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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 10:13 PM
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It's a sign for bogger tires lol. But yea it was annoying getting in and out, now i just fall in my truck...
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 10:18 PM
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Lemme know what you'd take for those spacers and shocks
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by dlt76028
It's a sign for bogger tires lol. But yea it was annoying getting in and out, now i just fall in my truck...
but you have to jump back out lol.

Ben I think you would be surprised how low that thing is still going to sit with just a coil spacer and no spindles... the fronts of the 2wds already sit lower than the 4wds by about 2"-3". At the least I would go with just the 3" RC spindle and 2" blocks in the back with stock hangers if you can come up with a set.

Here is a RC 3" spindle with stock 2wd rear





RC 3" spindle, Springtech 2" spacer and 3" blocks out back on 265/75 duratracs.



3" spindles, 2" spacers, 3" blocks in the rear, and 285/75-16 Maxxis Bighorns.




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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 11:53 AM
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that last truck is basically how I want to do it. Maybe when she wears these tires out I'll go that route. For now I'll probably Just do the spacer up front to level it up, then add the bigger blocks and spindles then. I'm ok with not lifting it right this second anyway. I've got another truck to build first
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 05:24 PM
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BeastMode those are good pics...

Ive'd also been deabting on lifting my truck...or just staying low and work on performance
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Old Apr 8, 2010 | 10:56 AM
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heres mine with the rc spindles and 2" daystar spacer and 2" procomp addaleaf. rocking 265/70 17s:
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 11:00 AM
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well its back at stock 2WD height with 285/75-16 ProComps right now... we tried like hell to get the spring spacers in and they WOULD NOT cooperate. I've done literally a hundred or more spring swaps on these things and never had this much problem.

Any tricks/tips to get these things in?? I'm close to goving up on them and just getting spindles... might do that anyway. I'm going to just do a 2" block in the rear too... should sit about level. I've got helper bags going on too.
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 07:03 PM
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Bump... Is the sound my head makes against this truck
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by silver-mod-o
well its back at stock 2WD height with 285/75-16 ProComps right now... we tried like hell to get the spring spacers in and they WOULD NOT cooperate. I've done literally a hundred or more spring swaps on these things and never had this much problem.

Any tricks/tips to get these things in?? I'm close to goving up on them and just getting spindles... might do that anyway. I'm going to just do a 2" block in the rear too... should sit about level. I've got helper bags going on too.
Hmmm what are you having problems with? I put them on the top of the spring and put a couple zip ties on so it would stay there then I compressed the spring and put it in...
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 08:08 PM
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That's exactly what I did... Would not go, no way no how.

Broke the bottom ball joint loose, zip tied the spacer to the spring, slid it in the upper cup, lined the bottom coil in the LCA and jacked it up into place... Once the spring started compressing it slid out of the top since the spacer put the spring below the edge of the cup.. I may try it again this week, it completely kicked my *** Friday night though haha. That doesn't happen very often these days.
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