Leveling Kits: Good or Bad
Cargo Master
Joined: Jun 2008
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Bad. I think they are terrible but my preference reflects 0.000000000001 % of the population. They won't hurt your truck though. But now when you tow you may need airbags or some other kind of junk so you won't be sagging.
Tuned
Joined: Oct 2017
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Completely with you. I absolutely hate encountering a leveled truck towing anytime after dark. Headlights always blasting right into my eyes. I also prefer the raked look anyways. To me that's part of what makes a truck look like a truck.
Lead Driver
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Calgary Canada
Lots of people like them, and swear they cause no problems. Some people get them and regret it because of issues. Lots of folks leave things stock and are really happy.
I don't think there's consensus about this topic, just lots of people with strong emotions arguing with each other.
I don't think there's consensus about this topic, just lots of people with strong emotions arguing with each other.
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The people who complain about a leveling kit are the ones that didn't have installed correctly.
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It's bad if you're a lazy hack that the other posters are referring to.
-Set the headlights correctly
-Properly torque the trac bar
-use an adjustable trac bar
-use the alignment bushings
I'm planning to add air bags regardless of level or not. They work great. I want a little more ht up front for a little more wheel travel so I can set my shocks up a little better.
-Set the headlights correctly
-Properly torque the trac bar
-use an adjustable trac bar
-use the alignment bushings
I'm planning to add air bags regardless of level or not. They work great. I want a little more ht up front for a little more wheel travel so I can set my shocks up a little better.
Mountain Pass
Joined: May 2017
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Same....to me they scream "I don't really need a SD". But hey, when I was 25 I did silly stuff too.
Junior User
Joined: Nov 2017
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I would. Lets assume that I am one of those people and looking for guidance and watchouts. In the spirit of providing guidance, what might a rookie screw up when installing a spacer?