Trucks, SUVs, Jeeps and Cars — Work It Out Before You Call
Most people know they want the vehicle to look and sit different. Far fewer know whether that means a leveling kit or a six-inch system, what tire it clears, or why the shock matters more than the spring. That is a hard conversation to start cold on the phone.
So work it out here first. Trucks, SUVs, Jeeps and cars — lifted, lowered or stock, 2WD or 4WD. Answer a few questions about the vehicle and how you actually use it, and you will end up with a starting point — the kind of system that suits the job, a tire size, and what else is worth pricing at the same time. It takes about two minutes, it costs nothing, and it does not ask for your email to show you the answer.
It runs at two in the morning when we are closed, which is when most people shop trucks.
It will not quote you a price. Too much depends on the truck for a number from a web page to mean anything, and a number that turns out to be wrong helps nobody. Our door labor rate is $150 an hour, every operation is quoted from a published labor time, and the real number comes from a person who has looked at your vehicle.
It will not promise fitment. Two trucks with the same lift can take different tires depending on cab and bed configuration and wheel offset. We check clearance at full lock and full compression on your exact truck before anything is ordered. Anybody who tells you a tire fits without measuring is guessing with your money.
It will not talk you into more truck than you asked for. If a leveling kit is the right answer, it will say so, and we would rather build you a truck you enjoy than one you regret at the first speed bump.
A leveling kit raises only the front, usually 1.5 to 2.5 inches, to take the factory rake out. It is the cheapest change that makes a truck look right and it usually clears a 33-inch tire on a half-ton. A lift kit raises the whole truck and opens up 35s and 37s, but it also means corrected driveline angles, extended brake lines and new shocks. If you mostly want the stance, start with a level. If you want the tire, you want a lift.
It depends on the truck, the cab and bed configuration, the wheel offset and how much lift you are running — not on the lift height alone. A leveled half-ton usually takes a 33. Four to six inches opens up 35s and 37s. An aggressive negative-offset wheel pushes the tire out and forward into the liner, so two trucks with the same lift can take different tires. We check clearance at full lock and full compression on your exact truck before anything is ordered.
Too much depends on the truck for a number on a web page to mean anything. A leveling kit on a half-ton and a 6-inch system on a three-quarter-ton with wheels, tires and an alignment are different orders of magnitude. Our door labor rate is $150 an hour, every operation is quoted from a published labor time, and you get parts and labor in writing before anything is ordered.
It does not have to. A well-chosen system with shocks valved to the spring rate can ride better than stock. A cheap spacer kit on worn factory shocks rides worse. For a truck that tows, height should be a by-product of a system engineered for the load — Carli, Westcott, ICON — not the goal. Tell the planner you tow and it will steer you there.
Yes, every time, and it is included with any suspension work we do. Lifting pulls caster out of range and changes camber, which is what makes a lifted truck feel light and wandering at highway speed and scrub the shoulder off a new set of tires. A lift without an alignment is a brand new set of ruined tires waiting to happen.
No, and it will not pretend to. It gives you a starting point — the kind of system that suits how you actually use the truck, a tire size, and what else is worth pricing at the same time. Real numbers come from a person who has looked at your truck. The planner exists so that conversation starts from somewhere instead of from scratch.
All of them. Two-wheel drive trucks are not an afterthought here — a 2WD lift is a real job with its own parts and its own considerations, and plenty of shops act like those trucks do not exist. We take trucks, SUVs, Jeeps and cars, lifted, lowered or stock.
We do not remove or defeat emissions equipment on any vehicle, ever. We do not do internal engine work — injectors, turbos, head gaskets get referred out to diesel specialists we trust. We do not chase check-engine or drivability faults, and we are not a licensed Texas state inspection station. Knowing where our work stops is part of doing the rest of it well.
Every category the planner touches has a page of its own, written by the people who do the work:
Lift kits · Leveling kits · Lowering kits · Shocks & suspension · Wheels & tires · Wheel alignment · Bumpers · Winches · Lighting · Steps · Tonneau covers · Brakes · Diesel service · Window tint · Wraps · Jeeps
Our shop is at 4020 Trey Ln, Unit B in Argyle, and we work on trucks from Argyle, Flower Mound, Bartonville, Copper Canyon, Justin and Northlake, plus Denton, Roanoke, Trophy Club, Keller, Haslet and the wider Metroplex.
Open Monday to Saturday, 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Closed Sunday. (940) 240-1958
Authorized dealer for all 42 brands below.
Authorized dealer for every brand listed above. Running something that is not on this list? We can source and install almost any major aftermarket suspension, wheel, tire or accessory line — give us a call and we will price it out.