So my sister traded in her '06 for a 2011 the other day and asked if I could install her leveling kit with her... So I decided to take some pictures through the process on the passenger side.

So here we go... all in all it was a very easy install and took about 40 min total A-Z, no special tools req'd

First disconnect your battery, after you jack the truck up safely, I used the front most lower control arm frame bracket but make sure the jack leaves room for the LCA to droop for the install; and pull your tire off...

Remove the two brakets that hold your ABS and brake lines on the frame and steering knuckle to allow droop without stressing the lines



Then loosen and remove the nut from the top of the sway bar link


Now you can loosen and remove the nut on the upper ball joint so you can release the upper control arm


Give the knuckle a few good wacks right here... It took me three and pop it goes... just stand clear, you can also leave the nut partially on if you feel more comfortable that way



Now remove the three nuts on the top of the strut assembly and the large nut and bolt on the bottom and pull the whole assembly right out



Now install the leveling spacer on the assembly, I put a lick of lock tight on there...


Now put it all back together, you may need to carfully use another jack or set the truck on jackstands and use the jack to jack up the LCA you may also need to use a pry bar to set the UCA ball stud back into the knuckle like this


Puttin it all back together is pretty self explanatory, just make sure the ABS lines stayed in thier clips so they don't rub the wheels, and be sure to double check that you tigtened everything etc... let it down and head over to the other side of the truck!

 

 

Truck looks great! Nice job

 

Cool Man, great pics. So you did this in about 40 mins and no air tools? Any problems along the way?

 

That's the great thing about a new truck.
The truck won't have things rusted together.

Looks good !!!

 

Looks good!

 

Which brand leveling kit did u use? And how much lift was it?

 

From my phone, it looks like an air impact was used in one of the pics.

You won't need any air tools, they just help. And if yours isn't rusted up you should be alright...I've seen one winter rust up trucks bad enough to where we had to shear the heads off bolts and drill them out

Just make sure you have the LCA supported when you smack that top BJ loose.ill post a pic of what happens if everyone isn't too squeamish

 

Was the toe out 0.5 deg on both sides?

 

toe was out .5 and .12