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Old 09-17-2013, 06:46 PM
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I'm looking to only add an inch to the back with a long leaf. 2" would be too much. Anyone have any recommendations?
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Remove the 2"block and get a 3", although this is the route I was originally going to go and waited like 3 weeks and a couple of calls later they told me they could not get the blocks. Therefore I went the aal.
Same truck by the way 02 screw.
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How much height did the aal add? Was it a long or short leaf?
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I did the long leaf and got exactly 2", which is ok because I still have an 1 1/4 I can go up in front.
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Damn. My truck as it is right now, has the back 1" higher than the front. I've already cranked/leveled the torsions. I just want the factory rake back with an increase in payload.
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Do you have any room left to safely crank the front? I didn't know you were going for payload increase, I think the aal or airbags are your only options to help with pl.
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My original plan was to level it an add a 2" leaf but it just didn't raise high enough. For ****s and giggles, I maxed them out and it gave a tiny bit more than it has now and the left/right wasn't equal. I then adjusted the torsions until it began to drop and equaled each side out.
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I assume you know that you can safely crank it so the center of the hub to the lip of the fender is 24 1/4". I've heard sometimes with the screws you can't reach that height with the factory keys so you need aftermarket keys. The only time you run into trouble is cranking them beyond that 24 1/4" mark with the aftermarket keys. I personally can't confirm this yet as I haven't gone that high yet. Like I said I can still go another 1 1/4" but I only have about 3 or4 more turns on my key bolts, so I may very well need aftermarket to get the other 1 1/4".
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can you past a link of where to get the aal
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Originally Posted by dreweeee
can you past a link of where to get the aal
Look at the pro comp long leaf on summit racing

http://m.summitracing.com/parts/exp-13132

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