S10 Lift Kit: Can a S10 Lift Kit Really Raise Your Chevy’s Profile?

In this S10 Lift Kit review, I am going to first consider whether or not your Chevy needs a lift. Trucks, these days, are built to accommodate big tires, as standard equipment. However, they usually roll off assembly lines with small tires that look incongruous, in relation to your truck’s size.

To accommodate bigger tires, your Chevy needs more clearance. That’s where the S10 Lift Kit comes into the picture.

Advantages of a lift:

• Insures better ground clearance
• Lessens adverse impact on your vehicle from uneven terrain
• Gives your vehicle a rugged look
• Your friends look up to you

Types of lifts: There are two types of lifts: body lifts and suspension lifts. Body lifts involve using a system of blocks to raise your vehicle above the frame. If you are looking for only a visual effect, and not great performance, then go for a body lift, which is cheaper. But if you are looking for quality performance, and are prepared to pay for it, then you need a suspension lift.

Your Chevy’s suspension may need to be modified, depending on the kind of springs it comes with. For instance, if your Chevy comes with torsion bar suspensions, tuned torsion keys or longer bars could be needed. If the factory-fitted springs are coil springs, both fore and aft, they could have to be replaced by taller springs. Similarly, if your Chevy’s rear sports leaf springs, adding some leaf inserts could be the solution.

Your truck will also get a new bigger steering column, in keeping with its larger profile.

Installation: You should get the installation done by a professional. Do not risk your vehicle’s stability, in the hands of an amateur mechanic.

Price: The price varies, (usually in the range of $100-500) depending on the kind of lift you select, as well as the brand, and source from which you buy.

Flipside: With most suspension lift kits, you end up wearing out CV joints and ball joints. The rear suspension is easier to lift with shackles or add-a-leaf; the front is more difficult to do without losing ride quality. Actually, no matter what you do to lift, there will be some loss of ride quality, but you can minimize the effect, by choosing a good kit, and installer.

Report Card: If the installation is properly done, you’ll whiz through any terrain; parking barriers will no longer threaten you; hills and bumps will look smaller than they are; when caught in a traffic snarl, you can get away by making your own lane. Also, your social life will change for the better. So, if you’re looking to be bigger, badder, and tougher, go for it!

Brands recommended: Air-lift, Superlift, Fabtech and Truxxx. (They supply lifts for both 4WD and 2WD trucks.)

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