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[wickedmopar]

Hey Biggiehorn, I saw your post in the suspension thread back in 2022 where you shared your thoughts on the Readylift SST. You commented that it's good/good value but you might have gone with something a bit more "premium" in retrospect.

If you were going to redo it today and still stay at about 3.5" stance, what setup(s) would you be looking at?

As you might guess, I'm in suspension analysis paralysis right now. I was thinking Bilstein 5100's all around but the more I look I think I want a bit taller and your trucks just seems to stand perfectly. I'm considering 35/11.5/20 or 295/65/20 tires.

Thanks sir!

 

[Biggiehorn]

Hey Biggiehorn, I saw your post in the suspension thread back in 2022 where you shared your thoughts on the Readylift SST. You commented that it's good/good value but you might have gone with something a bit more "premium" in retrospect.

If you were going to redo it today and still stay at about 3.5" stance, what setup(s) would you be looking at?

As you might guess, I'm in suspension analysis paralysis right now. I was thinking Bilstein 5100's all around but the more I look I think I want a bit taller and your trucks just seems to stand perfectly. I'm considering 35/11.5/20 or 295/65/20 tires.

Thanks sir!

Hey appreciate that! Just know that I am far from an expert in this area but I think it really just lands on the budget you want to stick with and the intended use of your truck. For me, when I opted for the ReadyLift SST, I just wanted the lifted look. This was my first truck and I had no desire to take it off road at the time. I purchased the ReadyLift with that mindset, and on the street, it has been completely fine for the 35k miles or so that I have had this setup installed. With that said, as I started making upgrades, I found that my interests began to change. After taking the truck to explore a few of Florida's Wildlife Management areas, I quickly realized how much of a blast it was to hit the trails. While the ReadyLift kit has handled the light off-roading I've done without any problems, the ride quality is pretty harsh as you probably expect.

If budget is not an issue and you want at least 3.5" of lift, the BDS 4" setup is a great kit from what I've heard from others. You can option it with the Fox coil-overs if you're wanting better performance. That is a costly setup and at that point most people just go with the 6" setup from BDS because the cost difference isn't that much between the two. I would recommend weighing out both options if that is a route that you consider. I believe they also offer a 3" setup as well that utilizes the Fox coil-overs. If off road performance isn't what you're after though, there are several other companies out there that offer 3.5"+ lift kits at a lesser cost than BDS.

If budget is a factor and you want to keep cost on the lower end, several people have ran the ReadyLift setup and paired it with the Bilsteins. @MurphBigHorn went this route and last I checked, he has only had good things to say about it. I'm sure he could help answer any questions you might have if you wanted to go that route.

 

[wickedmopar]

Hey appreciate that! Just know that I am far from an expert in this area but I think it really just lands on the budget you want to stick with and the intended use of your truck. For me, when I opted for the ReadyLift SST, I just wanted the lifted look. This was my first truck and I had no desire to take it off road at the time. I purchased the ReadyLift with that mindset, and on the street, it has been completely fine for the 35k miles or so that I have had this setup installed. With that said, as I started making upgrades, I found that my interests began to change. After taking the truck to explore a few of Florida's Wildlife Management areas, I quickly realized how much of a blast it was to hit the trails. While the ReadyLift kit has handled the light off-roading I've done without any problems, the ride quality is pretty harsh as you probably expect.

If budget is not an issue and you want at least 3.5" of lift, the BDS 4" setup is a great kit from what I've heard from others. You can option it with the Fox coil-overs if you're wanting better performance. That is a costly setup and at that point most people just go with the 6" setup from BDS because the cost difference isn't that much between the two. I would recommend weighing out both options if that is a route that you consider. I believe they also offer a 3" setup as well that utilizes the Fox coil-overs. If off road performance isn't what you're after though, there are several other companies out there that offer 3.5"+ lift kits at a lesser cost than BDS.

If budget is a factor and you want to keep cost on the lower end, several people have ran the ReadyLift setup and paired it with the Bilsteins. @MurphBigHorn went this route and last I checked, he has only had good things to say about it. I'm sure he could help answer any questions you might have if you wanted to go that route.

Thanks sir, that's good feedback. I'm a little gun shy on going too high so 3.5 really seems to be where I want to land, especially for my use (mostly street, some parking garages occasionally). I'm going to look more into the Readylift/Bilstein combo.

Keep up this great thread, it's been one of the most informative for upgrade info!

 

[MurphBigHorn]

Thanks sir, that's good feedback. I'm a little gun shy on going too high so 3.5 really seems to be where I want to land, especially for my use (mostly street, some parking garages occasionally). I'm going to look more into the Readylift/Bilstein combo.

Keep up this great thread, it's been one of the most informative for upgrade info!

[mention]wickedmopar [/mention] the readylift with Bilstein have treated me well. Have little over 30k on the setup. Originally I ran the stock rear shocks, after some time replaced the rear shocks. Which helped a lot.

 

[wickedmopar]

Thanks! So, as I understand it, this setup gives you that great looking 3.5" height with the added benefit of the Bilstein shocks which are not only a general improvement over stock but you also get improved reliability b/c they're not as "stretched" as stock would be. Is that about right?

 

[MurphBigHorn]

Thanks! So, as I understand it, this setup gives you that great looking 3.5" height with the added benefit of the Bilstein shocks which are not only a general improvement over stock but you also get improved reliability b/c they're not as "stretched" as stock would be. Is that about right?

You got it.


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[wickedmopar]

Thanks again gents, that is my likely path!