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I just can’t decide on what to do on a lift. I am torn between BDS 4” and a Tuff country 3”
The BDS as the lifetime warranty which is nice but would I ever need to use that ? Probably not.
So if you had to choose what would it be ?
I plan on staying with the 33x12.5 that are in it now and maybe change the rally wheels out at a later time.
 

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I’ve ran BDS on other trucks and I’ve been very happy with the quality of the kit, as well as the ride quality.
 

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If I remember right tuff country had some of the lower spring rates if that's part of your decision.

I have no experience with BDS but I've heard good things.

I have tuff country on my square in the 6 in flavor
 

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I run the 2" Tuff Country ez ride on my K5. It lifted 3" and rides real nice, way better than the stock suspension.
The finish of the springs was real rough and one of the shocks was defective out of the box. Summit sent me a new one instantly. The springs are shipped without any packaging, just the shipping sticker which is a pain to get off.
 

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I've never owned Tuff Country springs yet, but I know they are nice riding off-the-shelf springs. I've got BDS springs on my '88 Suburban and I've been very happy with them. I got them in '08 or so.
 

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Cliff’s Notes; we’re happy with the BDS kit on our Jeep.

I’ve never owned Tuff Country but my wife’s Jeep LJ has a 3” (short arm) BDS and it rides nicely. All of the parts were/are great quality and there haven’t any problems other than normal bushing failures (the kit is about 16 years old).
 

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I have the Tuff Country 3" ez ride with springs, no lift blocks, and 33/12.50/15 tires. Everyone states it rides nice, I almost feel like it's too soft. I wouldn't want to try hauling anything heavy and I am worried how it will tow. Just my .02
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I have the Tuff Country 3" ez ride with springs, no lift blocks, and 33/12.50/15 tires. Everyone states it rides nice, I almost feel like it's too soft. I wouldn't want to try hauling anything heavy and I am worried how it will tow. Just my .02
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I ended up getting the 2” tuff country so I didn’t have to deal with the snowball effect of bigger tires regear and so on.
 

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