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Good place to get lift installed?

I was wondering if any body knew where a good place to get a lift kit installed at eithier in the bay area or the Sacramento area.

Also I'm still debating on a 3" or 6" lift if any one has any input I'd be open ears.

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Permalink Reply by potatomutato on August 28, 2010 at 1:11pm

Ant...you ought to wait for an Install Day...there's going to be one in Sac on the 11th of September. i believe there may be another in late October or possibly November as well.

if you prefer to have the installation warrantied through a professional installer, then i wouldn't really know who the best would be. personally, i'd go with a 3" lift.

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Permalink Reply by pkelly72 on August 28, 2010 at 1:18pm

You could always have Bz do it. You could help him while he does it so you understand how it works.

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Permalink Reply by downy_ball on August 28, 2010 at 1:25pm

Ya... Bz helped me put in my Daystar leveling/lift kit. Learned a lot.

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Permalink Reply by C4B_ROCKs on August 28, 2010 at 1:43pm

Remember that if you go 6" you will have to cut out a front cross member in the front area and if you end up wanting to go 3" for more performance suspension you will have to weld back the front cross member. Thats what Jr Vong has to do with his rig, He wants to go back to 3" after riding in my rig when I took him to a couple of whoops ever sense then he has been looking for stock spindle and to weld his front cross memeber. maybe you guys can trade if you end up going for a 6" lift.

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Permalink Reply by antbanks on August 28, 2010 at 3:21pm

Thanks for all the info!and I'm looking for more of a shop so I could get a warrenty I would most likely want to get it done in Sacramento.and as far as the lift I'm pretty sure im going to go with the ome 3" lift.

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Permalink Reply by Bozly on August 28, 2010 at 4:13pm

Warranties are over rated IMHO.
Any reputable manufacturer is going to stand behind their parts so all you're really getting is a warranty on labor.
You have to remember that a lot of people who work in places that may do installs are not the highest paid or the brightest bulbs on the tree so, how many corners are they gonna cut and how much are they really gonna care if one install is any better than the next? It's all about getting jobs thru the shop, making it till Friday and getting the pay check.

I would recommend buying the parts and enlisting some of us who have had first hand experience not only installing but how things work on and off the trails and learning A LOT about your truck, so, when something does break, and it will, you have the knowledge to do something to put things back together to at least get you off the trail and maybe even back home. Getting towed off a trail is expensive and in not covered under any warranty.

That way you'll not only get to meet some of us ultra cool folks but with the money you save on installation you can buy some cool extra goodies like the BozTec rear diff skid:-)

Just my .02¢

Oh and 3" for sure!!!