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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 09:15 PM
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leveling kit

anyone out there made there own 2" leveling kit? looking to make my own spacers and dimenssions and a drawing would b nice. thanks
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Old Feb 8, 2012 | 10:00 AM
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bump?
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Old Feb 8, 2012 | 03:28 PM
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Paid $60 shipped for my 1.5" leveling kit. Wish I'd have only done 1 inch. It's perfectly level now so looks saggy if anything's in the box or as soon as I put a trailer on it lol
Make sure you measure to be certain you want 2".....
It'd be easy to make your own, but for $60, there was no point in me spending the time....
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 12:07 AM
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I gotta do this to my 95 as well, a friend said i need new shocks for the 1" spacers?
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 09:20 AM
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I've never seen the need for new shocks with a leveling kit, but I'm sure some folks feel otherwise. I run a fab shop and I still buy coil spring spacers. By the time you buy 6 nuts and bolts, cut out 4 rings, get the 2 different sizes of pipe (2 pieces of each), center everything, weld it up, and paint or powdercoat it, you will probably be several hours and dollars into the project. But if you do make some, post up pics!
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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 12:10 PM
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Do you own backwoods bumpers? PM me if so as I live close to these guys http://www.buckstop.biz/ but am open to backwoods. since Im bolting up a huge bumper onto my truck maybe a 1.5 inch would look as level as a 1" with stock bumper?
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Old Feb 11, 2012 | 09:30 AM
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Yes sir, and PM sent. I've noticed about 1/2" of sag when installing a full replacement bumper, so it might be a good idea to plan for that when ordering or building a leveling kit.
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Old Feb 11, 2012 | 10:44 AM
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For what all is involved in the spacers, they are cheaper to buy than fab up I'd bet.

IIRC mine were about 75 bucks for 2 inchers from Tuff Country.
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Old Feb 11, 2012 | 11:03 PM
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interesting. my i phone 4s siri reccomended this place
http://www.hellbentsteel.com/product...eling-kit.html

looks awesome, steel and wont degrade over time
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 12:00 AM
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i know how to google things too...... lol the point of the thread here as mentioned is to build them. i can build them for free if i know the dimensions. that's cheaper than $70 + shipping to northern Canada, don't u think?
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 10:23 AM
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Gotcha, I ordered the hbs ones. I will post up the dimenssions when they arrive
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 11:02 AM
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thanx!
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