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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 09:35 AM
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let me give some of you guys advice when it comes to buying a leveling kit for your dodge. DO NOT BUY A TUFF COUNTRY LEVELING KIT. I had one installed on my truck and it is no where near level. It makes me so mad. I just got new tires and now i can really tell its not even close to level. I would suggest buying a leveling kit that does not require you to disassemble the strut. Like a hell bent or Ready lift...... just some info that I thought i could share. Here is a pic of my truck after leveling kit.


 
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 09:36 AM
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Wow, that looks close to the stock rake!
 
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 09:38 AM
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are you sure its installed correctly , lot of guys run that kit no problems
 
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 09:49 AM
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yeah its just a spacer. it is an inch think and i did get two inches or close to it after installation. but i think that it has started to settle some and i am just not pleased.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 09:50 AM
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its an inch thick because of the strut assembly. the angle changes and is suppose to give you 2 inches. but mine did not. i paid some guy to put it on for me but i may try to do it myself next time. I think that i will order a hell bent 2.5 kit.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 10:31 AM
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since you are 4wd, why are you using spacers anyway? Dont you guys use keys?
 
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not on the '06 model
 
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 12:25 PM
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yeah, the rubber spacers are garbage. ive got one on mine and after about a week you could hardly tell its there.



..thats why i bought weedahoes old lift coils
 
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 12elentless
thats why i bought weedahoes old lift coils
which should be getting shipped tomorrow BTW.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 01:42 PM
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Nope 'Weed, the '06+ 4x4s are coil overs. They may give a better ride than my torsion setup, but you almost never hear of problems with keys. I've got a little torsion bar sag now, but I've had a heavy a$$ suspension lift on for almost 5 years, not to mention a winch and all the go-withs.
Soon as I can find a damn jack and stands tall enough to get the weight off the tires I'm gonna re-adjust those bolts to give me back the 1/2"-3/4" it's settled though. Nice thing about the Rancho kit is besides retaining stock CV angles, I actually had to adjust my bolts lower for level after the install, so I got plenty of "adjustment" room with the factory bolts and keys...
 
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