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Rough Country or Readylift 3.5" lift

Rammit

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I am waiting for my new truck to get here and am ready to start getting some accessories purchased to install as soon as it comes in. I have been looking at the Readylift 3.5" SST kit and the Rough Country 3.5" kit. They seem almost identical but there are a few differences. I am trying to get some feedback on these kits from people who may have either one. Here are a few of the main differences:

* Rough Country is $300 cheaper
* Rough Country comes with Rear Shocks. Readylift says it doesn't need new longer travel rear shocks.
* Rough Country uses a max tire of 295/20/20. Readylift says you can go 35x12.50/20 with a +18mm offset. Not sure if this is realistic.

Both kits seem to have good reviews and should be well made. My main concern is keeping a quality ride. I am planning on putting fuel Mavericks on it, with an AT tire.
Any feedback is welcomed.
 
Rammit said:
I am waiting for my new truck to get here and am ready to start getting some accessories purchased to install as soon as it comes in. I have been looking at the Readylift 3.5" SST kit and the Rough Country 3.5" kit. They seem almost identical but there are a few differences. I am trying to get some feedback on these kits from people who may have either one. Here are a few of the main differences:

* Rough Country is $300 cheaper
* Rough Country comes with Rear Shocks. Readylift says it doesn't need new longer travel rear shocks.
* Rough Country uses a max tire of 295/20/20. Readylift says you can go 35x12.50/20 with a +18mm offset. Not sure if this is realistic.

Both kits seem to have good reviews and should be well made. My main concern is keeping a quality ride. I am planning on putting fuel Mavericks on it, with an AT tire.
Any feedback is welcomed.
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Greetings Rammit. Just replied to you back on my “All fixed up “thread. As you know, I have the 3 1/2” Rough Country. I do have 35x12.5’s on wheels with a zero offset and they did rub slightly. If you had these same tires and lift with a stock wheel offset (+17 or +18) I do not believe they would rub at all. The ride is still surprisingly smooth as well.
 
19llhpb said:
Greetings Rammit. Just replied to you back on my “All fixed up “thread. As you know, I have the 3 1/2” Rough Country. I do have 35x12.5’s on wheels with a zero offset and they did rub slightly. If you had these same tires and lift with a stock wheel offset (+17 or +18) I do not believe they would rub at all. The ride is still surprisingly smooth as well.
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Thanks for the feedback. I am leaning toward the rough country but didn’t want to limit my tire options.
 
ksn240 said:
Go Readylift! I'll see if I can find the video but the quality difference between the two is huge.
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Here it is. I had already went with the Readylift strut spacer with control arms only since they were first to the market, but glad I did. I'm seriously considering ordering the rest of the kit to turn it into the 3.5" lift.


For the record, I do know plenty of people that run Rough Country lifts with zero issues, but this video scared me away. Looking at the two side by side, the Readylift is a much sturdier product.
 
ksn240 said:
Here it is. I had already went with the Readylift strut spacer with control arms only since they were first to the market, but glad I did. I'm seriously considering ordering the rest of the kit to turn it into the 3.5" lift.


For the record, I do know plenty of people that run Rough Country lifts with zero issues, but this video scared me away. Looking at the two side by side, the Readylift is a much sturdier product.
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Thanks for posting that. When you look at the pics on line they seem very similar. Looking at that comparison is pretty eye opening. I have been trying to compare these for a while and haven’t found any side by side comparisons before.
 
Rammit said:
Thanks for posting that. When you look at the pics on line they seem very similar. Looking at that comparison is pretty eye opening. I have been trying to compare these for a while and haven’t found any side by side comparisons before.
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I hadn't either until somebody posted this video on another forum. Kind of shocking how big of a difference there is.
 
Ordered my Readylift kit today it’s back ordered till September 5th which sucks! But worth the wait as it’s a superior product. I was waiting for a full suspension lift but honestly I will never take this truck off-road so a 3.5 inch lift is plenty for looking pretty at the boat ramp.

Good luck with your decision.
 
I had ordered the Rough Country 3.5" lift, and someone posted that video above for me as a heads up. I decided to cancel the order and moved to ReadyLift. Who knows? Maybe the Rough Country would have been fine, but I figured I wouldn't take any chances. My ReadyLift 3.5" just came in and is getting installed Friday.
 
Kevin C said:
I had ordered the Rough Country 3.5" lift, and someone posted that video above for me as a heads up. I decided to cancel the order and moved to ReadyLift. Who knows? Maybe the Rough Country would have been fine, but I figured I wouldn't take any chances. My ReadyLift 3.5" just came in and is getting installed Friday.
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Awesome, I just got a tracking number my parts arrive on Saturday.
 
19BlkRam said:
Ordered my Readylift kit today it’s back ordered till September 5th which sucks! But worth the wait as it’s a superior product. I was waiting for a full suspension lift but honestly I will never take this truck off-road so a 3.5 inch lift is plenty for looking pretty at the boat ramp.

Good luck with your decision.
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That's kind of where I'm at. My truck will never see offroad and will only get put in 4wd maybe a couple times a year. I'm sure the Readylift kit would be just fine in my situation since my truck wont wver be taking any abuse. I already have the Readylift control arms and leveling kit, so it wouldn't take much to get the other components. I guess the biggest thing is I need to decide if the 3.5 will be enough lift for me, or if I want to go to a 6" kit instead, which I'm thinking may be a little too much.
 
The Ridge Grapplers are nice. In other trucks, I've had Toyo M/T's, Toyo A/T's, BFG A/T's, Cooper tires, and more.

These Nitto's seem to be a nice combo tire. Pretty aggressive looks, but not too much road noise. The sidewall is stiffer than the stock tires obviously, so the ride does firm up a bit with them, but that will be true with most any aftermarket "terrain" tire.

I haven't had any opportunities to see how they do in the mud, snow or rain, so it's all been dry pavement and dusty fire roads thus far.

Overall, I would buy them again so far (again, I haven't tested them off the pavement yet).
 
Rammit said:
Truck looks great. I ordered my Readylift this week along with Maverick wheels. How do you like the ridge grapplers? I’m debating on what tires and size to go with.
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FYI, I did a "review" of the initial thoughts on the Readylift on a different site. Here you go if interested:

Well, I finally got my lift installed. First off, the pics don't do it justice in my opinion. The truck looks significantly beefy now, even with the 295/60R20s (rather than the 35's some people are going with). I could fit a little more tire in there, but the proportions are pretty spot on for me (still allowing a little wheel well to show, rather than being completely full with 35's).

I love the look.

The one downside is that the ride is noticeably stiffer than stock. Not crazy stiff, but noticeably stiffer. I can feel more bumps, and it doesn't seem as glued to the road as stock (or even with the 2" leveling spacer I took off to have this installed). Time will tell if this is a big deal to me or not (I've driven maybe 40 miles since picking up the truck earlier today). I've said repeatedly that I love the refinement of the Gen5's. My initial feelings is that this takes away a little of the refinement.

I don't want to overstate it - it still rides 100 times better than my Gen3 does. But it is not as smooth as it was before the lift was installed.
 
I ordered my 20x9 fuel Mavericks and the Readylift kit this week. The truck should be here soon. Still have to decide on a tire but I’m leaning toward the Nitto Ridge Grapplers.
 
Rammit said:
I ordered my 20x9 fuel Mavericks and the Readylift kit this week. The truck should be here soon. Still have to decide on a tire but I’m leaning toward the Nitto Ridge Grapplers.
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Which Mavericks did you get? Black?
 
We had a 6" on her 09 Tundra and only a handful of times we encountered parking problems. It's all about where ya live and where you commute to.
 
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