for their different kits

I lost something less than .5" installing my OR-Fab bumper, tire carrier, and Smitty winch.


On a side note... none of the mentioned kits are "complete" IMHO. Little things like extended brake lines and track bars are missing in one way or another.
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnnyB

Always do!
Rough rider eh? Haha
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by u-joint
...Do you think RC uses different compression ratings for their different kits ...
I'm sure they do. With my 4" lift (non X-Series unlike Duanes), I was down to almost 2.5" - 3" from the original 4" I had. That's from adding tire carrier, 35" spare, bumper, stinger, rock rails, winch. The newer X-Series are a lot better than some of their older lifts. I remember when their 2.5" lifts with progressive rate coils got some bad rap from getting compressed too quick. But that was a while back too.
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 07:54 PM
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all kidding aside....tera is a good lift ....everyone has different opinions on what they run or want to run...my choice was budget because I wanted to get more mods and I knew I was going to go to a bigger lift in a few years anyways.. I have had pro comp lifts on older rigs I have ran but to me they are over priced now. I even ran a offroad technologies lift for a few months on my 07 2 door and It was very expensive but before I traded my rig in on the unlimited i took that lift off and sold it. tera will net you more than advertised lift and ride smoother than RC and when you will net exactly what is advertised with RC. I was just razzing Manoj on teraflex and I hope he took it as such and I am sure Mark will bust my balls in the morning hours
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by snowbilt
Rough rider eh? Haha
A rough country night rider that's a full time lube master. Doesn't get any better than that
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 07:56 PM
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On a completely different topic...

Has anyone noticed how, no matter what you search for on this forum, this thread is ALWAYS in the top results
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 07:57 PM
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alright, one last question...for the RC 3.5 inch lift...it says backspacing is 4.5-4.75 inches...what if i only have 4 inches of backspacing?
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by u-joint
On a completely different topic...

Has anyone noticed how, no matter what you search for on this forum, this thread is ALWAYS in the top results
even though i have never had a search actually work for me...reguardless of what i search for this thread is ALWAYS there. haha. but search never works the way i want it to
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Red-Dirt
alright, one last question...for the RC 3.5 inch lift...it says backspacing is 4.5-4.75 inches...what if i only have 4 inches of backspacing?
4.0 inches is "better" than 4.5 and 4.75... you are good
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by PainKiller
...I was just razzing Manoj on teraflex and I hope he took it as such and I am sure Mark will bust my balls in the morning hours
:what: you're as much a part of the dark side ad me bro!! as for mark busting yer balls, ahem.. You two are on your own unless lube masters services are deemed necessary!
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