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Old 11-03-2014 | 02:57 PM
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I recently installed my bilistein level struts to the second from the top level which should be 2.1 i believe and i now have the front 2 in higher than the back. I do have a fully loaded tool box with alot of heavy stuff in it but would that cause 2ins of difference?
 
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Old 11-03-2014 | 03:41 PM
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Yes. You just learned why the back of a pickup sets higher than the front.
 
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Old 11-03-2014 | 03:52 PM
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that and i believe the highest setting is 2.8 inches?
 
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Old 11-03-2014 | 03:59 PM
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Oh ha ha ha thats why duh, no really! I have had several lifted and leveled trucks and have never had issues with tools in the bed messing with the way my truck sat, but i also have never had a truck with coils in the rear let alone as soft as these are. I also set the struts at the second from the top adjustment which is supposed to be 2.1 inches or so
 
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Old 11-03-2014 | 09:31 PM
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You're going to need to upgrade to aftermarket HD coils, and a 1" spacer. Or bag it!
 
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Old 11-04-2014 | 07:49 AM
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I lowered it to .7 for now, its still a 1/4in higher in the front but its ok. I got a 1 year alignment on it anyway to mess around with it. I appreciate the help, i found a hd spring on ebay that say it also lifts a 1 1/2 i was looking at . Normally if it says 1 in it lifts higher than that anyway. But like i said i appreciate the help thanks bud.
 
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Old 11-04-2014 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Greasy24
I lowered it to .7 for now, its still a 1/4in higher in the front but its ok. I got a 1 year alignment on it anyway to mess around with it. I appreciate the help, i found a hd spring on ebay that say it also lifts a 1 1/2 i was looking at . Normally if it says 1 in it lifts higher than that anyway. But like i said i appreciate the help thanks bud.
Hi @Greasy, did you do the install yourself? Is .7 the lowest possible?

Reason I'm asking is that I am going to do the install myself soon. I already have a 2.5" lift installed(by previous owner), just want to update the struts.

I watched the guy on YouTube do the install. He did it in 15 min. I think his name is Clark Kent and that jimmy was filming while Loise Lane was inside making a sandwich lol. I'm giving myself 3 months to do the job. I do have access to a wall mounted spring compressor. Also a little nervous about the lift/preset combo.
 

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Old 11-04-2014 | 05:45 PM
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Im on the second setting there is 1 more setting lower which is claimed to be stock height. I used 2 sets of coil spring compressors to swap the stock for the bilistein ones so your lucky. It took maybe 30min per side for me
 
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Old 11-04-2014 | 11:43 PM
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If you need the 1" coil spring spacers, I just sold my truck last week and have them.
 
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Old 11-05-2014 | 07:53 AM
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So how many inches does a 1 inch spacer actually lift it?
 


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