McGauphy Lift VS Rough Country Lift

LongrangeLauber · June 5, 2015

The 7" is just a 5" with a level kit. The cv axles won't be as flat so you'll get more of a binding feeling when in 4wd

crafferty · June 5, 2015

BDS or CST and never look back! RC and McGaughy are plagued with problems.

Edited June 5, 2015 by crafferty

LongrangeLauber · June 5, 2015

McGaughy's just has strut problems. Love their lift on my 02

soosick13 · October 5, 2015

McGaughy's lift set at 9", bilstein 5100 shocks, 37x12.5r22 Toyos. I am very happy with the lift kit, no problems with it so far and would recommend it. I haven't run any of the other kits on the market so I can't compare it to any of them. I only have a little bit of rubbing when the wheel is fully turned. I am planning on upgrading to cognito UCA's and coilovers by the end of the year.

Kennith Pujol · February 11, 2016

8" USA kit from B&C Off Road with 35" tires, going next week Monday to have this 8" taken off and get a 12" Third coast kit installed,

Hey brother, have you sold your Fuel Mavericks? If no, what size are they? Thanks in advance.

Kennith Pujol · February 11, 2016

McGaughy's lift set at 9", bilstein 5100 shocks, 37x12.5r22 Toyos. I am very happy with the lift kit, no problems with it so far and would recommend it. I haven't run any of the other kits on the market so I can't compare it to any of them. I only have a little bit of rubbing when the wheel is fully turned. I am planning on upgrading to cognito UCA's and coilovers by the end of the year.

Nice truck man. What size and offset are your wheels, how much does it rub or what kind of cutting have you done, and did you re gear it? Thanks bro

bcbz71 · July 1, 2017

BDS or CST and never look back! RC and McGaughy are plagued with problems.

What problems can it have? It's a bunch of steel brackets that bolt in place.

I have scoured the internet and hear this "RCX sucks" garbage all the time from people running another brand. Yet I haven't found anyone that runs a RCX that says it sucks. All the reviews of the RCX 5" lift that I can find (whether it's a knuckle lift or bracket lift) from people that actually install them on their trucks is very positive.

I just read the instructions for the RCX 5" bracket lift and it's very straight forward, although all that cutting that has to be done certainly makes me pause. The knuckle lift doesn't interest me because of the increase in track width.

Edited July 1, 2017 by bcbz71

Ashton_ · July 8, 2017

So... I should've done more research on Mcgauphy's before purchasing my lift. I recently bought the basic economy kit (7in) and have heard mostly bad reviews about their struts and bushing. Since I'm deployed right now (US ARMY) I had my kit shipped to my place but when the boxes showed up they looked destroyed. Should I go ahead buy new struts and bushing in place of the originals? Simply because I need my truck everyday and don't want to deal with going in and out of shops paying for labor.

FootballCoach53 · October 24, 2017

I’m starting to do some research on the bracket lift vs. the knuckle lift. What are the draw backs to the bracket lift? I’m kind of anal about keeping the track width the same. However, the knuckle lift install is much easier and probably will cost less.