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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 11:47 AM
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I bought my 07 dakota used a few mounths ago and I just got to looking at the front suspension after reading all of the lift posts latley and I think it might have a leveling kit already on it or do our daks have any type of spacer from the factory above the strut?
 
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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 11:57 AM
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No such thing as a stupid question, only stupid answers. Yes, that is definitely a leveling kit spacer. So the previous owner must have installed a kit. Can you tell if the struts are Monroes or oem's? You don't get much life from the oem's.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 11:59 AM
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Post a pic of the truck from a side view as well! A. We want to see your Dak B. We can probably determine how much height the spacer added
 
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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 12:24 PM
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Ok thanks. Thats good and bad I was thinking I was going to get another 2" from where it sits now but at least I didnt have to pay for it.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 12:33 PM
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Oh and ill check later on the struts but it is bouncy and it only had 45K on it when I bought it so I doubt they replaced them
 
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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 12:35 PM
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sorry double posted
 

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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 12:45 PM
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If you have front spacers, looks like you also have rear blocks our add a leaf. Tourer truck still has a rake
 
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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 01:35 PM
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If you have front spacers, looks like you also have rear blocks our add a leaf. Tourer truck still has a rake
I was thinking the same thing. Time for bigger wheels/tires!

And yep, 45k and bouncy sounds about right. I'm 64k and I bottom out on the whoops at overpasses on the freeway.
 

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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 03:12 PM
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mines stock right now & i dont have that spacer like yours.

id be interested to know if yours has got blocks or add a leaf on the rear too since im gonna be tackling that project fairly soon.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 06:11 PM
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So the front struts look stock as far as i can tell.





It doesn't have blocks on the rear but there is overload leaves, but don't these trucks come stock with some? I thought most newer trucks did.





 
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