Leveling kit
Leveling kit
Post Fiend
Joined: Nov 2001
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From: Topsfield, MA
To lift the front?
Any of the major suspension manufacturers have a leveling kit. Skyjacker has a 1.5-2" leveling kit.
It'll need an alignment with new camber adjustment bushings which can sometimes be hard to find. Local alignment shops don't usually have them.
Any of the major suspension manufacturers have a leveling kit. Skyjacker has a 1.5-2" leveling kit.
It'll need an alignment with new camber adjustment bushings which can sometimes be hard to find. Local alignment shops don't usually have them.
Post Fiend
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 14,947
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From: Topsfield, MA
The camber alignment bushings are in the upper ball joint area...between the ball joint and the knuckle. It sets the angle of the tire.
You do not have A-arms...A-arms are on wishbone suspensions and have an "A" shape. You have I-beams because they are in the shape of an "I".
When you lift this type of front suspension, you upset the camber angle. The camber angle is the / or \ tilt of the tire when you're looking at it from the front of the truck. For example, my 6" lift kit comes with brackets to lower the pivot points of the front suspension. By lowering this pivot point you reestablish the geometry of the suspension's camber. Those 2" kits are so small that you don't need to lower the pivot points, you can make it up in the camber bushings.
You can look up what the kits come with, I don't think they come with the camber bushings though.
It'll end up costing you a couple hundred bucks in parts/alignment and add labor if you're paying for it. Labor will add up real quick. Skyjacker probably has everything you need (including the bushings but probably separate from the leveling kit).
You do not have A-arms...A-arms are on wishbone suspensions and have an "A" shape. You have I-beams because they are in the shape of an "I".
When you lift this type of front suspension, you upset the camber angle. The camber angle is the / or \ tilt of the tire when you're looking at it from the front of the truck. For example, my 6" lift kit comes with brackets to lower the pivot points of the front suspension. By lowering this pivot point you reestablish the geometry of the suspension's camber. Those 2" kits are so small that you don't need to lower the pivot points, you can make it up in the camber bushings.
You can look up what the kits come with, I don't think they come with the camber bushings though.
It'll end up costing you a couple hundred bucks in parts/alignment and add labor if you're paying for it. Labor will add up real quick. Skyjacker probably has everything you need (including the bushings but probably separate from the leveling kit).
Last edited by MustangGT221; Jan 7, 2007 at 10:02 PM.
