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Old 07-24-2010, 04:25 PM
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sounds like a stupid question, but is a 2.5" leveling spacer actually 2.5"??

If not, exactly how thick is it? I'm going to make a pair at work, and I'm having no luck getting the dimensions anywhere online, so I'll just take my strut in with me and turn down some aluminum to a fittable size, but how tall should it be???

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yup. if its not, send it back and look for a new vender,
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yup. if its not, send it back and look for a new vender,
good job reading. and no a 2.5" leveling kit is not 2.5" tall. IIRC it is 1.625" tall. it changes your suspension geometry to gain the lift.
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no it isn't 2.5" it is less and because of the angle of the strut it yields 2.5"
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here

http://www.hellbentsteel.com/catalog...it/category/5/
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A 2.5 inch leveling "spacer" is 1.75 in .When mine was delivered i like to have shet never thought that would make the front 2.5 inches but it did.
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1 5/8" got it thanks.
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Originally Posted by ford4wd08
good job reading. and no a 2.5" leveling kit is not 2.5" tall. IIRC it is 1.625" tall. it changes your suspension geometry to gain the lift.
humm thats odd, my 3" was exactly 3" can ya explain that to me??
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ordered mine through hell bent.
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Originally Posted by big cube 426
humm thats odd, my 3" was exactly 3" can ya explain that to me??
The actual spacer was 3" tall? That would net you like a 4.5"+ lift


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