Leveling kits, good or bad?
Token Redneck
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From: Breckenridge, TX
Icon adjsutable trac bar. That's pretty much the best replacement out there, and it's not a fixed bracket so you aren't changing one fixed placement for another.
It's a problem with any lift or leveling kit that doesn't come with a replacement trac bar, an adjsutable one, or a relocation bracket. I was about an inch to the driver's side with mine, wasn't a functional problem, just looked a little funny if you happned to stare head on at the front license plate sitting in a lawn chair and noticed it. Any more than 2" of lift and you'll need a solution though, most kits come with a bracket.
Mine isn't noticable (especially with the tires set closer in on stock wheels), because there's not a good angle to see both sides at once, unless you're squared up to the front and far enough back to see how far each tire sticks out.
It's a problem with any lift or leveling kit that doesn't come with a replacement trac bar, an adjsutable one, or a relocation bracket. I was about an inch to the driver's side with mine, wasn't a functional problem, just looked a little funny if you happned to stare head on at the front license plate sitting in a lawn chair and noticed it. Any more than 2" of lift and you'll need a solution though, most kits come with a bracket.
Mine isn't noticable (especially with the tires set closer in on stock wheels), because there's not a good angle to see both sides at once, unless you're squared up to the front and far enough back to see how far each tire sticks out.
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TLC 3810 Yes most kits I looked at have this problem....Like Texastech said the only way, I could find, to fix the problem was to spend way more money and use a better kit. The 100-200 dollar kits all let your axle move.
Jäger
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That's what I installed on mine as well, Icon was called Donohoe at that time. You definitely need to get the adjustable trac-bar to center the front axle properly. It's also far beefier than the stock version.
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Heres my 06 with the Bilstien Leveling Kit 2.25" I believe, new coils and shocks. First pic is with the OEM 18'2 and 285/65/18 BFG's Second Pic will be with the new DC2's and Goody Year Silent Armours in the same size...different offset though.
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I definately have to get the level kit. These trucks look Bad A%$ with the kits installed versus stock!!
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Are the Bilstein leveling coils that much better than just a spacer? How is the ride compared to stock?
What is the cost of the adjustable track bar? I am planning on putting on a leveling kit of some kind when I need new tires (still a year or so away). I am also going to install some F350 blocks in the rear so that it is lifted on both ends.
What is the cost of the adjustable track bar? I am planning on putting on a leveling kit of some kind when I need new tires (still a year or so away). I am also going to install some F350 blocks in the rear so that it is lifted on both ends.
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The bilstien coild ride just like stock, maybe even a little better IMHO. I have the heavy service susoension so my truck ride a little rough anyway, but I fee no difference from stock performance with the Bilstein kit.
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