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Old Mar 4, 2012 | 03:34 PM
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First off who ever said putting a leveling kit on was easy, not so true. The main issue I ran into was getting the upper ball joint to go back into the hub. Other than that it went fairly smooth.
I went with a 2 1/2 kit and I also went up to 265/75r16 tires I got from a buddy.
I'll post pics later this afternoon once my camara charges
 
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Old Mar 4, 2012 | 04:20 PM
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Did you use the strap around the floor jack trick top bring the upper and lower a-arms together? That was a life saver for me.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2012 | 09:11 PM
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No my straps was too long even pulled as short as it'll go. I ended up using a crow bar and tanker bar to lower it far enough
 
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Old Mar 4, 2012 | 10:08 PM
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You kinda worry me about doing mine lol
 
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 01:20 AM
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lol as long you have straps that you can use when there short like jkeaton said or have access to various sized crow bars you be fine
 
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 02:09 AM
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I just posted a pic it's in my garage
 
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