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Old Jul 2, 2003 | 02:10 PM
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For those that have done them...

Were did you get them?

Did you do the installation?

Thanks
 
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Old Jul 3, 2003 | 03:53 AM
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Mine is the Con-Fer kit, that I had installed at a local 4WD shop. It makes a huge difference in the ride, and raised the front of the truck 3.25". I recommend it.
 
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Old Jul 3, 2003 | 09:08 AM
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Did you have to replace your front shocks?

What did they roughly charge for install?
 

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Old Jul 3, 2003 | 02:56 PM
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Since I have air bags in the front, my installation was a little different. My shocks mount to plates that are attached to the air bags. I didn't have to replace the shocks, but I did have to put a 2" spacer under the plate. Most people do need to replace the shocks, I hear.
The install was about $400.
 
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Old Jul 3, 2003 | 03:10 PM
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Thats what I was afraid of, there goes a 9 month old set of Edlebrock IAS shocks.

Guess I'll have to call them and explain to them the application so I can get a stock number.

Thanks for the input.
 
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Old Jul 4, 2003 | 12:13 PM
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You could always just install front bags, it's not much more than new shocks, and you'll get another few inches of lift for messing around....
 
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Old Jul 7, 2003 | 12:35 PM
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Wow, Confer is proud of their kit, $630. Did you get it from a retailer that was cheaper. Otherwise, I'll have to look into the offroadunlimited version.

I've been on the fence between keeping the Edlebrocks or trying the 9000x 's ...
 
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Old Jul 14, 2003 | 02:46 PM
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Found a retailer for the Conferr for the $440, much closer to the ORU kit
 
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Old Jul 14, 2003 | 03:19 PM
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Brian, I'm sorry I missed your previous post. I got mine through Billy Bob's 4WD in Puyallup, but they've got shops up and down the west coast. There's probably one in Portland.
If I'm not mistaken, when I got mine last November, the guy told me that I just beat a price increase on the kit, so maybe you've found someone who has one from before the increase.
Good luck with it. You'll love the new ride, and 3" of lift ain't bad, either.
(P.S. I don't make it around to all the message boards as frequently as I'd like, so if you've got a question for me specifically, shoot me an email. I always get to those.)
 

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