ok guys i ordered a leveling kit along with some bilstein 5100 shocks and i was wondering if you need to drop the sway bar 2 inches as well? does anyone know i could make some drops out of square stock, has anyone else done this? thanks

 

I think with 2 inches you`ll be fine the way it is.

 

I've got the same thing, but I do believe the sway bar end links are a bit tweaked now. nothing too bad though.

 

Nope! Level away. 40k on mine stock links, no probs.

 

Keep an eye on your end links. If you're not doing anything that would cause close to full articulation you should be fine. Sometimes having the tire shop lift the truck over time will start to bend your end links also. I went with the Sean Lorenz 2" blocks with my leveling kit. End looks still nice and straight.

 

no, but you do have to get a front end alignment

 

It shouldn't be required but if you have the means it wont hurt. I would do it if I had the stuff laying around to knock it out.

 

When I installed my 2.5" HBS leveling pucks a couple of years ago, I also added 2" sway bar drop blocks, which are incorporated into the design of the steering shaft stabilizer I am running from LazarSmith. I've taken the steering shaft stabilizer off a couple of times to take the truck to the dealer for the steering linkage upgrade and the truck handled fine without it, though I feel better having the sway bar dropped back down to it's proper geometry. 2 years and 65K miles on the level lift and 35" tires and my OEM end links are still straight as an arrow. When they eventually give way I will replace with Carli end links, but I think dropping the sway bar is a good, cost-effective way to ensure maximum longevity of the OEM end links on a leveling pucked truck.

 

i think i might just make my own drops if i do it.

 

Sway bar drops aren't required for leveling kits, but they are a good idea!

In the shop, we usually only see bent end-link shafts with lifts >3" and no drop-blocks.