Good stance to give clearance but stay streetable. Hopefully braided steel brake hoses and some sturdy skidplates are on the to-do list if it will see any real action.
This looks great. I have a 2017 Luxury trim with air suspension that I am going to start upgrading a little at a time. It looks like you are in North Texas is that correct? Just curious what something like this set up would run for mine.
Actually it's uploaded and unlisted because it needed a couple edits. Then the hard drive crashed so we're working on it. Currently have 5 videos in post on that drive. So yeah that's been great🙄
Looks great. QQ. Did you use KDSS spacers to eliminate the passenger side lean? Or did you use spacers on the passenger side strut and rear spring? At those lift numbers it does not look to be leaning so wondering what path you took.
Great question, no spacers. That's what the adjustment in the coilovers, combined with KDSS neutralization is for. Every vehicle that leaves my shop (with adjustable parts, can only do so much with leaf springs) is leveled to within ¼ inch or less, usually less. If you have quality parts, park on dead flat ground, and open the valves it'll level back out whenever it gets off a little. The shims and spacer stuff is a bandage IMO. That's why I prefer a true coilover in the front, so it can be dialed in. Now, a vehicle like this doesn't get a full corner weighting unless the customer specifically request to, but I find they stay true enough that nobody ever calls me about it even years later.
@@CodyCrafted Great info. Thanks! I had a Dobinson on my 4R. Front 300/700 and rear 599/705. I don't want to run 285s as it won't fit in the spare location on the GX. Running 265/70/17s with the FN Pro bronze. Very similar to your wheel choice here except it's an 8" wheel with 0 offset. Pushes out and flush with the fenders. My 4R lift is the same one I was going to do this spring on my GX. For my use a mild 1.5 front and 1 in the rear is fine. Plus my wheel/tire combo won't look lost with this height. As you know these are not adjustable so was curious how you got such a level stance. Now I know :) I'll likely use KDSS spacers in the rear and see how it sits. I have BudBuilt skids and I know KDSS spacer in the front won't work with their front skid plate.... trying to avoid that! Again, great work and I know from experience sliders can be challenging. They look great as well as centered on the truck.
Thank you. Rides better than stock. 5 years of doing these kits without a failure yet. Check some of the other videos, I cover this quite a bit What do you mean in regards to KDSS?
Great looking rig! Have you had any problems with the 285 tires on the 7 inch wide wheels? I had been under the impression that they needed at least 7.5 inch wide wheels.
@@CodyCrafted Cool, thanks. That seems to be the consensus and there are a lot of people running that combo. I haven't see a single legit issue from anyone, just some theories on whey it might not work.
No air on this one. Its only on Luxury models and they're actually pretty rare. Even more rare for their owners to want to mod them, on a relatively low production vehicle. It's the 1% of the 1% of the 1%
Well I have a Luxury with air suspension in the back, factory MTS too, but do use it for its intended purpose hehehe. I want to lift it but I get rather conflicting info as to how to not get a constant dash light for the air bag delete. @@CodyCrafted
LX and GX do not have the same systems at all. However parts and methods are available to remove the AHC system from 2008-2015 (16+ is different). I can tell you that Dobinsons MRR on a 200 chassis is phenomenal. Feel free to contact me for more info
@@kanevivalakane3699 ah, well.... I would say that that isn't a real concern, tire clearance, track width, and looks, yes but for rollovers it's not enough to make a difference on a vehicle that's already top heavy and then lifted. Personally not a fan of spacers anyway (although I use them very rarely in certain circumstances). Especially on a vehicle where there are a million good wheel options. Stock wheels are very narrow for most all terrain tire sizes
It's actually back now for a Victory full rear bumper. My design hasn't made it past the cocktail napkin sketch stage. Not enough time for R&D and product development
Looks great! Very interested in those victory sliders but I heard install is a pain and sliders don’t really line up well and can get an uneven look? How was your experience?
I helped install these with Cody and it was my first time with the Victory sliders. If you take your time, the adjustments to make them look good are very possible.
This one hasn't been in the shop since your question. There's another GX in the shop right now that's 76" to the top of the stock rails with 24" rear fender to center of rear hub measurement. That particular truck is one of the taller ones we've done with nearly 3" of front lift and 275/70-18 BFG m/t tires.
Nice build, this inspired me to get the same wheels. My apologies if this is common knowledge but I have a question about the lug nuts. Would these be what I need to get? PT076-60200-02
