6" Rough Country lift installed!

[firemedic10584]

So I finally pulled the trigger on having a 6" lift installed and went with Rough Country. After researching for a while, I found a lot of people who talked negatively about RC, but no one actually had any real-world experience with it, just talked it down due to the price being lower. I am here to say that going from just a leveling kit (Bils 5100s) to this kit, I notice very little to no difference in ride quality. Maybe just a SLIGHT more stiff/firm feel, but that's to be expected with any lift. Specs are below - let me know what you think.

RC 6" lift, wheels are 20x9 with 0 offset, tires are Ridge Grapplers 35x12.5x20.

 

[User_119824]

My honest opinion? I think it looks good. I thought about doing this to my truck but didn't want to go with big tires as I drive a lot and road noise is a deal killer. Plus I don't offroad. It looks good on your truck though.

As for Rough Country, I also hear the people talking...but all the offroad shops near me stock their stuff and say it is a great value for the money. Some people immediately correlate cheaper to less quality and that's not always the case. If you're happy then that's what matters most.

Maybe you could let us know if you do happen to have any issues, though I'm hoping you won't. Enjoy!

 

[firemedic10584]

My honest opinion? I think it looks good. I thought about doing this to my truck but didn't want to go with big tires as I drive a lot and road noise is a deal killer. Plus I don't offroad. It looks good on your truck though.

As for Rough Country, I also hear the people talking...but all the offroad shops near me stock their stuff and say it is a great value for the money. Some people immediately correlate cheaper to less quality and that's not always the case. If you're happy then that's what matters most.

Maybe you could let us know if you do happen to have any issues, though I'm hoping you won't. Enjoy!

I don't offroad either - I wanted the lift strictly for looks. As for road noise, the Ridge Grapplers produce very little to no noticeable road noise in my opinion, that was a big factor for me too.

I'll keep the post updated if I do encounter any issues with the kit.

 

[JerryBsizzle]

Looks good! Nothing really wrong with Rough Country these days. Go back 10 or 15 years ago and it was a different story. One of my local shops used to keep a pile of broken rough country parts in the corner and if you saw that you wouldn't have wanted RC at that time.

They have made a turnaround though. One of the most meticulous people I know put a 7" RC on his Duramax AT4.

 

[MikeyHo808]

Well done, sir
For your intended use, RC lifts are fine. Definitely not made to Baja with, but serves its purpose, and RC has come a long way in the quality department. The reviews remain mixed, but if I was to go higher, RC is at the top of the list because of price. Enjoy it…it looks sick!

 

[djevox]

Looks great!

 

[Morenar]

Did you go with the vertex coil overs?

 

[firemedic10584]

Did you go with the vertex coil overs?

No, I already had the bilstein 5100s up front so just left those and just whatever the kit came with for the rest.

 

[ntx_lonestar5.7]

I did the same lift and also add the RC upper control arms. I have been pleased.

 

[ma25624]

So I finally pulled the trigger on having a 6" lift installed and went with Rough Country. After researching for a while, I found a lot of people who talked negatively about RC, but no one actually had any real-world experience with it, just talked it down due to the price being lower. I am here to say that going from just a leveling kit (Bils 5100s) to this kit, I notice very little to no difference in ride quality. Maybe just a SLIGHT more stiff/firm feel, but that's to be expected with any lift. Specs are below - let me know what you think.

RC 6" lift, wheels are 20x9 with 0 offset, tires are Ridge Grapplers 35x12.5x20.

I did the same lift and also add the RC upper control arms. I have been pleased.

Both look great!! Do you either of you notice that the truck leans to the right after the lift? (When facing the front of the truck)

 

[firemedic10584]

Both look great!! Do you either of you notice that the truck leans to the right after the lift? (When facing the front of the truck)

Actually, mine appears to be leaning lower on the passenger side while looking at the front of the truck.

 

[John89]

Both look great!! Do you either of you notice that the truck leans to the right after the lift? (When facing the front of the truck)

Do you mean the right side if you’re facing the truck? If so, the gas tanks is on the drivers side so it would naturally lean that way especially with a full tank. But if you mean it’s leaning towards the passengers side, then, that’s a bit odd.

 

[theblet]

Looks great. Only thing I would change would maybe be some wheel spacers. I like it when they stick out a little on tall trucks

 

[Burnie]

No, I already had the bilstein 5100s up front so just left those and just whatever the kit came with for the rest.

So did you use spacers with the 5100's on the RC 6"? I have a RC 6" with the RC struts but would like to go to Bilstein and potentially lower it down to a 4 or 5" lift.

 

[msnyder1112]

Same but i went with the n3s with plans to goto the vertex later.
I personally love this lift. I had the spacer 3.5 previously that caused me some issues in dealing with now but this weekend front suspension parts will be upgraded to mevotech ttx and energy bushings in the sway bar. Probably sticking with moog end links for now until someone from suspensionmaxx offers me a great deal lol.

I run the gladiator xcomp ats. Virtually no road noise, good grip in any environment and just an all around great affordable tire.

 

[LITTLEREBEL]

Made is good ole Tennessee USA
Great price
Holds up just as good as the pricey ones