2.5 inch lift
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From: MN
I did a 2.5 inch on my truck last week. If you are handy with a wrench, and sometimes a torch and grinder, and patient it can be done by you. THere is another guy around here who has the Rough Country kit, and he had to buy radius arm brackets because his caster angle was too extreme. I have a Tuff Country kit, and was pleased except for the eccentric axle pivot bolts which both stripped their D-holes during the alignment.
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From: Southeastern PA
That guy would be me. The lift was very easy to get on, only took about 8 hours total if you keep going, was done in a day. No unexpected problems whatsoever, until I went to have it aligned. Turns out the caster was so far out I needed radius arm drop brackets, no big deal had them fast, but for another $100. Other than that everything was there other than a bolt which I had laying around so it wasn't a problem. I've been very pleased with the kit, no complaints. By the way, there are pictures in my gallery if you want to see what it looks like, I know I was going in blind when I got it because nobody had any pictures.
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I would stay away from the Tuff Country kit because of the cam bolts. They were very poorly constructed, and the D-holes stripped out. I am very annoyed because I chose to buy a Tuff Country lift because I liked the thought of the alignment eccentrics. I am going to have to wait till monday to machine some custom washers that will fit regular bolts, and keep the bolt centered in the middle of the slotted holes. Luckly I do my own install, alignment, and machining and have only had to spend $9 so far on experiments and another $30 for alignment bushings. Otherwise, I would be down $300+ for 2 alignments and labor.
Last edited by natewoz; Feb 7, 2004 at 04:56 PM.
