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Raise the Front? or Drop the Rear?

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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 09:02 PM
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I want to level my truck out a bit, but don't want my truck that low. It's 2wd, and i am more interested in raising the front...i am just wondering if i have to take the brakes off to get to the spring or if i can do it without doing that. What does anybody think i should do...THANKS
 
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 09:08 PM
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I'd just drop the rear a little bit. Raising the front makes the tires look small to me.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 09:27 PM
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those drop shackles can make it level right?
 
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 10:37 PM
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if you are gonna drop the rear, lose the push bar. but if you wanna keep the bar, I would raise the front up.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 11:26 PM
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I vote to raise the front
 
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 11:43 PM
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Drop the *** end!
 
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 11:54 PM
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You've got to listen to RaiderJay because he probably has the most badass looking truck on this site.
 
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 10:00 AM
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Im with drop the *** also. Besides, raising the front changes the geometry of things and causes more crap...tire wear etc. Just my .02
 
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 10:14 AM
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Drop it. Shackles won't level the truck completely, but removing the overload spring will give you close to full 2".
 
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 10:17 AM
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if you absolutely have to level it, as much as it pains me to say it because I love the *** end up stance that my truck has, dropping the rear will look better than lifting the front end.
 
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