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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 12:04 AM
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My 07 1500 has a 3 in body lift, 2.5 in leveling kit and 35's. i would like the rear to sit 1-2 inches higher to level the truck out better. it looks like it sits a little higher in the front. anyone know who makes a 1in, 1.5in or 2in lift block for my truck? any other ideas?
 
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 01:03 AM
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well personally i would never put blocks in a truck....they aren't exactly safe in my book...had em in my ramcharger and every time i went over a bump while turning it felt like the rear axle was gonna come out from under the truck.....
however, if you want lift blocks, here's some 2" blocks:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/REAR-...Q5fAccessories

but this is the way i would go:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...OMOBOX:ENDSOON
 
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 01:06 AM
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Thanks...i will look into that
 
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 09:48 AM
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im with hemiyellow, shackles are a much, much better choice all around. cant go wrong with that.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 09:52 AM
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i cant find any shackles except the spring tech ones that hemiyellow showed above from ebay. those are 2-3 in lift shackles and i think that would be too much for the rear. i dont want the rear sticking up like it did when the truck was new. any other ones out there you know of?
 
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 09:54 AM
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Now I don't necessarily agree with Hemiyellow on this one. I've used lift blocks for almost 25 years without issue. I don't think I'd trust some of these inexpensive 6" suspension lifts like the Fabtech or Procomp who choose to go with 4" blocks, but I have no issue with a 1" or 2" block in the rear.
That said, I'd still opt for a good quality lift shackle over a block any day though...
 
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 09:55 AM
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Blocks shouldnt be a problem if your only using 1 or 2 inch blocks. Its when you get into higher blocks such as 4,5, and 6 inch blocks that it gets funky.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 09:56 AM
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Dammit hammer! Freakin beat me to the punch.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by dodge it then ram it
Dammit hammer! Freakin beat me to the punch.
Learn to type faster...
 
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 10:12 AM
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who makes the lift shackles? i would like to get a set on order
 
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