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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 05:00 PM
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i would still get an aluminum one. because its very rarely gonna compress evenly and your gonna be low on one side and not in alignment anymore. you wont need to replace control arms or ball joints for any leveling kit
Okay do you have any reputable sources for aluminum ones for cheap bc the cheapest I found a 2 inch kit for was like 110 and the daystar was like 40 bucks or is that about right plus it was on eBay for the alum. One so it wasn't even like a name brand. But I guess you pay for what you get
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 05:14 PM
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no i dont. try performance accessories or truxx. i have torsion bars so my level kit was free. ill do a quick google search for ya
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 05:21 PM
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skyjacker, readylift, truxx, pro comp, fabtech, all make metal ones. they were averagin 200 a set but the daystars like you have were 175. so im thinkin you can find a better deal somewhere
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 10:22 AM
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Alright so I'm hopefully going to be putting the level on this weekend. 1.5 inch daystar. Currently I am running 255 size tires and they rub a little bit when I have the wheel turned all the way to the left. Should this get rid of the rub ya think? And also what size could I upgrade to a little later just to have a bit of a bigger tire? Daystars website said 31.7 and when I googles it it was like a 285? I could be wrong though I just don't see that big of a tire fitting comfortably in the wheel well. Thanks again
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 02:22 PM
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your supposed to be able to run a 33 with minimal rubbing but if your rubbing with 255s you may have a problem in the form of a slightly bent bumper...
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 05:35 PM
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Oh that's awesome. It's only when the wheel is turned alllllll the way to the left how can I tell if there is a proem with the bumper??
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Old Mar 30, 2011 | 06:49 PM
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which tire rubs? left or right? and is it the leading edge of the tire rubbing the bumper valence, or is it the trailing edge rubbing the rocker/wheel well. in rare cases they may rub the frame or suspension but thats with bigger tires and in your case it would be doing it to both sides so its not that
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Old_Skl_Raptr
which tire rubs? left or right? and is it the leading edge of the tire rubbing the bumper valence, or is it the trailing edge rubbing the rocker/wheel well. in rare cases they may rub the frame or suspension but thats with bigger tires and in your case it would be doing it to both sides so its not that
It's the left tire (tire on the drivers side as I'm driving it!) I've had it in park and turned it all the way left and couldn't notice anything it would be rubbing against and I'm guessing it would be leading edge rubbing I'm not sure what that means but it's the inside of the tire that's doing the rubbing I'm almost positive if that helps lol. I definaey do not have bugger tires just a little step up from stock so idk!! Also I forgot to add earlier I believe my alignment is off it sort of pulls to the left while driving idk if that would have anything to do with it?
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 02:05 PM
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Rubber spacers compress,aluminum ones crack and usually aren't full circles. Go with lift coils and be done with it. I've put rubber spacers on two trucks and they both compressed from level to 1/2-3/4"s tail high again after a few thousand miles.

a 285/75/16 is a 33x11.5 roughly and fits great with 1.5-2"s of lift.

Holla- what wheels are you using? what are the exact size of ur tires(255/?/16)? I had 255/70/16's on a stock 2wd truck with aftermarket wheels with less backspacing than stock and they cleared fine all around.
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Madmaxwell87
Rubber spacers compress,aluminum ones crack and usually aren't full circles. Go with lift coils and be done with it. I've put rubber spacers on two trucks and they both compressed from level to 1/2-3/4"s tail high again after a few thousand miles.

a 285/75/16 is a 33x11.5 roughly and fits great with 1.5-2"s of lift.

Holla- what wheels are you using? what are the exact size of ur tires(255/?/16)? I had 255/70/16's on a stock 2wd truck with aftermarket wheels with less backspacing than stock and they cleared fine all around.
Yeah I already have the poly daystar kit so I'm going to install that. Hopefully it can be temporary and I'll hopefully get some new springs. I have 255/70/16 on the stock wheels and the only problem is on the left side. Do you think it has anything to do with the alignment like i stated in the previous post? Also What wheels if you don't mind me asking?
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