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Old Apr 9, 2011 | 08:10 PM
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Smile new tires, shocks, leveling kit

just got the Monroe Sensa-Trac Load Adjusting 58650 shocks and Monroe 71100 Sensa-Trac struts and man it feels like im driving a new truck, our OEM shocks and struts are a joke.

also got the trailmaster 1.5 inch leveling kit and im kind of now wishing i would have gone with the 2inch lift instead, but still looks much better than stock

dont laugh but i couldn't turn down pep boys great deal on the tires buy 3 get 1 free, out the door with alignment $560 i went with the store brand definity dakota a/t P265/70R17 (made by cooper)

Trucks needs to be washed
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Old Apr 9, 2011 | 08:50 PM
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Truck looks great man.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2011 | 09:21 PM
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Looks good, what size tires are those?

Edit: now I see the tire size, a little drunk when I posted last night...lol!
 

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Old Apr 9, 2011 | 10:10 PM
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very nice. i love that color.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2011 | 10:17 PM
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Very nice. Those tires are great. I had them on my previous truck. If I had a pep boys close to me I would get them in a heartbeat. Man that's a sweet looking truck.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2011 | 01:50 AM
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Looks great! I too, wish I wouldve done the 2" kit instead of the 1.5" but whats done is done. After measuring it on level ground, my rear end sits exactly 1 inch higher with the kit installed in my coils.

I look at it this way; its less wear on the CVs and tie rods and it still looks way better than stock with the 1.5" kit.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2011 | 10:57 AM
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thanks guys! I think my next mod will be the E-fan!
 
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Old Apr 10, 2011 | 01:52 PM
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Ditto on the color! Nice truck!
 
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Old Apr 10, 2011 | 06:59 PM
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what kind of exhaust are you running?
 
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 01:21 AM
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Nice looking truck man! Did you install them yourself? Looked up the struts you listed and the pics I saw of them had no springs on the outside. I'm guessin they are sold separately. Plus, I've heard horror stories of guys trying to install coil springs with out the right equipment and had some serious accidents. What say you guys?
 
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