Coil Spring Spacer
I'm going to be putting a leveling kit on my truck tomorrow and I'm wondering if any of yall have put these coil spring spacers on before and might have some pointers for me. I know how to do it but are there any corners I can cut to speed it up?? How much did they affect your aliment?? They are 2-inch spacers.
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Don't have any experience with them. But, as a general rule of thumb, good idea to get an alignment after playing with the suspension.
Matt |
should be fairly easy but make sure you have a coil spring compressor on hand for reassembly and get an alignment soon...
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If I rent a coil spring compressor from Auto Zone will it hold up to my 3/4 ton coil?? The guy there said it is a universal tool used for cars and trucks.
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Yes the rented one will work, I used my 20 dollar set of compressors to do mine. You will want to unbolt the front swaybar end links to give the suspention a little more room to drop.
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When I installed this leveling kit on my old truck, I never used a spring compressor. I just dropped the front axle (frame on jack stands). Overall, it took about 2 hrs. If you decide to drop the front axle, make sure you mark the springs w/ white-out, or something similar, as a reference to know where to place'em back. And YES, make sure to get an alignment job after you're finished. PM me if you need anymore help.
Good luck, Hunter |
Slightly off topic, but is a leveling kit offered for us 2wd folks?
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Originally posted by I PASS GAS Slightly off topic, but is a leveling kit offered for us 2wd folks? www.roughcountry.com Thank yall for all of your help on this I wasn't able to do it today but I am planning on doing it tomorrow. Do yall think it would be ok if I drove the truck about 150 miles before I can get it aliment again. |
If you follow the directions and line things back up pretty close to your marks, you won't be too far out of alignment but I'd get one as soon as possible.
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150 miles won't kill you. Thats not a long enough distance to cause tire wear or damage any steering components.
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Got it done today and it looks good. Thanks for yalls help.
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