Anybody with a Rancho 4 inch lift kit on their H3 or H3T within an hour of Detroit?

[Alpha X]

The title says it all... Anybody with a Rancho 4 inch lift kit within an hour or two of Detroit that would let me look at it?
I'm interested in taking a few measurements and pictures. Thanks!

 

[H3TDave]

I'd love to see some one come up with a lift kit again at a reasonable price that is.

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[Alpha X]

I'd love to see some one come up with a lift kit again at a reasonable price that is.

Yep... the challenge is "for a reasonable price".

 

[RamRod]

The trick would be to do it in batches, but what would make the biggest difference would be if you were the qualified fabricator.

Cost over runs and delays often happen when dealing with a TP - it doesn't help that the labour rate here for that sort of work is North of $120/hour these days

 

[MustangGirl666]

Biggest issue is the knuckles, casting them in such low quantity is a no go. The tooling and start up costs are huge for something like that. Fabricated knuckles could be done but are extremely labor intensive that it wouldn't be cost effective. Don't get me wrong, I love my Rancho but I think it would be impossible to produce the kit in such low qty at a cost effective price. The next biggest issue after knuckles is the adapter "keys" for the no drop torsion bar. While I know who makes them I'm not sure they would sell them if they have an agreement with Rancho

 

[Alpha X]

he next biggest issue after knuckles is the adapter "keys" for the no drop torsion bar. While I know who makes them I'm not sure they would sell them if they have an agreement with Rancho

I've only seen the adapter keys in pictures, but they look like a cast piece, with some machining to replicate the end of the torsion bar on the one side, and machined to accept the torsion bar on the there side. Is there more to it than that?

 

[atvspeed4]

I've only seen the adapter keys in pictures, but they look like a cast piece, with some machining to replicate the end of the torsion bar on the one side, and machined to accept the torsion bar on the there side. Is there more to it than that?

Yup there is a patent on them. I spoke to the owner several times. Nice guy but had a deal with rancho

 

[RamRod]

I notice that the drift crowd often take the stock knuckles and cut them up and re-weld them in a jig to change up steering angle and the like (ackerman and bunch of other stuff gets changes too)

Is think something that can be explored for us as well, I know cast steel takes some special skills and if not done right has a high failure rate... but it might be an option no?

 

[cgalpha08]

Might as well just go the route of fabricated knuckles like the desert racing guys run, pricy but would work.

 

[4speedfunk]

It’s very possible that keys from some other Rancho kit might work. GM uses this same hex-shape on other IFS trucks and I’ve seen them with Rancho kits using the same type of drop keys.

 

[RamRod]

I am just going to leave this here......

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[JPaul]

Buy it and tell us how it goes...

 

[RamRod]

Buy it and tell us how it goes...

I have a Rancho lift so I am good

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[amrg]

Links

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[Alpha X]

I am just going to leave this here......

Apparently I haven't been looking hard enough! I think the first person who buys one of these chinese knock offs has provided their entire R&D budget for making this lift kit. I'm picturing them holding a ruler to the computer screen to get the dimensions.

 

[humvee]

What a cliffhanger.. Im subbd to this thread and still checking in every 30 mins


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[humvee]

Ahh, nice one RamRod

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[RamRod]

If anyone does this... be prepared to lose a wheel with the chinesium "steel" that they will certainly use...

 

[amrg]

Btw at this time most of the worlds steel comes from china so you could be impressed with what they have!

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[RamRod]

Btw at this time most of the worlds steel comes from china so you could be impressed with what they have!

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It's funny you say that.

There is a bridge project in my town that has gone over the $125,000,000 mark, and is 3 years late due to the low quality steel beams that were originally delivered from a Chinese firm... but now that I type this I guess it wasn't the steel itself it was the weld quality that didn't pass inspection/QC.

I have to say there are a few things that I have bought from China recently that had the quality of a North American machine shop - the part I am referencing in particular is the Hydro I posted in my build thread... I had to search hard to find an issue it

 

[amrg]

Yes exactly! If you pay enough you will get the quality you want. 100% of the fabricated steel beams here come from china, and as long as you buy from reputable and certified manufacurers, the quality of the work produced is top notch!

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[humvee]

but now that I type this I guess it wasn't the steel itself it was the weld quality that didn't pass inspection

That also surprises me. Americans can weld like no one else I've seen

 

[RamRod]

That also surprises me. Americans can weld like no one else I've seen

The welds were done in China as well lol

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[humvee]

Lol.. 2" body lift it is then

 

[4speedfunk]

Winches! China is king. Hate to admit it but, they will out-pull, out-last, and out-price anything domestic. Smitybuilt 12k...best winch I’ve ever owned (including a MileMarket and several Warns).