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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 06:40 PM
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I am wanting to install a front leveling kit on an 89 f150 2wd. I recently put 265/75/16 on 16x10 rims and now the front tires rub the fender. anyway, i want to fab the spacers myself and i need the dimensions before i can fab them. Does anyone have these specs?
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 09:00 PM
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I don't mean to sound like a dick, but why would you try to home brew the spacers when they're only 55 bucks?

My spacer is 2.5 inches tall. I don't know about the diameter

If you've got a CNC Machine and aluminum or poly/delrin/etc then ignore me
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 09:16 PM
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My daystar spacers are 1.75" thick, I just crawled in the snow and verniered the bastids. They give about a 2.5" lift. My old truck had 1.5" steel slugs under the spring perches, that's all I could add with the alignment cams I had. Necessity is the ***** of invention.
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 09:25 PM
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I wont have any money into it. That's why. Seems like a no brainer too me. Just a little time and some scrap metal
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 09:26 PM
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are there any smaller than 1.75" spacers that go at the bottom of the spring? my f250 coil is hitting the steering knuckle and I was gonna shim the spring up with washers but yall talking about spacers is making me think about those.
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 09:01 AM
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so i am assuming that nobody has a set of spacers handy for a 2wd they can measure for me?
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 09:23 AM
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If its a 2wd just put in 4wd springs.
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 09:50 AM
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well i just replaced the springs about 6 months ago so that is out of the question.
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Old Mar 1, 2012 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by benbailey84
well i just replaced the springs about 6 months ago so that is out of the question.
Then i'm thinking you should've given some forethought to your purchase
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Originally Posted by MReeceW
Then i'm thinking you should've given some forethought to your purchase
F150 4x4 springs won't lift the front.

OP, I'll try to get measurements of height and diameter today for you. It's on the truck so they won't be perfect, but I'll try dangit!
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