04' GMC 1500 Suspension Question

[brett3xx]

Hi, The problem you get with asking this question is that most people are only familiar with the kit that is on their truck or a buddy's truck, and since they paid for it....its going to be better than the other brands for whatever reason. Almost any suspension lift you buy will come with a lifetime warranty excluding shocks and powder coating. Ive installed hundreds of ifs lift kits, you can check out our website nothingbutlifts.com for some pics of some of the trucks we've done. Here is my opinion based on installing just about every kit out there:

Cognito motorsports offers the best kit money can buy, but your going to spend a good bit more for this kit.

RCX has the best kit for the money. It is a very well designed kit and fits great. We install tons of these, its probably our #1 seller. This kit also comes with the new anti wrap blocks which are really nice. They also have their new 2.2 shocks that are optional. The only thing I don't like about the RCX kit is that its only a 5" lift, the torsion is adjusted up 1" to get the advertised 6" of lift.

Superlift makes great lifts at a decent price. They offer 3 lifts for your truck. bracket kit, standard knuckle kit, fit kit. The fit kit is overpriced and only a 5" lift, and the bracket kit is an outdated design that should be avoided at all cost. The standard knuckle kit is a great kit and is a full 6" lift. Im not a fan of how they do the rear set up though, 5" block stacked on top of the factory 2" block.

Fabtech makes a very strong kit, their front and rear cross-members are braced in way that adds a great deal of strength. All of the previously mentioned lifts will slightly increase your front track width, but its not that noticeable. The Fabtech lift however, will increases the track enough that it is noticeable, so you'll want to get some 2"-2.5" wheel spacers for the rear. If you don't like your wheels and tires sticking out past the fenders don't go with this kit. I should also mention fabtech is on the pricey side, and will cost you a good bit more than most of the others.

Rancho makes a great kit for these truck, but it is greatly overpriced and since its a full one piece subframe fitment isn't all that great. Fitment aside the one piece subframe is nice and very strong

Skyjacker also has a good lift but its overpriced. Why pay more for something that not any better than a less expensive model?

Procomp is a decent kit, but you can get a better lift like RCX or superlift for less.

BDS I'm not very familiar with so I'm not going to comment on them.

That all I have for now, If you have any more questions about these or any I for got to mention PM me.

Thanks, Brett