[DuckScrubber]

Thanks for the reply and pics, those are some awesome looking trucks. I know those who have cognito love cognito and its easy to see why by those pics :thumbup: As for the looking shorter that's my po and I think the wheels should be proportionate to the bed so with a long bed they have to be big. Thanks again.

 

[DuckScrubber]

Hey buildingup what size kit is on the black truck? Id really like to see a 7-9 truck side by side with a 10-12 truck. Thanks for the pics.

 

[DuckScrubber]

Damn that was some quick replies. Thanks all for the pic references. Buildingup as for the original post I know you said its hard to compare cog and cst but between yours and the black truck how would you compare driving, towing and if you were present install? Thanks.

 

[DuckScrubber]

Hey all, Buildingup I have a quick question for you or toomanyprojects. I know you have commented before on the difference in your cognito and his cst, but I was hoping you could elaborate a little bit more. I am in the middle of the ELF mod and found a CS 9-11 for a good price. I know the difference between bracket and spindle kits, but when I was searching for opinions I am getting a lot more hear say then experience. Mike seems to run his truck pretty hard, does he have a lot of problems with it? I swore I would hold out for a cognito 10-12 but they are hard to come by used so I figured it was worth getting an opinion before passing up on this CST. Thanks in adcance.

 

[DuckScrubber]

Thanks for the reply and taking the time to answer all my questions I really appreciate it. :drink I decided to pull the trigger on the CST due to the options it has for the price. (Dual shock hoops, with bilsteins w/ res's, cst uca's with uniballs) I hope going from my Fabtech to the CST ins't going to be to crazy. I am swapping my lift onto my brothers truck, but he is going to turn it all the way down so at least we can just swap front diffs. Yeah, I plan on running 37's with the same 20x12s I have now. I just want no rubbing and to not be dwarfed by stock suspension super dutys on 37s. GrrRRrr I will probably shoot for 9.5 to 10" depending on how the cv's look. Do you know what brake lines and rear springs I should pick up? I was thinking 8" deavers. Thoughts?

 

[DuckScrubber]

Sounds good man. I know I could just search it, but does the deavers ride smoother then stock?

 

[DuckScrubber]

Just for the record, if anyone reading this thread wants a Cognito 7-9", I've got one for sale :thumb

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That's really funny because you bought that lift from my brother. He told me it was really clean and I should just buy that since we are in Houston and down for a drive.

 

[DuckScrubber]

Hard to say with the 8" fabtech since in reality its a glorified 6" lift with cranking to get to 8". 6" deavers would match to the front 8" lift but over time they will sag a little and you'll have to throw in a block. I had issues with drive line vib in the rear when I would load up the bed and had to play with the carrier bearing drop. Still have a little vib if I don't have my airbags pumped up to accommodate the weight I would throw on the back.

Dont mean to be that guy and I know you have personally owned a Fabtech lift, but are you sure about it not being a true 8" kit? I only ask because I heard people saying that about the 6" so I measured it prior to install. The 6" kit did if fact drop the front diff a full 6". It was actually like 6 1/4" I know there are several kits that are advertised as a 6" but truly a 4, but I do not believe Fabtech is one.