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Old 10-27-2009, 11:42 PM
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yeah lol instead of buying a set of aftermarkey keys thow just find someone with a chevy with factory keys that wants lift and just swap keys lol its just like aftermarket ones
Old 10-28-2009, 09:30 AM
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^^^^ That's funny. I didn't know you could use Chevy keys! In that case just go to a junk yard and pull em. I'm sure they'd only charge a few bucks as opposed to $100 from online or a 4x4 store.

The other thing I forgot to mention about cranking the hell out of the torsion keys is it limits the amount of upward flex in your front end while off road.
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Originally Posted by C Denny Run*
^^^^ That's funny. I didn't know you could use Chevy keys! In that case just go to a junk yard and pull em. I'm sure they'd only charge a few bucks as opposed to $100 from online or a 4x4 store.

The other thing I forgot to mention about cranking the hell out of the torsion keys is it limits the amount of upward flex in your front end while off road.
No to sound stupid but are there torsion bars on a 2x4? And what are some other options to level the truck?
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Originally Posted by Blake_ped
No to sound stupid but are there torsion bars on a 2x4? And what are some other options to level the truck?
2x4's are wood. And no 4x2's have coil springs.
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Originally Posted by Fordfan2006
2x4's are wood. And no 4x2's have coil springs.
Ahh my bad on the 2x4 part. So how would you level a 4x2
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Originally Posted by Blake_ped
Ahh my bad on the 2x4 part. So how would you level a 4x2
Either spindle lift with rear blocks or just rear blocks depending how the front sits to begin with. If the front is lower, get a spindle lift and if needed get rear blocks to compensate for any lift the front has more than the rear so your truck doesn't sit higher in the front than the back
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Originally Posted by Cmanjr
Either spindle lift with rear blocks or just rear blocks depending how the front sits to begin with. If the front is lower, get a spindle lift and if needed get rear blocks to compensate for any lift the front has more than the rear so your truck doesn't sit higher in the front than the back
or a coil spring spacer
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Originally Posted by biggreenf-150
or a coil spring spacer
Those aren't very safe though and ride quality suffers
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Originally Posted by Cmanjr
Those aren't very safe though and ride quality suffers
ride quality is a little worse but how r they unsafe? They are just as safe as stock I've got em on my truck
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1.5" daystar is what I have and it sits level


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