4.5" lift
09-22-2007, 11:26 AM
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If you have the money, and want a nice ride, go with Thuren/Carli/Lorenz...
I went the cheap route and got the 4" superlift kit, doesnt ride very well at all.
I have a Carli mini pack im waiting to put on, and ill probably get some coil springs from Don Thuren pretty soon as funds allow, and shocks later on from his as well...
If I could do it all over, I would have saved up the couple hundred extra bucks(that ill be spending now anyway
) and go with a nicer kit with a better ride/articulation...
I went the cheap route and got the 4" superlift kit, doesnt ride very well at all.
I have a Carli mini pack im waiting to put on, and ill probably get some coil springs from Don Thuren pretty soon as funds allow, and shocks later on from his as well...
If I could do it all over, I would have saved up the couple hundred extra bucks(that ill be spending now anyway
) and go with a nicer kit with a better ride/articulation...
09-22-2007, 02:06 PM
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Talk to Thuren or Carli. I will be getting my coils from carli, and shocks as well. I don't have the $$ for the starter kit, so I am gonna have to piece it together one step at a time, and thats what I like about Carli's stuff. It all stacks onto each other, so you can do it one step at a time if need be.
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09-22-2007, 02:42 PM
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Like the others said if you have the $$$$ then go with a custom height Thuren. Back when I was looking about a year ago the tallest "race style" suspension was a pathetic 2.5". Ive heard that Thuren makes taller custom kits.
Since I wanted 4.5" I decided to go with the 4.5" Superlift with the Bilstien 5100's all around. It rode ok and felt like it needed a rear sway bar for sho....
I still wanted a little bling so I ordered up a pair of chrome plated fox shox w/ resivoirs and mounted them on an auxiliry shock mount and it completely change the way my truck rides.
It handles like night and day. I have hardley any body roll and it handles the the bad pavement great. I dont desert race or hit off road woops at 60+ so I cant tell you how it stacks up against a "race system" but for the kind of driving I do....FAST it does great for a $1,500 system with 4 Bilstien 5100's and Fox shox.
So I feel complete comfortable reccomending this system for someone who doesnt have the $$$$ to throw down on a off road racing suspension system but still wants the height of a 4.5" lift yet rides great and had some bling to show off all for under $1,500
Since I wanted 4.5" I decided to go with the 4.5" Superlift with the Bilstien 5100's all around. It rode ok and felt like it needed a rear sway bar for sho....
I still wanted a little bling so I ordered up a pair of chrome plated fox shox w/ resivoirs and mounted them on an auxiliry shock mount and it completely change the way my truck rides.
It handles like night and day. I have hardley any body roll and it handles the the bad pavement great. I dont desert race or hit off road woops at 60+ so I cant tell you how it stacks up against a "race system" but for the kind of driving I do....FAST it does great for a $1,500 system with 4 Bilstien 5100's and Fox shox.
So I feel complete comfortable reccomending this system for someone who doesnt have the $$$$ to throw down on a off road racing suspension system but still wants the height of a 4.5" lift yet rides great and had some bling to show off all for under $1,500
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09-23-2007, 12:42 AM
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haha, might as well just get the race then, with the 3.0's. I changed my mind yet again from KORE to Thuren, just cuz Thuren has a much better road ride, and he is a small company and is close to where I live. I like the fact I can just cruise over there and talk to him about whatever. Once I get my 450 sold or my lil mini bike sold Im all over his suspension kit with the king 2.5's
09-23-2007, 07:33 AM
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09-23-2007, 01:45 PM
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haha, might as well just get the race then, with the 3.0's. I changed my mind yet again from KORE to Thuren, just cuz Thuren has a much better road ride, and he is a small company and is close to where I live. I like the fact I can just cruise over there and talk to him about whatever. Once I get my 450 sold or my lil mini bike sold Im all over his suspension kit with the king 2.5's
You won't be dissappointed with Don's stuff. Easily the best bang for the buck.
I'm going to be visiting him again in the next month or two to play with shock valving. I've been hitting bigger stuff lately and need to get a little more aggressive with the damping.
09-23-2007, 04:09 PM
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