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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 10:04 PM
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Leveling kit installed :)

So i finally got my leveling kit installed. Its the 2.5inch kit from tuff country. Got it free when i bought the truck it had to go on.
I wanted to do it myself but i just cant find the time to do it, so i had the local shop do it for me. 250 bucks installed isnt too bad when you got the kit for free

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Now my *** is sitting too low and she needs bigger meats.
So i cant figure out if my rear blocks are 2inches or 3inches. Any idea? Its an 01 f250.
Im lookin at the 4inch block kit from ready lift. Its 160 bucks but i wanna make sure i'll level it out. I dont wanna end up *** high again.

Thanks guys!
 
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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 10:16 PM
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What works good is jack up the rear by the hitch and measure the wheel wells, lift it 1" take a step back and see what you think. keep lifting until you think it's level them take your final measurement. You can get custom size blocks on Ebay forabout the same price as ready lift blocks.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 10:25 PM
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Oh damn thats a good idea. I'll for sure jack the back up and get a feel for what i want.
But i still need to know if i have 2inch blocks or 3inch blocks to determine what size the new blocks should be
 
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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 11:54 PM
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I'm sure you tried to measure them right? Then measure to the tops of your wheel wells to figure out how much lift you need in addition to what size rear blocks you have.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 12:16 AM
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if they are stock they are 1 and 3/4 inches i believe
 
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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 12:45 AM
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Ok...the reason you are nose up...is because the 2.5" level front lift...is usually for the F350. The F250...only gets the 1.5" level lift.

So...if you go with the FORD OEM F350 rear blocks and u-bolts...that will get you really close to level.

Good luck...


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Old Mar 16, 2012 | 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by biz4two
Ok...the reason you are nose up...is because the 2.5" level front lift...is usually for the F350. The F250...only gets the 1.5" level lift.

So...if you go with the FORD OEM F350 rear blocks and u-bolts...that will get you really close to level.

Good luck...


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Did not know that. Thanks man! I'll look into the f350 blocks
 
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