BC Lift vs James Duff Lift

[TexasBronco]

Pros and Cons with BC Bronco's suspension lift
compared to the James Duff Lift.....ie 3-3.5"

According to James Duff you need to add a 2"body lift. Is this common when putting on a suspension lift? Is it really needed?

 

[bpassmore]

Oh man I want to hear this thread!<br><br>A guy locally says he hates the BC lift because he heard it rusts and rides like *shoot* ... But then again he also swears by EVERYTHING that Duff's makes.. <br>I hope people have expierence in comparing these two lifts!<br>

 

[TexasBronco]

How come nobody is answering this question? Take a stand, it will decide which one I get.

 

[thegreatjustino]

Most people haven't had more than one lift on their rigs. I'd be willing to bet that the number of people who have run both a Duff lift and a BC lift at one point or another are very few and far between. It's going to be hard to get a concrete comparison of the to for that very reason.

 

[77BroncoWag]

The duff kit you are refering to must be the stage 2 kit??? The front hoops are a lot taller than most to get the huge shocks and articulation you want. I do not think you need the 2 body lift with their other higher end lifts.

 

[74bronc]

I don't see why a body lift would be required. I would buy a Wild Horses lift before I bought a James Duff lift. My bronco has neither of those, but I have ridden in Broncos with both and I have to say I was least impressed with the Duff lift. It was stiff, IMO. Wild horses was soft and a good ride and articulation was good. I have heard many good things about the BC lift and what you mentioned was the first bad thing I have ever heard about the BC lift. I am slowly buying the BC lift, piece by piece and when I have it all, it will be installed.

 

[bpassmore]

The comment I made about BC lift is NOT from first hand use. The person I spoke with has a chip on his sholder about BC in general. In his opinion Duff's stuff walked on water... He did like WH though

 

[4X4 PONY]

I have the WH 3 inch lift and it is the second one I have installed. I like the ride it provides. The one I purchased is the 11 leaf pack and it does provide a soft ride. My Bronco is used for the road most of the time and is not used for rock crawling.

 

[Hnrys69]

Well as going from some no name 2.5inch susp I got in the paper to BCs front coils. Its smooth like babys butt now. I will never use another company. Go BC and you will love it.

 

[SteveL]

The duffy kit requires a body lift to clear the taller shock hoops. I bought the taller duffy hoops and the front of the 2 behind the coil mounts would hit the coil tower if I tried to use it. My guess is like most duffy's stuff it only works with their radius arms. One of my friends has the early duff 3 1/2" lift(not the stage 2) and it's stiffer than the rancho kit on our 66. I've had BCs springs and coils on my 72 for 2 years and no morre rust than anything else. I would go with the bc kit. Better parts, service and they are more compatible with other parts from other sources.

 

[74bronc]

[quote author=bpassmore link=board=5;threadid=10348;start=0#75205 date=1035087099]<br>The comment I made about BC lift is NOT from first hand use. The person I spoke with has a chip on his sholder about BC in general. In his opinion Duff's stuff walked on water... He did like WH though<br>[/quote]<br><br>I guess when someone comes along within the last 5 years and makes a better product than someone who has been in the business for 30 years, some people would get pissed! ;D ;D

 

[bpassmore]

[quote author=74bronc link=board=5;threadid=10348;start=0#75300 date=1035129025]<br>[quote author=bpassmore link=board=5;threadid=10348;start=0#75205 date=1035087099]<br>The comment I made about BC lift is NOT from first hand use. The person I spoke with has a chip on his sholder about BC in general. In his opinion Duff's stuff walked on water... He did like WH though<br>[/quote]<br><br>I guess when someone comes along within the last 5 years and makes a better product than someone who has been in the business for 30 years, some people would get pissed! ;D ;D<br>[/quote]<br><br><br>I think you hit the nail on the head there.. He really has a narrow mind concerning Bronco parts - I am 100% sure now, Im going with the BC stuff...

 

[Madgyver]

I had a duffy 2.5 lift and now have gone with a 3.5 BC lift. Not much to notice on the ride, Not enough seat time to compare. But I did notice the great deals and service from BC Broncos.<br><br> All you need to do to avoid the body lift to accomodate the duffy front hoops is to remove the inner fenders..

 

[mxpaz]

Ive had Duffs and wild horse. Its all the same man, get what you like.

 

[67halfcab]

I have the duff 3.5" lift with Dual extended travel shocks on all four corners and the Shock hoops up front and NO BODY LIFT!<br><br>I'm not sure if it is the dual shocks in the rear or not but mine rides a bit rough in the rear and riding in Rulebreakers 75 is much smoother and I believe he has BC Coils in his, not sure what he has in the back but he is only running single shocks.<br><br>I'm sure if I get my roof back on, the roll bar in and my Warn 8274 on it, it would make mine ride much smoother.<br><br>This is my second Duff suspension lift and I am happy with it and have never had any problems with them.<br><br>I hope this helps.

 

[broncobsession]

Go BC coils, National leafs, F250 extended mounts (at BC for $32), Cross Inboards (BC for $120), and Bilstein 5100's.

 

[77BroncoWag]

[quote author=67HalfCab link=board=5;threadid=10348;start=0#75374 date=1035151230]<br>I have the duff 3.5" lift with Dual extended travel shocks on all four corners and the Shock hoops up front and NO BODY LIFT!<br>[/quote]<br><br>you don' have the stage II hoops that is why you do not need the body lift.

 

[broncobsession]

Oh I forgot, you could cut out or trim the inner fenders and a small bottom part of the rear wheel housing if you want to skip the body lift.

 

[c2computer]

If you get the Super hoops you need to either cut your wheel wells or get a body lify. The system F/G (I think) you don't need a body lift, I have it on mine. I think it works great.