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Doesn't a 4x4 have a 3" block for stock suspension in the rear and the larger coil springs in front? If so if I switch out the coil springs for a 3" lifted coil spring with a 2" spacer...what would that do ? I installed the lifted coil spring and it brought the front end down to stock height and when I added the spacer it leveled it out. Am I missing something? My front end is a lil softer than it was before with the spacer and 2500 coil springs but not as soft as I thought it would be plus I have rough country n2.0 3" lifted shocks as well. Just trying to figure out why I still have an iffy front end. All ball joints were replaced and all suspension joints r solid and good. Just want my truck to ride good again and not feel ****ty going over bumps.
 
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Yep, 3" blocks in the rear are stock.

If you put a 3" spring, plus a 2" block up front, you are going to cause more problems than you solve. 3" lift is max without addressing the rest of the front suspension.
 
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Old 11-17-2016, 09:31 AM
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There's a 3" lifted spring in front and a 2" spacer as well cause I atleast wanted to level out the truck but with just the 3" spring it brought it back to stock height and when I put the spacer back in it leveled it out so I'm confused as to what's going on....
 
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Verify that your spring is actually a 3" lift..... any numbers/tags on it?
 
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Just the sky jacker logo and the paper work that came with it. I know when I took the spring from a 2500 that I had in there out and set em beside each other the new ones were about a half inch to an inch bigger than the 2500 spring
 
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Is your truck an Off Road Edition?
 
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No. It's not
 
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Good lookin' truck though.... Wish mine were in that good of shape.... Michigan winters play hell on body work.

Wonder if the rear has just settled some over time...... or if a previous owner didn't modify it some....
 
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When I got it the front just had 2" spacer.
Should I put factory springs in with a 3" lift kit?
 
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I've got off road mods I want to do to it . Wished bit were a 24 valve. It has 250k on it. Manual 5.2l and I have gasket work to do to it. I just want the ride to be better.
 



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