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Old 11-17-2012, 09:01 PM
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So how level is level.? I have Ncd 2.5"leveling kit with procomp shocks still sits about 1.5" rake is this normal,? Thinking about going bigger
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Is the spacer in a 2.5" leveling kits actually 2.5" or is that that overall height it should raise it? Silly question, I've had my NCD customs kit for well over 5yrs recently I replaced my front struts now I'm raked! Thinking about ordering another leveling kit... Maybe NCD kits are 2"? I can't reach them Any ideas!!?
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Well if you had coil spacers on your old struts, and you replaced them you're prolly pretty close to factory again. Unless you got struts that are supposed to lift your pickup.

I have the rancho quicklift 2" struts on mine, and it sits pretty level, I didn't like the spacers I had from daystar. Can you link the kit you had or are wanting to get?
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Can u take measurements from the ground to the top of the wheel well. I replaced my factory struts w the procomp prorunners I swear they sag! Now my truck has a raked looked even with the spacer. I'm trying to fix it.
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Same stock springs... I just replaced the strut procomp says theirs no way it could've lowered the truck but I measured it's far from where it was...
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so...what was it prior to the new struts...did you have it re-aligned
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so...what was it prior to the new struts...did you have it re-aligned
I was within 1/4" w old wore out factory struts, and no I didn't have it re-aligned
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Originally Posted by hdub00
Well if you had coil spacers on your old struts, and you replaced them you're prolly pretty close to factory again. Unless you got struts that are supposed to lift your pickup.

I have the rancho quicklift 2" struts on mine, and it sits pretty level, I didn't like the spacers I had from daystar. Can you link the kit you had or are wanting to get?
I have daystar's sitting in the box in my garage. Was there anything specific that you didn't like about them? Or just you wanted the Rancho's instead.
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Originally Posted by KansasBob
I was within 1/4" w old wore out factory struts, and no I didn't have it re-aligned

sometimes an Alignment will bring things back into spec's...always nice to do after you have your front suspension tore apart...
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Originally Posted by techrep

sometimes an Alignment will bring things back into spec's...always nice to do after you have your front suspension tore apart...
Haven't got one yet because I'm thinking about tearing this apart again. It's seriously 1 1/4 raked If you have time measure what's ur rake? It's all I think about trying to think of ways to fix this


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