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Old Nov 20, 2010 | 03:51 PM
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So i cant find a shop to install my kit, they all claim as soon as I get the kit they can put it in for real cheap!!! yeah right...

How do you install a leveling kit I have no clue where to start. It has blocks, u bolts a good amount of hardware and torsion keys.

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Old Nov 21, 2010 | 02:28 AM
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It won't be hard at all. For the torsion bar keys, lift up the front. Unbolt the old key and install the new one. Take a measurement before so you can add in the height you want.

For the rear Unbolt the old U bolts. Then jack up the truck till you can slide in the spacers. Then bolt up the new U bolts.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2010 | 02:36 AM
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where'd you get the leveling kit? Been looking but i guess not hard enough?
 
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Old Nov 21, 2010 | 02:41 AM
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We have a link in the FAQ. www.ebay.com is another source.

Also to add a Leveling kit just lifts the front. Levels the front to the rear.
A Lift kit lifts front and rear.

A simple leveling kit is to crank up your torsion bars. Its free.
 
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 09:05 AM
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Is removing the torsion keys simple as unbolting them and replacing? Sorry, never done it, ive been reading about the pullers and c clamps and dont have either, is it too dangerous to do myself?

Putting the blocks in the rear is easy enough, the torsion keys is where I am confused, I pretty much just know where they are at.

yeah I got it on ebay, just search dodge dakota leveling kit, comes with blocks u bolts and keys. Looks to be good quality but only time will tell.
 
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 10:02 AM
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Yes just unbolt. By the end of the bolt it should be loose.
 
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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 11:58 PM
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How am I going to just unbolt it with all the tension from the torsion key? Wont i need a heavy duty c clamp to pin it down and then unbolt it?
 

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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 12:44 AM
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No you don't need to. As you loosen the bolt it unloads the tension.
 
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