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07-12-2011, 05:21 PM
#12
Senior Member
First thing you should do is drive it for a while and do some good research on any mods you plan on doing. If you know your never going to lift it then a good place to start is a leveling kit. I personally like the HBS 2" billet aluminum kit. It's fairly inexpensive. You also have to ask yourself if your capable of doing the installs yourself. If not then you need to also research a mechanic in your area that is honest and does good work. Obviously having someone else do the work will cost you more. Then you also have the option of Bilstein 5100's(front struts) to get your level. There are many mods with many options. My advice to you is just take your time to seek out what you really want before you spend your money. For instance, I leveled my truck, bought new wheels and tires and 2 months later I lifted it(which required new wheel and tires besides the lift). So I pretty much wasted a good chunk of change by not waiting to do what I really wanted in the first place. Thankfully I have a wife who loves me and wants me to be happy.
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Sorry for the long post.
There is a lot of info in this forum. Search and read, then ask questions.
Sorry for the long post.
07-12-2011, 09:34 PM
#13
First thing you should do is drive it for a while and do some good research on any mods you plan on doing. If you know your never going to lift it then a good place to start is a leveling kit. I personally like the HBS 2" billet aluminum kit. It's fairly inexpensive. You also have to ask yourself if your capable of doing the installs yourself. If not then you need to also research a mechanic in your area that is honest and does good work. Obviously having someone else do the work will cost you more. Then you also have the option of Bilstein 5100's(front struts) to get your level. There are many mods with many options. My advice to you is just take your time to seek out what you really want before you spend your money. For instance, I leveled my truck, bought new wheels and tires and 2 months later I lifted it(which required new wheel and tires besides the lift). So I pretty much wasted a good chunk of change by not waiting to do what I really wanted in the first place. Thankfully I have a wife who loves me and wants me to be happy.
There is a lot of info in this forum. Search and read, then ask questions.
Sorry for the long post.
There is a lot of info in this forum. Search and read, then ask questions.
Sorry for the long post.
07-13-2011, 08:21 AM
#14
Senior Member
Great thanks for the advice! I def want to do the 2" Leveling kit and my friend is a mechanic who can install it for me. Now a few ques what are some other good kits that ppl are running besides the HBS kit you mentioned above? I see alot of ppl seen to be running the Auto spring kit. How is that kit? Also will this make the truck drive ruffer or it will still drive like it does now? And lat will I need an alingment after I install the leveling kit?
07-13-2011, 11:06 PM
#16
Senior Member
I haven't heard anything bad about the Auto Spring kit. My experience is with HBS and it was good. There really isn't much to a leveling kit, it's just a block with some studs on it. My truck drove the same after the leveling kit. You will need an alignment after your friend installs the kit just as you would with most front end suspension work.
