California-based aftermarket parts company Cognito Motorsports is offering two new lift kits for the Chevy Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD, with both a 10-inch lift kit and a 12-inch lift kit available for those heavy-duty truck owners looking to add some serious ride height to their pickup, all without sacrificing on ride quality.
“We have bundled everything you need in a lift kit for your GM 2500/3500 with high-quality Cognito components,” the aftermarket company states. “There is no guesswork. Cognito components are engineered, manufactured, and assembled in the USA.”
The new kits provide either 10 inches or 12 inches of lift in the front, depending on the kit selected, while the Deaver Leaf Pack with Cognito Block and U-Bolt kit provides 8 inches or 9 inches of lift in the rear. The kit also includes the SM Series Ball Joint Upper Control Arms and SM Series Compression Struts, a Pitman and Idler Arm Support kit, and extended stainless steel brake lines. Also featured are Fox 2.0 performance Series remote reservoir shocks.
Properly installed, the kit will level your Chevy Silverado HD or GMC Sierra HD front to rear, and maintains proper droop level for the sake of ride quality. The kit also promises corrected CV joint angles, and provides enough spacing for Chevy Silverado HD / GMC Sierra HD models to run 40-inch by 13.5-inch tires on a 10-inch-wide wheel with 4.5-inch backspacing.
The new Cognito lift kits fit 2020- through 2021-model-year Chevy Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD models, including both 2500HD and 3500HD, as well as both 2WD and 4WD configurations. Pricing starts at $7,484.65 for the 10-inch lift kit, and $7,619.60 for the 12-inch lift kit, per the Cognito website. Cognito estimates approximately 18 hours for DIY installers. The kits will be available to ship in August.
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Why?
For the same reason I don’t lift my truck. Because people like what they like, if you don’t like it don’t do it. Some people like the looks of high lifted trucks. Personally I use mine for towing so I don’t lift it.
These types of trucks are really popular in the DFW area in Texas. Unlike Colorado were smaller lifted vehicles can fit on the trails, these big trucks are mostly for appearance-sake in DFW. I asked someone who had one once why he did it. He told me, “chicks dig them.” I did an informal survey of about 30 women at work in his age bracket and not a single one agreed. They don’t fit in most parking garages or home garages either. But like AK2 implies, people can buy what they want and if they want that and it is legal, which it is in TX, all the power to them. Personally, I would never do this.
I am open minded on all sorts of car modification, but I just DON’T get these. Most car modification adds some sort of benefit (even if there are a few downsides). These remove a lot of the functionality of the truck while adding basically no benefits.
Too Bad North Carolina has a 6 inch lift law so good luck with sales .
A reasonable amount of lift looks good when combined with the right wheels and tires but 10-12” is a little over the top outside of purpose built show & off-road trucks IMO. That said as long as it’s legal in your area and you have the money it’s certainly your right to build your truck however you want.