BDS lift or Rusty's

sidewayskj · **Posted:** Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:14 pm

I like both lifts but the rusty's comes with new struts but the bds comes with decent rear shocks (I think). Comments on both lifts and preferences would be nice. I had it narrowed down to rusty's but seen a couple ppl on here are running BDS lift and just wondering how that is with contact issues and the ride quality. Thanks for your time.

LiLredLibby · **Posted:** Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:35 pm

sidewayskj wrote:

I like both lifts but the rusty's comes with new struts but the bds comes with decent rear shocks (I think). Comments on both lifts and preferences would be nice. I had it narrowed down to rusty's but seen a couple ppl on here are running BDS lift and just wondering how that is with contact issues and the ride quality. Thanks for your time.

I vote Rustys,you can always upgrade rear shocks.

Gris · **Posted:** Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:47 pm

I have no experience with Rusty's, but I do have a BDS on mine.

It handles great, very smooth ride. I've had no issue with the OE Struts in the front.

What I'm not 100% fond of is the lift height. BDS is only 2" where as the rusty is 2.5" (right?).

I'm very happy with mine. Only way I would change it is if I end up with a Rock Lizard bumper set, then I'd just upgrade the lift to a Frankenlift.

sidewayskj · **Posted:** Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:16 am

I am prelowered on my kj if I get the rusty's or the bds is that extra height I get off the prelowered taken off the lift height. Meaning are they taking the 2.5 inchs or the 2 inchs based off lifting an 03 and up kj is how much lift is achieved or are they basing it off prelowered.

Jeephead1977 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:20 am

good question :?:

spoonplugger1 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:37 am

As with all the lifts that change the springs, you end up with the same lift no matter what rig you started with. A '02 will be the same height as a '06.

sidewayskj · **Posted:** Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:16 pm

Yea I know that I am talking about on the kits they say 2.5 inch lift is that 2.5 lift from the prelowered height of my libby or from the 06 height of the libby you get 2.5 inchs

Gris · **Posted:** Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:30 pm

I don't know the total gain for lowered compared to prelowered. If you want to see wha tthe BDS looks like and can do, click the link in my sig.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:49 pm

You will get more lift with prelowered springs withe a spacer kit,a full coil kit will be the same height no matter what.

Jeephead1977 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 02, 2007 2:11 pm

OK guys correct me if I am wrong here but the way it sounds to me the springs are the only thing different in prelowered/older vs lowered/newer. So I am thinking you will get about and inch more lift on a newer model then you would the older model actually regaining the lost inch. This would reason me to believe that in theory the two different vehicles would be at the same height with the same lift kit installed with newer model getting that extra inch back that they lost the older model will not get as much because the lifted spring that much larger then the old one.

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Fri Feb 02, 2007 4:38 pm

I ended up with 3" of lift with my rustys lift, 2 conduit nuts, and 245/70/16 wheels.

raceinfan · **Posted:** Fri Feb 02, 2007 5:07 pm

Jeepjeepster wrote:

I ended up with 3" of lift with my rustys lift, 2 conduit nuts, and 245/70/16 wheels.

how'd ya get that ????? I got 2.5 with mine & I'm running 245/70's or did ya measure lift hieght + tires to come up with 3 which would make sence

oh & I haven't done the clevis yet

Eddo · **Joined:** Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:01 pm **Posts:** 1214

I'd go with Rusty's. I've installed 3 of them so far. A fourth tomorrow. All of them go on easy and are good kits.

sidewayskj · **Posted:** Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:17 pm

I just wondering how the BDS matched up but it looks like rusty's is the way to go new springs and struts just link that kit up with the rancho's and away we go thanks for your input guys.

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Sat Feb 03, 2007 5:41 pm

raceinfan wrote:

Jeepjeepster wrote:

I ended up with 3" of lift with my rustys lift, 2 conduit nuts, and 245/70/16 wheels.

how'd ya get that ????? I got 2.5 with mine & I'm running 245/70's or did ya measure lift hieght + tires to come up with 3 which would make sence

oh & I haven't done the clevis yet

Yea, thats overall lift with tires, lift, and 2 conduit nuts for the clevis. :wink:

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