Any cons with using spacers if the Bilsteins really won't fit a 2014? Do you have to get an alignment done with all of the leveling kits?

 

That's what I thought. ..anyway they changed a bolt up pattern. .The different companies have 2014 kits..bilstein hasn't made it yet..If at all??

 

On the 2014, there are two vertical bolts that connect the shock to the LCA, unlike on previous years where the shocks were connected by one horizontal bolt.

Yes, you need an alignment anytime you change the suspension geometry.

 

Yep and they work great, I've been using them for over 20 years on other vehicles.


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Are they billet or steel? Now this is just my opinion but i would think after spending 30k+ on a newer truck that i wouldnt trust somthing made to basically stretch out a coil beyond what it was made to do? Each coil is designed and spun to with stand a certain weight specifically taylored to each vehicle. To put somthing in the middle of the coil would cause severe stress to the certain spot where these are placed and could easily cause it to snap. Also please dont take my tone in the wrong way im just trying to find out more about these as i have never seen these or seen them used. thanks!

 

Yep. We used to use them over 30 years ago..they had smaller ones that would twist in place and only be held I'm with spring pressure.
They were made then and now for either old sagging springs or if someone wanted a slight lift

 

well i guess we learn somthing new everyday! im 30 so you guys were using these before i was even born haha! i guess if one was on an extremely tight budget these would suffice to gain a small amount of lift. So if im understanding this correctly which i think i am- these are just place mid coil to prevent the coil from fully compressing and extending. Wouldnt that decrease the amount of travel even lower than the already low stock amount of travel? thanks guys!

 

I got a 1" spacer from ebay out of billet aluminum. I wanted just a very slight lift, and not a full 2.5" spacer lift. They work great for $36 for a pair.

 

Autospring leveling kit (front only) is about $135 for the parts, shipped. Labor if you pay for it is about $75/side, or $150 total ... so about $300'ish once you do that and get it aligned (which you NEED to do after installing spacers).

The rear blocks from AS are only about $100 shipped (comes with new U-Bolts and nuts/washers). Those are simple to install yourself. Just use your jack to pre-load the leaf springs after unbolting the factory U-Bolts, then jack the spring up enough to remove the factor block and replace w/ the new block, then lower down and re-bolt.

If you want to add new coil-overs (without springs), you'll have to do a lot more work to remove your existing struts, remove the springs, put the springs on the new struts, then re-mount the struts in the truck. These typically run about $100 each, give or take. Then you need to account for the labor to install.

If you get coilovers ready to go (new struts w/ springs already installed on them), then you're looking at more like $400 each ($800 total) or more ... plus labor to install.

 

Only if you drive like Bo and Luke Duke. Do you regularly bottom your truck out? If so then the stabilizers are not for you. Coil springs oscillate as they move, with these in place the coil is allowed natural characteristics of motion, yes they will limit amount of travel by the amount of their width so giving up less than 2" of travel is worth the aesthetics of a level imho.

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