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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 01:08 AM
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03' 3500 2x4 front springs

New here and lovin' it. I just bought an 03' and noticed how low the front is. Is there a recommended fix or replacement to level the truck. Thanks
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 06:57 AM
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Congrats and glad to have you here.
Daystar makes a coil spring spacer kit that adds some lift for our 2wd trucks.
http://www.4wheelparts.com/4wp/produ...ension&man=DAY

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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 08:06 AM
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The coil spring spacers are supposed to work. I thought about getting them and then someone told me that they were very difficult to install so I decided not to bother with them. The front ends on the 2WD trucks are WAY too low though.
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 09:04 AM
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I gained some extra clearance by removing the front airdam.

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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 01:28 PM
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Or you could lower the rear by removeing the spacers between the leaf pack and axle. I did it on mine and love how it looks now.
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 05:39 PM
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i imagine would you get lift using coil springs from a 2500 4x4? if somebody could chime in, on this. if so, i have a set of used 04 2500 coil springs with 8000 miles on them-non snow plow prep
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Old Nov 13, 2005 | 05:38 PM
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I used the Daystar spacers and also removed the lower airdam. It completely changed the look of the truck and was a cheap solution. Installation wasn't difficult but it did take me about half a day to do it. It's fairly straight forward if you've ever changed coils before. I can take a picture of the truck if you're interested...
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Old Nov 18, 2005 | 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Hoss
The coil spring spacers are supposed to work. I thought about getting them and then someone told me that they were very difficult to install so I decided not to bother with them. The front ends on the 2WD trucks are WAY too low though.

The spacers are a no brainer to install. Couple hours max. Get an alignment done after. Mine have been flawless. Depending on the corrosion you might need to cut the shocks off.
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 08:59 PM
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Cool, where can I buy them? Were they expensive? And did you have to disconnect the sway bar to get the arm low enough to add the spacer or pull the spring? Thanks.
P.S. Fired up a 60.0 liter Cummins today, no exhaust and way cool!
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