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Old Feb 7, 2006 | 10:50 AM
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Donahoe racing leveling kit??

Does anyone have experience with this?? I bought a leveling kit off of them and it is supposed to give me 2.5"... however, If you measure the spring pack, it only measured to 1 13/16ths" where does the 2.5" come from??

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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 01:19 AM
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if your measuring the difference while the springs are unloaded (uninstalled) than i would be inclined to say that the donahoe springs are slightly firmer (progressive) and therefore dont compress as much as the stockers when installed.

say mabye the stockers compress 3"installed and the donahoes only 2" or so.....

then you would have about 2.5" of lift.

just speculating......as mine arent here yet. let me know if thats the case!

later

Joe
 
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 09:41 AM
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It would mean the springs are stiffer.
 
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 02:28 PM
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The Mini Spring pack is relatively small the longest spring is only 13" or so... and the others gradually get smaller...
 
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 07:39 PM
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forced5, I assume you are referring to the coil spring set. On my 05 F-350 I gained exactly 2.5 inches in front end height( 3 inches would have been prefferable).
hope this helps, Doug
 
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 01:34 AM
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ok, now im confused....(no cheap shots please )

you say the kit is supposed to give you 2.5", which is a leveling kit for the 05/06

but you also say spring pack, so now im thinking 04 or older.

your profile says 04 f250, so im sure your talking about the leaf springs.....

so im sure it the 1-13/16" and the additional spring stiffness will give you your 2"

let us know what you have.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 07:26 AM
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maybe you should clarify what vehicle you are putting it on.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 10:28 AM
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ok, now im confused....(no cheap shots please )
For the confused one, you're the only one that put the pieces of the puzzle together and answered forced5's question. He simply confused the DR '05-'06 level kit height with the '99-'04 kit height. DR doesn't make a 2.5" leveling kit with a spring pack, which forced5 clearly described he had in his second post. They only make a 2" spring pack. The 2.5" kit comes with coil springs, and as you said, is for the '05-'06's. And a 3/16" difference from stated height is reasonably close enough to call it a 2" kit.
 
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sweet, i hope i win a prize!
 
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 02:13 PM
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My bad guys... I shoulda gave more info... I have an 04.. I thought I read that it was supposed to be 2.5" but I see where I am confused.. thanks anyway for helping a moron..
 
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 12:16 AM
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oh, come on now, your no moron

i know i would rather ask a question to see if im missing something rather than thinking i got ripped off!

i cant wait till my lift gets here.

later

Joe
 
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