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Installed Hell Bent Steel 2" Leveling Kit Saturday. Overall I am happy with the results. Drove to Houston from Louisiana this morning and expected my average mpg to drop slightly (aerodynamics) but seemed to stay about the same. Keep in mind that I tried to keep the cruise control around 75 as much as I could. My average dropped from 16.8 mpg to 16.7 a couple times but I'm contributing that to the head wind I felt. When I didn't feel the head wind I was consistently getting over 16.8, possibly could have gotten 16.9 or 17 average without the wind.
As far as the install, it wasn't very hard. Took me, my dad, and brother about 2 hours from start to finish using a car jack, basic hand tools and a pry bar.
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As far as the install, it wasn't very hard. Took me, my dad, and brother about 2 hours from start to finish using a car jack, basic hand tools and a pry bar.
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Looks good! I was averaging 15.5 mpg here in Vegas when my truck was stock. Getting around 17 mpg w/recent upgrades to exhaust and a CAI. Jury is still out on whether or not that is going to be a solid mpg. Did you consider lowering the rear instead of raising the front to level things out? If you did, what was your deciding factor to go w/raising the front?
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IMHO...The 2" looks good with just a little rake left in the truck.
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Looks good! I was averaging 15.5 mpg here in Vegas when my truck was stock. Getting around 17 mpg w/recent upgrades to exhaust and a CAI. Jury is still out on whether or not that is going to be a solid mpg. Did you consider lowering the rear instead of raising the front to level things out? If you did, what was your deciding factor to go w/raising the front?
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Looks good! Welcome to FTE also 
I did a 2" AS and 3" rear block, also have Airlift bags in back for hauling firewood
I did a 2" AS and 3" rear block, also have Airlift bags in back for hauling firewood
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Thanks! I checked out your truck and really like the stance. I haven't looked into rear blocks since I thought it would negate my level but now that I see yours it makes me wonder. That may come later once I upgrade to bigger tires. Did you install them yourself?
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Installed Hell Bent Steel 2" Leveling Kit Saturday. Overall I am happy with the results. Drove to Houston from Louisiana this morning and expected my average mpg to drop slightly (aerodynamics) but seemed to stay about the same. Keep in mind that I tried to keep the cruise control around 75 as much as I could. My average dropped from 16.8 mpg to 16.7 a couple times but I'm contributing that to the head wind I felt. When I didn't feel the head wind I was consistently getting over 16.8, possibly could have gotten 16.9 or 17 average without the wind.
As far as the install, it wasn't very hard. Took me, my dad, and brother about 2 hours from start to finish using a car jack, basic hand tools and a pry bar.
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As far as the install, it wasn't very hard. Took me, my dad, and brother about 2 hours from start to finish using a car jack, basic hand tools and a pry bar.
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