Auto spring or daystar spacer?
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Auto spring or daystar spacer?
Hi everybody. First off, this is a very cool site with tons of useful info! I have been wanting a leveling kit for months now and I think I am finally going to get one. What do ya'll think... should I go with the auto spring 2inch or daystar 2inch? Will a leveling kit make the ride more stiff? If anybody out there allready has a kit on their truck I would appreciate any advice. Thanks.
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I went with the autospring (check out pics in my gallery) and the ride remained stock. Installed it myself (no special tools needed, unlike the daystar kit you'll need a spring compressor) in about 2.5 hours. With any leveling kit you'll need an alignment of the toe.
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No, when I put the kit in the truck only had about 35000 miles, not enough to really worry about new shocks, plus I would need the spring compressor tool to disassemble the front strut assemblies in order to remove the shock.
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I just got the daystar 2.5 installed yesterday. So far so good. I believe i've read in a post on here that daystar is better if you do a lot of off-roading. Search it and you'll find it.
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Hey guys have you thought of the new Bilstein 5100 series shocks. They have a feature of added 2" of lift in them. This way you get your 2" of lift plus a great set of shocks for a better ride. Im looking into them for my truck just wanted to give you all a new idea other than the spacers. Im not to wise to the spacers cause of wear and that extra part on my truck. Looks more stock too.
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I have the 2" AutoSpring leveling kit and haven't had any problems with it.
I would prefer the Bilstein 5100's but they are almost $400.I paid $84 for my 2"AS and it cost me $40 for an alignment.
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I would prefer the Bilstein 5100's but they are almost $400.I paid $84 for my 2"AS and it cost me $40 for an alignment.
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Any pics :-), yea what a difference in $, I wonder if the extra $ would make that much of a difference in the ride??????
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Originally Posted by NASSTY
I have the 2" AutoSpring leveling kit and haven't had any problems with it.
I would prefer the Bilstein 5100's but they are almost $400.I paid $84 for my 2"AS and it cost me $40 for an alignment.
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I would prefer the Bilstein 5100's but they are almost $400.I paid $84 for my 2"AS and it cost me $40 for an alignment.
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Any pics :-), yea what a difference in $, I wonder if the extra $ would make that much of a difference in the ride??????
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The spacer itself is barely visable mounted on top of the strut.The ride isn't much different than stock.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v295/mrbuick/Picture090Small.jpg
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Looks SWEET, thanks
Originally Posted by NASSTY
The only pic I have with the 2"AS just shows the stance of my truck,(ugh winter wheels).
The spacer itself is barely visable mounted on top of the strut.The ride isn't much different than stock.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v295/mrbuick/Picture090Small.jpg
The spacer itself is barely visable mounted on top of the strut.The ride isn't much different than stock.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v295/mrbuick/Picture090Small.jpg
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