5 inch rte lift

rover rob

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does anybody have any experience the all inclusive rte 5 inch lift ? it looks pretty good on there website. pros,cons.
 

robertf

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Got it on mine with 35. Also has cutout fenders

Pros- its tall
Cons- its tall

lots of nickel and dime additional costs. Axle upgrades to support tires that require a 5” lift cost as much as the lift
 
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rover rob

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Got it on mine with 35. Also has cutout fenders

Pros- its tall
Cons- its tall

lots of nickel and dime additional costs. Axle upgrades to support tires that require a 5” lift cost as much as the lift
rear axle has a kam dif locker and chromo axles, front diff has gbr axles and cv's but no locker yet so that's covered.
 

Stocksuspension66

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About to install a 4.5 Rte springs just waiting on some bushings. You need radius arms for caster correction and to recenter lower shock mount or else shock will hit frame during articulation. Problem is once you correct caster you fuck up pinion angle. As mentioned it is a giant snowball. I talked to Rte on his complete lift and assures it is vibration free and complete. Also factor in shipping cus good lawd is Rte shipping expensive.
 
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SCSL

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IMHO........ 5" is a big lift. The goal should always be to maximize articulation while minimizing COG. So I would look at a 5" lift as supporting, at minimum, a tire size of 37". If you're running a smaller size tire, I would strongly recommend a different approach. Again, this is just my humble opinion, albeit supported by quite a bit of experiencing in wheeling and rock-crawling D2s. That said, if it's just for aesthetics, yeah it looks cool. And there's nothing wrong with that.
 
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rover rob

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IMHO........ 5" is a big lift. The goal should always be to maximize articulation while minimizing COG. So I would look at a 5" lift as supporting, at minimum, a tire size of 37". If you're running a smaller size tire, I would strongly recommend a different approach. Again, this is just my humble opinion, albeit supported by quite a bit of experiencing in wheeling and rock-crawling D2s. That said, if it's just for aesthetics, yeah it looks cool. And there's nothing wrong with that.
yeah I don't want to go that big on the tire size. im running 235/85/16 at the moment . we get a ton of deep snow here and I was thinking of 33s so I probably don't need to go that big but want to get it higher so it doesn't plow in the deeper snow
 

SCSL

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Well, your diffs, axles, driveshafts and the bottom of your suspension parts are going to plow in deep snow anyway, regardless of lift, because only your tire size dictates how far they are off the ground. IMHO, you’ll sacrifice too much COG with 5” of lift, as well as incur additional expense to correct your angles. If you’re going to run 33s, I would recommend smaller lift and trimming. You can easily run 35s with a 3” lift and trimming, so 2” and 33s would give you a nice, low COG. Of course, there are other variables and you might need some cutting of your bumpers and sliders depending on what you’re running. Some folks are initially adverse to trimming but you’ll be happy with the performance results.
 

rovercanus

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255/85-16 is the perfect size for a D2 with a mild lift. I ran a 3" lift with this set up for years on my 2000.
 
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K-rover

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Im running a 4" TF lift with 35s. Its sagged over time to maybe 3.5, but Ive also cut the fenders. I plan on replacing the TF springs for some progressive RTEs but probably will do 3" springs. As was mentioned above. Keep it as low as possible. I can cruise at 80mph with no sway bars just fine.
 

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Stocksuspension66

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I’m in the process of doing the full conversion from 2.5-3inch disco to 4.5. So far I’ve been through spacers with springs now full springs. I’ve done front radius arms, rear watts link, track rods, panhard, bumpstops and sway bar links. I still need diffs to do and rear driveshaft. I will say this, I was comfortable with previous set up but wanted more. It it is no different than a guy that buys a brand new “corvette, mustang” and cams it/ supercharges it. If the truck is in good shape and all repairs are accounted for and you have the budget for it... why not?

So far what i have noticed from conventional lift to +4 is not much. The the truck drives better at +4 than 3 inch only because of the caster correction. Before it was definitely 2 hand operation when driving on the highway. The truck is now rock steady and and drives straight as an arrow. Mind you I run front and rear swaybars and will continue to.

Overall I’m happy with it. It’s pricey, but everything cost money so.....