full drop or knuckle kit?

[CLW]

Just wondering is a full drop better than a knuckle kit. Have been looking at different kits to buy and can't decide which to get, but found a great deal on a pro comp kit, but it is a knuckle kit. I don't plan on doing a whole lot of offroading, but maybe a little. It is for a 2000 Z71 1500

[Matt_]

for extreme offroading and maximum tire clearance the full drop is the way to go.

for a mostly street driven vehicle and for ease or installation knuckle all the way (not to say knuckle is bad for offroading).


with a knuckle kit, you're looking at 6" max lift. With a full drop you can crank up to 8". Its all dependent on what you want to do.

[mitchellz71]

im not a fan of knuckle kits myself, but some people say they hold alighnment better. with my DC i havent had it alighned other then when it was installed and its held pretty dam good

[xtremeoffroad]

knuckle kits wear your upper ball joint out faster, and they limit the offset and backspacing of wheels.

[Matt_]

:think: how do they wear out your upper balljoints faster seeing as the UCA doesn't change orientation?

[CLW]

U guys rock. Answered my questions.

One more. How can u tell if a lift is a full drop or a knuckle kit by looking at the picture of the kit online.

[Matt_]

knuckle kits come with new knuckles :colby04:

[CLW]

Guess that was a stupid question.