bwilmot

If u was gonna do a leveling kit on top of a 6 inch fabtech suspension lift would u go with a 2.5" or 3" and what size add a leaf in rear and brand..I have a 6" fabtech susp lift fabtech shocks I have a 5 inch block in the rear I want to set higher plus my 35s with 18x12 wheels are rubbing when I turn my truck is a 2004 lariat

uzikaduzi

did you get the lift without the coil spacers? if not, and this is just my opinion, i don't like the idea of stacking spacers even more than stacking lift blocks... I'm guessing your tires are wider than 12.5? because 35 x 12.5 clear on a 4wd with a level... I'm wondering if it has more to do with too wide of a tire and maybe offset/backspacing is the real solution. personally i hate the look of too much wheel well for a tire and i think you'll have that going up more, but if you really want to do it, i'd do a 2.5 in and not 3... not because i don't like too much wheel well, but you have correct suspension and drive line geometry in the front now and adding the level is obviously like running a level and a 3 inch level will most likely cause your UCA to contact the coils as well as the added stress on everything else. I personally think if your thinking about aal's now, with the blocks, it's a good time to consider atlas leafs that are bent to do away with the blocks completely... it is certainly more money, but the blocks are giving so much more mechanical leverage to the axle that you're wearing out the leafs not hauling or towing anything... aal's are better than blocks IMO but something commonly overlooked that can actually help drive shaft angles are shorter shackles... you can get 1-1.5" out of those.

bwilmot

I'm running 18x12 wheels -44 offset the coil springs doesn't have spacers I thought of going with a 2.5 leveling kit with the bilsteins 5100s adjustable ride height with a 2 inch aal in the rear

bwilmot

It won't clear at all with the 2 inch wheel spacers because of my bushwacker fender flares I may have to end up taking them off

bwilmot

This is how it looks on top of my spring
The 5 inch leveling block in the rear with leaf springs

uzikaduzi

my major concern was a coils spacer on a coil spacer... i've seen it done a few times but it just seems so sketchy with adding places for something handling a lot of load to flex and or possibly break. will the bilstien 5100's adjustable ride hieght get you the 6 inches you had? i could be wrong bu i thong those were 0-2.5" either way, I think a 2.5" level and a 2" aal will work

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Your wheels are creating all your problems...

bwilmot

So u would do a 2.5 leveling kit instead of the bilsteins how many inch aal should I do

bwilmot

What's a good 2.5 leveling kit to go with

uzikaduzi

i assume you got new coil overs with your fabtech lift which gave you the extra 6" in conjunction with your drop bracket in the front... if that's the case, and i'm correct that the bilstiens are only good from 0-2" of lift, the bilstiens would need a 6.5" spacer on top to achieve the same lift as placing a 2.5 spacer on top of your coils now... I like Hell bent steel because they are steel and they are cheap-ish compared to other companies... i don't think you'll see much of a difference between which company you go with unless it's different materials. aluminum scares me in the place it goes but the billet alluminum ones are quite substancial so i maybe being irrational... the polly/compost ones like rough country... it's really the same thing, i can't imagine it taking the punishment it would in that position.

I would do atleast 2" aal. it may eventually give reverse rake at 2" but i doubt it with a 5" block in the rear as well... look for a mid length aal though, the ones that are short and go on the bottom of your current leaf pack seem to have the largest % of negative reviews