BDS builds lift kits in Coldwater, Michigan and backs them with the strongest warranty position in the business. We are an authorized dealer and we install them here in Argyle.
BDS Suspension opened in 1996 and is marking 30 years in 2026. Their own history describes the founders as industry veterans fed up with cheap parts and endless warranty excuses, with more than 45 combined years at other major suspension companies. That origin story is the whole reason the warranty reads the way it does — the company was built specifically as a reaction to warranty runaround.
They engineer, test, manufacture and ship from Coldwater, Michigan, and they are part of Sport Truck USA under Fox Factory Holding Corp.
We are an authorized BDS dealer. Kits go on in our bay at 4020 Trey Ln in Argyle at our $150 per hour door rate, and the truck gets aligned here before it leaves.
Lift height sets the kit. Shock choice sets the ride.
| Tier | What It Is | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Leveling kits | Front-only lift to level the rake out | The highest-volume job on our board. Cheapest way to fit a bigger tire. |
| 0–3.5″ lift | Daily-driver territory | Keeps driveline angles sane. Our usual recommendation for a commuter. |
| 4–5.5″ lift | The sweet spot on a heavy duty truck | Radius arm or 4-link on solid-axle trucks. Real capability, still livable. |
| 6–7.5″ and 8–10″ | Serious height | Expect to address steering, driveline and headlight aim. Budget accordingly. |
| Shock | What It Is |
|---|---|
| NX2 Nitro Series | Standard in most non-Fox kits. Nitrogen-charged twin-tube, 10-stage velocity-sensitive valving, application-specific, poly bushings included. |
| FOX Performance 2.0 IFP | Monotube with an internal reservoir separating oil from the nitrogen chamber. The common upgrade. |
| FOX 2.5 Coilover Conversion | Factory Series or Performance Elite. The top of the BDS line for solid-axle heavy duty trucks. |
BDS coverage on Ford, Ram, GM and Jeep is as deep as anyone’s. If you are on a Nissan Titan or Frontier, ask us — that is one we verify with our rep rather than assume.
Two reasons, and neither is margin. First, the warranty position. Most lift kit warranties cover manufacturing defects, which means the burden is on you to prove the part was born wrong rather than broken in use. BDS says if it breaks, they replace it. On a truck that works for a living in North Texas, that is worth real money. Second, the heavy duty architecture. Offering radius arm and 4-link as genuine alternatives at the same lift height, with Fox coilovers available on top, means a Super Duty or Ram 2500 owner gets an actual engineering choice instead of one kit and a shrug.
BDS puts it in one sentence: “If you are the original purchaser of any BDS product and it breaks, we will give you a new part. Period.” It covers breakage, bending, sagging or any other usage failure on BDS hard parts, with lifetime coverage on bushings. That is a replacement-on-breakage position, not a defect-only warranty, and it is genuinely unusual. It is not unlimited, though, and we would rather you hear the exclusions from us than find them later.
Product finish. Wear items — shock seals, ball joints, tie rod ends. Installation and removal labor. Expedited shipping. Incidental or consequential damages. There are conditions on the wear items too: shock seals may qualify if they are under one to two years old depending on shock brand and free of contamination or damage, and ball joints and tie rod ends are covered within three years if properly maintained. Proof of purchase is required. BDS covers ground shipping and return labels. Check the current terms with BDS before you rely on any of it.
This is the real engineering decision on a solid-axle heavy duty truck, and BDS offers both at the same lift heights on Super Duty and Ram 2500. A radius arm kit keeps a simpler geometry and is generally the more affordable, more street-friendly option. A 4-link separates the arms so the axle can articulate more freely and control caster and pinion angle independently — better off road, more parts, more money, more install labor. We will lay both out for your truck with real numbers rather than steering you at whichever one we happen to have on the shelf.
It is BDS’s in-house shock and what comes standard in most of their non-Fox kits. BDS describes it as a pressurized nitrogen-charged twin-tube design with 10-stage velocity-sensitive valving, with application-specific valving and poly bushings included. It is a genuinely decent shock at its price point. If you want a step up, the Fox-equipped versions of the same kits are the upgrade path.
Yes. BDS is part of Sport Truck USA, which Fox Factory Holding Corp. acquired effective March 31, 2014. Sport Truck USA also owns Zone Offroad and JKS. That is why the Fox-equipped BDS kits are an in-house pairing rather than a third-party bolt-on, and it is a reasonable reason to expect the Fox shocks in a BDS kit to be valved for that kit rather than adapted to it.
Coldwater, Michigan. Their own wording is “Engineered, tested, manufactured, and shipped directly from Coldwater, Michigan.” They name the city, which is a more specific claim than most brands are willing to put in writing.
Honest answer for a North Texas daily driver: 2 to 3.5 inches on a half-ton, 4 to 6 on a heavy duty truck, and past that you are making real trade-offs in driveline angles, steering feel, headlight aim and what it costs to get a tire mounted. BDS builds kits in four tiers — 0 to 3.5, 4 to 5.5, 6 to 7.5 and 8 to 10 inches — and we will talk you out of the tall one if the truck is a commuter. That conversation is free.