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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 05:03 PM
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the alignment shouldnt cause rubbing. its blowing my mind that your rubbing with 255s! maybe theres a piece of plastic bent out into the wheel path?
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 05:38 PM
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im runnin 265's now and i dont rub
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Old_Skl_Raptr
the alignment shouldnt cause rubbing. its blowing my mind that your rubbing with 255s! maybe theres a piece of plastic bent out into the wheel path?
Yeah mine too! There is no way it should be they're like one step up from stock lime mentioned earlier it doesn't make me very happy that's for sure. I'm going to try and look into it this weekend when I install the level and we will see how that goes but I will possibly look into it tomorrow too and let y'all know where its coming from!
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 09:32 PM
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Alright so I couldn't wait to check it out and apparently there was a brake line that had been re ran on the front left and it wasn't in the bracket with the wiring harness so I slid it back in ad guess what? NO MORE RUB!!! leveling kit will be hooked up Saturday and I'll probably start tire shopping on Wednesday when I get paid
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 09:50 PM
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Last edited by Hollabakzach23; Mar 31, 2011 at 09:51 PM. Reason: Already stated this above
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Old Apr 1, 2011 | 10:25 AM
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nice! glad you figured it out.
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 03:59 PM
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So I got it on this weekend and ended up breaking the top shock mount on the drivers side so I had to replace that shock :/ other than that all went smooth. I just bought a replacement until I can replace all four what would you guys recommend for an upgraded shock replacement? I will be sure to post some pics of how she leveled out within the hour and I plan on keeping an eye on it to see if the truck sags back down at all like mentioned earlier. But any info on some new shocks would be great! Thanks
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 04:36 PM
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get monroe G-forces. there 50 bucks a piece and they got a lifetime warranty. mine did the same thing after i leveled it. you probably had stock shocks?
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 05:24 PM
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Yeah they were stock the passenger side was ok but I got to the drivers and it was a PITA to get loose then it finally did and snap there went the top of the shock lol and I didn't want to replace both of them for 35 a pop at Autozone when a buddy of mine replaced his front with procomps for 60 so I figured id go a little aftermarket if I could for around the same price. I'll look into the ones you mentioned bc that's not a bad price at all!
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 10:09 AM
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Here's the pics btw I think it looks much better than before it almost makes the 255s I have look small in person!
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