1999 2 door tahoe lift...Question!

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T-Bagg

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Bowtie is right. Go lower than 4.10. That's what I have and I wish I had gone 4.56 or 4.88. I make my self feel better by saying I have 4Lo in reserve if I need lower gearing.

I have the RCD 6" lift and a 3' body lift. I only rub if I come down ******* the front and the wheels are turned.
My ladder bars had to be welded in. The bars didn't quite reach where they were supposed to land on the frame so I couldn't bolt them in like the kit is supposed to.

If you plan on doing some heavier wheeling and you can be patient and save up some extra dough a solid axle swap is the way to go. You can get more flex and can install a locker into the front diff. Other wise the drop down bracket lifts have served most of us quite well.
 

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Im not trying to thread jack but what is the difference between an IFS and an SAS lift?? What is IFS and SAS?
 

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Im not trying to thread jack but what is the difference between an IFS and an SAS lift?? What is IFS and SAS?

IFS - Independent Front Suspension which is great for a smooth ride, but not good for more hardcore offroad

SAS - Solid Axle Swap which replaces the IFS with a solid front axle. Great for flexing and articulation offroad. Easy to maintain, just not very easy to setup. Lots of fab work involved from what I understand.
 

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I'm running something similar to what your looking at I'm running a 6" RCD kit with a 2" body on 38x13.5x18, it not only looks good but I get awesome traction
 

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I did the lift last week. I went with the rough country 6" lift, 17" mickey thompson classic wheels and 35x12.50x17 tires. I am satisfied. This week I am going to pull off the running boards and put on black or chrome tube steps, I haven't decided which yet but I am leaning towards black. I am also running dual exhaust.
 

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