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front leveling kit - steel or neoprene?

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Old 01-07-2013, 12:40 PM
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looking to do a leveling kit in the front of my 99 1500 4x4. I've seen both steel and neoprene...pros and cons, which do you prefer? Thanx
 
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neoprene is for wet suits and chicks.....

I know what you mean though. There doesn't seem to be an outstanding choice on this given the plethora of options out there. Would depend on usage of the truck...mall crawling? Scaring some actual dirt/rocks? Adding layers of beautifying mud?
 
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i personaly dont like the spacers look in to the 2500 hd coils IMO 1 piece is better than 2
 
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It's my daily driver, for work etc...maybe a little fun in the snow and mud every once in awhile...no major rock crawling etc. Anybody suing Hellbent Steel? Looked at their stuff, seems pretty good.
 
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Get 2.5" HBS spacers...
 
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Yup, just put in my hell bent steel 2" spacers up front last weekend and a top guns customz AAL in the rear.
 
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Hell bent steel. I use the 2" ones on my '95.

 
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cool, that's what I was thinking of going with (2")
 
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cool, that's what I was thinking of going with (2")
My truck was pretty level before I just wanted it a little taller and between the 2" in front and the AAL in the rear I think it's just right until I put in the 3" or 5" lift later
 
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I just put my 2.5" HBS leveling kit on a weekend or two ago. I got the swaybar drop brackets but i don't think i need them. But it put my front end up alittle higher than the back which looks pretty nice i think. I never made a before/after thread on the leveling kit yet though cause pictures don't do it justice. I would like to get inch bigger blocks in the rear so its alitte more even but I'll put that money toward some nice 33s.
 


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