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Old 11-02-2009, 05:17 PM
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front end leveling kit

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anyone here install a leveling kit on their 09/10 pickup?? good....bad...did it change your milage very much???
will i have to change my camber??
or i was thinking of the timken air bolsters that go inside the coil spring....you fill them with air...i have used those in the past with good luck and so have several other truck owners i know...they used them for a plow setup...

i think the one i have heard of is the daystar kit....don't know if that is the right manufactuer or not...

thanks for any info
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Old 11-02-2009, 06:22 PM
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Lots of us use the autospring kit. It is about $80 and well built. Most of your lost mileage will come from the big tires that follow. The only alignment change will be toe, not camber or caster. When you lift the truck the front tires will point in, so just have them point them out a little. I think it cost me $25 for the alignment tweak.

As for the air bags, I don't think they will work. These trucks use a coilover/strut front end. I think those bags only fit inside a coil with a seperate shock.
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Old 11-03-2009, 08:51 AM
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i used the daystar kit on my 09. works very well. easy to install, very well built and you can fit 35's on the truck also.
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Old 11-03-2009, 10:55 AM
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My truck is more level than I expected. I think that I'll wait for Bilstein to put out their shocks with the adjustable clips (don't remember model #) and raise my front with them.
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