recommended 3 inch key and spacer lift for Escalade ESV

[chacho44]

looking to lift my 03 Escalade ESV 3 inches just with key and spacer kit any recommendations on which one to use truck does have the factory air ride suspension and would like to keep it thanks

 

[chacho44]

http://m.ebay.com/itm/151367905539?nav=SEARCH will this kit work? What is needed for the air ride sensor arms.

 

[hoss08]

That kit would work on your truck, Id assume your air ride would work if you used the shock extenders in the kit but I could be wrong. Why not get rid of the air ride? I plan on deleting mine when I put the lift on. Everyone seems to go with bilstein 5100s with Z71 springs and Ive never heard anyone complain about ride difference after the swap. The air ride set ups in our trucks are known to be ticking time bombs and very expensive to replace anyway.

 

[chacho44]

Well the suspension is still fine. The compressor don't work anymore but the truck still stays at height, its been like this since I bought it 4 years ago. But it is something to consider honestly.

 

[hoss08]

If The Compressor Isn't Working There's No Point In Keeping The Air Ride Setup. You Might As Well Pull It All Out And Replace It With A Good Pair Of Extended Length Shocks To Match Your Lift. I Picked Up A Set Of Bilstein 5100S For About $85 A Shock. I Just Asked For Tahoe Shocks With A 2-3 Inch Lift When Buying Them.

 

[chacho44]

Im considering a 3" body lift too also to go with the suspension lift

 

[hoss08]

I haven't looked into any body lifts for my Escalade but I did put a 3 inch body lift on my ZR2 S10 back in high school. Not sure where you live but I live in NE Ohio so I had to deal with lots of rusty bolts. I broke one off in the bed and it was a HUGE problem. Usually you have to make your own bumper mounts to move the bumpers up to the same height as the body. You should check out your front end and rebuild it while your doing the lift. I went with all proforged parts for mine, ball joints, tie-rod ends, end links, idler and pitman arms ect. These trucks eat up front end parts as it is so when you crank the T bars up they go through them even faster. My ZR2 went through ball joints about every 18 months or so. Id recommend going with proforged or moog, then youll have a life time warranty to back you up when its time for another set. I personally have had better luck with proforged products.

 

[TheAutumnWind]

I haven't looked into any body lifts for my Escalade but I did put a 3 inch body lift on my ZR2 S10 back in high school. Not sure where you live but I live in NE Ohio so I had to deal with lots of rusty bolts. I broke one off in the bed and it was a HUGE problem. Usually you have to make your own bumper mounts to move the bumpers up to the same height as the body. You should check out your front end and rebuild it while your doing the lift. I went with all proforged parts for mine, ball joints, tie-rod ends, end links, idler and pitman arms ect. These trucks eat up front end parts as it is so when you crank the T bars up they go through them even faster. My ZR2 went through ball joints about every 18 months or so. Id recommend going with proforged or moog, then youll have a life time warranty to back you up when its time for another set. I personally have had better luck with proforged products.

Edit: I didn't read far enough originally. Good input.

 

[chacho44]

Hoss that's some good knowledge. I do have moog parts on my truck, replaced everything last year. I never thought about the bumper situation, thanks for the input ill have to look into this