leveling kit question
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hey. ya . i have 2.5 in and i also got the 4 wheel shake .. its annoying but you just have o live with it .. Im a mechanic and every so often i stick her on the ramp and check out the front end and nothing seems to get any worst .... but other than that haha I love it and it sits level.
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This is what i suggested to the guy. he didn't seem to get on board with that idea haha. maybe he just doesn't like em' for some reason. oh well, i'm going to measure and see what i come up with. The 4x4 shake does worry me... our winters are pretty brutal and i live in the woods. I can't get to a paved road from dec to feb without 4x4.
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I would suggest picking up a set of Bilstein Lift struts for $230 at Moes' performance. They allow more articulation in the upper balljoint and do not max it out like the spacer kits do. The Bilstein lift strut kit is just that, new struts along with a level. they basically move the psring perch up to give you the added height.
Also, with the spacers, they not only max your upper balljoints out, they expand the shocks too much and cause "bottoming out". You will def be bottoming or maxing the shocks out in that case if your on side roads and have rough roads.
By the time you spend $80-100 on level spacers and then another $150 on shocks, you could have purchased the Bilstein kit for less and had a better ride that puts less strain on your front end components.
Also, with the spacers, they not only max your upper balljoints out, they expand the shocks too much and cause "bottoming out". You will def be bottoming or maxing the shocks out in that case if your on side roads and have rough roads.
By the time you spend $80-100 on level spacers and then another $150 on shocks, you could have purchased the Bilstein kit for less and had a better ride that puts less strain on your front end components.
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I would suggest picking up a set of Bilstein Lift struts for $230 at Moes' performance. They allow more articulation in the upper balljoint and do not max it out like the spacer kits do. The Bilstein lift strut kit is just that, new struts along with a level. they basically move the psring perch up to give you the added height.
Also, with the spacers, they not only max your upper balljoints out, they expand the shocks too much and cause "bottoming out". You will def be bottoming or maxing the shocks out in that case if your on side roads and have rough roads.
By the time you spend $80-100 on level spacers and then another $150 on shocks, you could have purchased the Bilstein kit for less and had a better ride that puts less strain on your front end components.
Also, with the spacers, they not only max your upper balljoints out, they expand the shocks too much and cause "bottoming out". You will def be bottoming or maxing the shocks out in that case if your on side roads and have rough roads.
By the time you spend $80-100 on level spacers and then another $150 on shocks, you could have purchased the Bilstein kit for less and had a better ride that puts less strain on your front end components.
Thanks!
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ok so sum it up fellas. i got 03 4x4 with 33's an they rub an i want to level it off. should i do the 2.5" or go with supension lift? i also use my 4x4 often
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If he has something like a 33x12.50 on a stock rim, it'd def rub on something. I have (basically) 33x11.50's and they rub on the uca on full lock. The level doesn't help anything with that, only spacers will, as mentioned
