I have a 06 dually that i'm looking to lift high enough to clear 35" tires. I'm looking for kit that won't affect the towing and will hold up over the long run. Between the skid steers and jeeps she has a trailer behind her 85% of the time. I had my eye on the tuff country and bds kits. Just wondering if you all had any suggestions or advise.

thanks

 

you are gonna need spacers to clear the sidewalls so the rears don't rub. i was thinking about doing this, but after looking at how much it was gonna cost me, the cost of tires, spacers, lift kit. it just turned me off of it real quick.

 

I normally don't question things that guys do to their trucks after all to each their own and it's their truck. But why would you want to lift a dually they suck off road!

 

First off this is a work truck that goes off road while on construction/ job sites. Its nothing hardcore but a little extra height is needed so i don't tear the running boards off the truck when I have to drive down to the equipment to refill them. Also I like the way they look with little larger tires on them. Sides I have my jeeps for the real hardcore off road stuff.

Yea i read about the spacers and tires are not an issue seeing that I have to put a new set on anyway. I'm just looking for a decent kit that will lift the truck some but not to badly effect the stock towing/hauling performance of the truck. One thing that has me concerned are the larger lifting blocks. not sure if i should mess with them or stick with the add a leaf, which im guessing would be a better route to go for durability.

 

There's no way I'd use lift blocks on that truck.

 

Why ruin a perfectly good truck? JMHO.

 

Since you tow with the truck, the biggest priority is keeping your spring rates up. If you get a kit with progressive rate front springs, as you load down the truck, the front will compress proportionally more at first, then less later. Whether or not the stiffer bottom end kicks in soon enough to stop the tires from rubbing can really only be known by installing them and loading the truck. If you get non-progressive springs, make sure their load rating is in the ballpark of your current springs so you aren't putting in a weaker part.

In the rear, an add-a-leaf or airbags would be the only things I'd recommend. Taller blocks would only gain you an inch, maybe two at most over your stock 4" blocks, but you absolutely don't want to stack them, and you don't want to get into axle wrap caused my a lot of power under a heavy load. You might need longer sway bar links, that's something you probably shouldn't pull off since you mentioned towing.

You keeping the stock wheels? Stock duallys wheels are what, 6.5" or 7" wide? There's no way you're shoe-horning a 35x12.50 onto that rim, not even a 295 or 305mm wide, so what are you doing for replacement wheels? Are you dead-set on 35s? Because up to 34x12 fits with no lift at all, why not find a narrower 33" tire and go with that. Stock wheels, no lift, maybe some spacers, but you won't lose as much functionality out of the truck by going with just the tires.

It works just like it is. I'd pull off the running boards before messing with the suspension on a dually that get's worked hard, unless you're just adding load-carry parts like airbags.