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Old 12-03-2014, 03:00 AM
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Bought a 3" level. Do I have to do anything else? "Shocks, away bar etc" and do I need read blocks
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3" level will put your up wet control arms at an angle so great that they will rub the springs at every little and big bump, I would reconsider going with a 2 or 2 1/2" level and the kit should come with rear blocks
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2WD or 4WD ??
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I read some reviews and it said if need nothing else
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Originally Posted by Breen_Jake5.4
I read some reviews and it said if need nothing else
A 3in kit is gonna put a lot of stress on your cv axles you'll be replacing them and ball joints and probably UCA
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Immediate or after awhile?
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Originally Posted by Breen_Jake5.4
Immediate or after awhile?
The ball joints will wear over time along with the cv axles which 160$ a piece the control arms will take a lot longer but it's never good to have metal rubbing against metal not to mention the other excess wear it'll put on your suspension comments the max I'd personally go is 2.5
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Upper ball joints are about $70 each due to the fact the upper control arm has to be replaced with it. So $70 x2 plus the $$ for the other stuff that was mentioned above.... It's not worth it for an extra .5 inch of lift.

If you did you go with a 3 inch "level" kit, you would need blocks or an add a leaf cause the truck wouldn't be very level lol
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I personally think a truck looks better when the front end sits a tad higher than the ***. And if it's bad I'll just make my own blocks at my work



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