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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 02:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Old_Skl_Raptr
285s will be fine. just a little advice, if the leveling kit is polyurethane, send it back and get an aluminum one. the poly ones compress over time and it wont be 1.5 inches anymore. if thats at all possible, dont go out and spend another 60 unnessecary bucks

or sell it and get 2 inch lift coils for $130 (wont bounce out if you jump your truck like i do on rail road tracks)
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Sl33p3r
or sell it and get 2 inch lift coils for $130 (wont bounce out if you jump your truck like i do on rail road tracks)
How did you do this? I've had spacers on two trucks(both have sagged for those wondering if it will happen) both of which I have jumped. The coils cant go anywhere because of the shock and deep coil pockets. Did the spacer fall off? They're pretty far up into that top coil pocket and pretty wedged onto the coil
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 05:16 PM
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Aren't the coils just replacement ones? I would imagine they would just slide in as a normal coil replacement. You shouldn't have to worry about anything else I would imagine bc it would in theory be the same as a two inch spacer correct?
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 05:26 PM
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^correct. the only thing is that replacment coils are more pricey than level kits
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 06:35 AM
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ant thread jacking but i put this 200 pound bumper and it compressed my poly spacers had 1.5 so can you run the spacer and taller springs trying to clear 285s
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by 2wd supercrew mudder
ant thread jacking but i put this 200 pound bumper and it compressed my poly spacers had 1.5 so can you run the spacer and taller springs trying to clear 285s
You can't run the spacers and the springs I think you have to pick one or the other
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by 2wd supercrew mudder
ant thread jacking but i put this 200 pound bumper and it compressed my poly spacers had 1.5 so can you run the spacer and taller springs trying to clear 285s
Punctuation would be nice. But no, you can only go 2" before you need new upper control arms. I'd go with lift coils for you so they wont settle into the springs. Plus the added weight will counteract some of the stiffer ride associated with lift coils.
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 02:08 PM
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Yes I know my gramer is complete crap. Thanks for the advice
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