New Tires and Leveling Kit Are Installed!
#23
11-06-2011, 10:48 PM
funny thing is, the axle that is leaking is the one I installed last summer when I had the vibration issue and thought it was the CV joint. The OEM one on the drivers side (and the tie rod on that side) are fine. So I'm thinking a POS aftermarket driveshaft...lol....also, when I was installing my leveling kit, on the passenger side, because I did not know any different, I used a pickle fork and beat the **** out of the tie rod to get it out. One the drivers side, I just used a hammer on the steering knuckle to separate the tie rod (no pickle fork). soooo...I'm thinking I did in the tie rod myself and the axle I got is a cheap POS. She's a road queen.
#24
11-06-2011, 11:24 PM
How did you figure it was 4"?
Its not possible. You cannot compare it to the back. Your back end is in a squat from your cap, clearly.
The only way you could know for sure how much lift you got from the kit is if you had measured BEFORE you put the kit on, and then after.
Looks like a 2" lift to me. Ive installed a TM, a Daystar and a AutoSpring brand myself.
Its not possible. You cannot compare it to the back. Your back end is in a squat from your cap, clearly.
The only way you could know for sure how much lift you got from the kit is if you had measured BEFORE you put the kit on, and then after.
Looks like a 2" lift to me. Ive installed a TM, a Daystar and a AutoSpring brand myself.
The weather here is unpredictable, We had snow in places like 2 months ago. lol I wanted a 4x4 but I got my 2wd cheap. Yay for livin in Nova Scotia, Canada haha
#25
11-07-2011, 09:06 AM
All Star
You're fine with 4x2, as long as you "drive".
#26
11-07-2011, 09:46 AM
I wanted a 4x4, But mine was around 5k cheaper then all the 4x4 I found dealer or private. Was also over 2k cheaper then any 2wd.
#27
11-07-2011, 10:57 AM
All Star
#28
11-07-2011, 11:17 AM
King Jackass
4" of lift in the front?? I don't think so. It may "appear" that it was lifted that far, but in reality it was not. If you had actually achieved 4" of lift in the front, your cv axles would shatter the joints the first 50 feet of driving you did after the installation. I think there was one member on here with a 4x4 that installed the 2.5" kit. He said everything was good in the front end, but for some reason, I dont think we have heard an update on it in a long time.
#29
11-07-2011, 12:28 PM
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Yikes .... 4" of lift would make me cringe! Something doesnt seem to be settling right. A 2" kit should put your front wheel wells within 0-.5" of the rear wheels wells when parked on level ground .... If you dont have any weight in the back and youre on stock suspension. My front is 1" lower than my rear with the 1.5" kit
