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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 11:49 AM
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Decided to go that route with the Edelbrock IAS's. Since I don't have any instructions does anyone have any they could email me or any suggestions for what I'm getting myself into?

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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 12:07 PM
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You just doing springs and bars? They're a piece of cake.
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by agreif
Decided to go that route with the Edelbrock IAS's. Since I don't have any instructions does anyone have any they could email me or any suggestions for what I'm getting myself into?

Andrew
just out of curiousity how much did you pay for the bars?
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 01:48 PM
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coils and leafs, I'm an 01 so don't have the torsions.
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coils and leafs, I'm an 01 so don't have the torsions.
I believe he is tlaking about the sway bars.
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 02:21 PM
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ahh, no, not enough funds for that one quite yet, but maybe down the road. Will I need to get an alignment after I do this 2/4? This is on a reg cab.
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ahh, no, not enough funds for that one quite yet, but maybe down the road. Will I need to get an alignment after I do this 2/4? This is on a reg cab.
yes, It was recommended to get my truck aligned after my 2/4 drop.
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Head to the sports store and get a plastic mouthpiece to wear when your driving.
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No likey eh? 'Splain if you would.
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No likey eh? 'Splain if you would.
Its nice stuff dont get me wrong. But I chipped 3 teeth on my ride in a Hotchkis equipped truck. Way too rough for me.
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