Currently I have an 03' with a leveling kit and I'm ready to get new tires. I have 315's but I really don't feel like spending another 1100 bones on new tires. My plan was to put the factory front springs back on and possibly remove one of the spacers from the rear and go for a cheaper 285. This should level it off some and be a lower getting in and out of everyday, loading etc... Has anyone ever done this?

 

its been done but why would you wanna go low. personal opinions i guess.
i have a leveling kit on mine with 285s and it looks good. not to much but not stock.
285s aren't that much cheaper than 315s, i spend 1100 on my toyos.

 

Took the front 2 inch levelling spacers out and removed 3 spacers from the rear spring pack,still has a bit of rake,did this for towing my fiver.Put 5000 miles on towing with no drivetrain issues.

 

I removed my leveling kit and swapped the two blocks in the rear to the top. That lowered the rear about 1 1/2 inches. Went from 315s to 285s. I am satisfied with the look and performance. I do miss the higher height and 315s sometime, but overall the handling, mileage and performance is better.

 

hey 63, i did the same thing on mine. flipped the rear spacers to the top which lowered the rear to almost, if not level. did so mainly to tow my fiver.

 

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Did it just to make it look level. I never upsized my tires and thought it looked better level.

I have some pics someplace if you want to search. It was easy, just moved a spacer from bottom to top of the spring pack (or vice versa) and reused the same bolts. It would have been easier with a few dollars worth of new bolts but I didn't know that until after. Didn't take long to do either.

 

evidently ya'll dont haul much weight. the reasons the rears are higher is so when the truck is loaded it sits level and the fronts not in the air

 

Nope, I don't haul much weight. Mostly empty highway miles lately. Bought it pull my boat on the weekends and haven't got out that much. Still cheaper to drive than a similar sized gas truck and much better fuel economy too.

 

I haul quiet a bit and I really don't see any reason for the rear end to be as high as it is from the factory. Who cares if it squats a little when its loaded as long as it sits level when it's not. My only concern is that the ball might hit the rear diff if I have it turned over and a load in the bed.

 

Got almost 3000 lbs pin wt on mine,just sitting on the overloads,frt was more in the air b/4 i took out the spacers.Like the handling better,plus nice to get in and out of.

 

If you dealt with the weight police like i do on a weekly basis then you would care about it squatting. but since you guys use them for pleasure then making them look like a car is your thing so have at it

 

If they decided it squatted too much they could always add air bags...

 

towing my stock trailer it is not an option to leave the truck at the factory height. Once I priced a flatbed Idecided i was worth it to flip the spaers. Yeah It looks goofy when my 7x20 stock trailer is stuff full but I dont hit my bed rails or tailgate anymore. My trailer is a new trailer with the tall gooseneck but I still found myself hitting the tailgate and bedrails going over cattle gaurds and getting into a few places.


Some instances I can drop the tailgate and pull through ditches and cattlegaurds but that got old getting out, dropping the tail gate, pulling through then having to get out an close te tailgate.

 

Could I get your address so I could send you an award for being so bad. Maybe when I take the stock spacers out I could send them to you and you could add them to the rear of your truck.

 

its not that i'm so bad its just that i buy these trucks for working nit for light load and being cool with a hot rod diesel. in my business i deal with the dot a lot and i dont need the hassle unlike you guys who dont have to. but i am trying to figure out how many times yaaaa'll have to ask the same qestion about lowering a truck and then putting big tires on it. oh and all mine have been 4x4 and have never had a trailer neck hit anything and i have drug it places you guys wouldnt take your pretty play toy