pics of the BDS suspension

bwenny247 · Post by **bwenny247** » Tue May 10, 2005 9:29 am

sorry it's taken me so long to get these, but i'm finally done with finals, college, and moving back home for the summer.
anyways I've got 9 pics of the BDS suspension on my truck, if you want to see anything else let me know

http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/t ... ?album=137

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Tue May 10, 2005 10:51 am

Thanks! I think I just mentioned that I wanted to see pics of the BDS system in another post and here they are!

Got any of the front crossmember?

bwenny247 · Post by **bwenny247** » Tue May 10, 2005 12:38 pm

hey, i added more pics to the gallery
i think i've got everything you need but let me know

it's so nice to be able to crawl under the truck without it being on jack stands!
LOL

coreylubahn · Post by **coreylubahn** » Wed May 11, 2005 6:32 am

Did you install the BDS kit yourself or take it to the shop? If you did it yourself what was required as far as cutting/welding/etc? They claim no welding and only minor cutting...just wondering if that's actually true or not. Anyone ever get a price for the BDS kit?

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Wed May 11, 2005 8:57 am

You might want to have the shop that installed it swap the bump stops around for you. The small blue bump stop in pic #3 is supposed to mount in the hole in the crossbar of the UCA and act as a droop limiting stop. The OE compression bump stop is to be mounted where the blue one is now. As the setup is at the present time, there isn't enough bump stop to limit the suspension travel either way and could cause damage under heavy offroading.

In addition, without a urethane droop bump stop, when the suspension hangs you will get metal to metal contact between the UCA and the UCA drop bracket.

Other then that it looks awesome!

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Wed May 11, 2005 9:01 am

Who did your install?

bwenny247 · Post by **bwenny247** » Wed May 11, 2005 9:05 am

i didn't install the kit myself, so as to cutting or welding...i'm not sure.
i know the exhuast had to be modded, but other than that i don't know.

again, as far as prices go you have to call your local BDS distributor. I called 6 or so in the Michigan area and got a price difference of $500 from the highest quote to the lowest quote. installation you should expect from $600-1000 if you have a shop do it.

bwenny247 · Post by **bwenny247** » Wed May 11, 2005 9:19 am

sorry Big-E you slipped a post in there before me.
I had Truck & Van Accessories out of Hudsonville do my install.

so the original bump stops are supposed to be re-used where my blue bumps are?

the blue stops are actually droop bump stops, that go in the crossbar of the UCA.

and, forgive me, what is the UCA

?

adrenalnjunky · Post by **adrenalnjunky** » Wed May 11, 2005 10:09 am

Upper Control Arm

bwenny247 · Post by **bwenny247** » Wed May 11, 2005 11:14 am

ahah!

LOL, thanks adrenalnjunky

a2b · Post by **a2b** » Wed May 11, 2005 12:09 pm

why does the front diff look lower???? it sticks out on the bottom, i dont remember it being this way stock? is the drop bracket that makes it look lower than stock??? or is it the fact that they know people are going to crank the tbars and running big tires on weak axels so bds had the front diff laying lower than they had to???

adrenalnjunky · Post by **adrenalnjunky** » Wed May 11, 2005 1:32 pm

looks a little lower in realtion to the dropped crossmember than it does to the stock crossmember in a non lifted drop - at least they provided some decent looking skidplates.

I would assume they dropped the diff a little more for the reasons you stated, keep the axles to where they aren't as stressed?

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Wed May 11, 2005 2:16 pm

Bwenny247
Look in your instruction sheets at Fig 28 and 30. These will show you where the bump stops should be. If you don't have your instructions still I believe you can get them on the BDS website.

adrenalnjunky
The diff drops approximately 4-4.5". It makes for nice CV angles. Also the BDS kit tips the pinion up to help with much better front drive shaft angles then the other lifts that I've seen (TM and SL). This drops the front of the diff a little more then 4" and the rear a little less.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Wed May 11, 2005 2:17 pm

BDS S-10 INSTRUCTIONS>>>>http://www.bds-suspension.com/pdfs/021502-3-4.pdf

gairbear · Post by **gairbear** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 2:30 pm

is this lift as good or better than TM or SL?? Just curious as to everyone's oppinion.

sorry about the thread hijack..even though it's an old one.

bwenny247 · Post by **bwenny247** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 5:09 pm

i would say either the BDS or SL kits are better then the trailmaster. as i understand it, the TM lift isn't designed for the crew cabs in the first place.

i can't say for better or for worse when comparing BDS against the Superlift. If you absolutely have to have the biggest lift then go with the SL. from guys I've talked with at a couple truck shops they all agreed that the BDS kit was the better of the two, and a little more reputable.

'not trying to downplay the SL at all, heck i was almost hooked on the SL because BDS kept pushing back its release date, but I'm glad i waited.

~Ben

gairbear · Post by **gairbear** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 5:18 pm

thanks for the input man...I've heard VERY little about the BDS so I couldn't form any kind of opinion about it.....

Dumb ass ???? what does BDS stand for exactly??

bwenny247 · Post by **bwenny247** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 5:39 pm

LOL truth be told...

Big D!cks Suspension

and their slogan "Quality, that won't let you down"
It's been shortened down to BDS for obvious politically correct reasons

Here's the website

http://www.bds-suspension.com/

gairbear · Post by **gairbear** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 12:58 pm

LOL

thanks man