Leveling Kit and Alignment results
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Leveling Kit and Alignment results
Just becuase I didn't find much info on this when I was researching the topic I am posting my results. I installed my 2.5" leveling kit on Saturday. The truck drove straight and did not pull at all. I brought it in today to have the alignment checked it was toed in .5 deg on each side. I had them adjust it to stock specs and it drives the same, just easier on my tires. The camber or caster (shouldn't effect that) was still w/in stock specs (+.3 deg I think from memory on both sides).
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Good info. That's almost exactly what I had with mine. IIRC, toe in was about .7 degrees per wheel. It's even on both sides, so you really don't notice any pull or odd steering, but setting it back to near zero eliminates the tire scrub and may pick up just a little more MPG.
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Didn't find info on this???????????????????????
There are HUNDREDS if not thousands of threads about just this. Leveling kits! Must of not looked to hard...
When you install the leveling kit, it will throw off the toe, causeing premature tire wear, which is why they tell you to aligne the truck after. I did mine for $120($80 2" autospring LK, installed myself, and $40 alignement).
There are HUNDREDS if not thousands of threads about just this. Leveling kits! Must of not looked to hard...
When you install the leveling kit, it will throw off the toe, causeing premature tire wear, which is why they tell you to aligne the truck after. I did mine for $120($80 2" autospring LK, installed myself, and $40 alignement).
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Why don't you shut the FU** up? That seemed to be a pretty useless post!
I was stating a fact that this has been covered hundreds of times, and I never said anything remotely offensive, and I even gave a little info confirming what he said.
I was stating a fact that this has been covered hundreds of times, and I never said anything remotely offensive, and I even gave a little info confirming what he said.
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Originally Posted by MBBFord
Didn't find info on this???????????????????????
There are HUNDREDS if not thousands of threads about just this. Leveling kits! Must of not looked to hard...
When you install the leveling kit, it will throw off the toe, causeing premature tire wear, which is why they tell you to aligne the truck after. I did mine for $120($80 2" autospring LK, installed myself, and $40 alignement).
There are HUNDREDS if not thousands of threads about just this. Leveling kits! Must of not looked to hard...
When you install the leveling kit, it will throw off the toe, causeing premature tire wear, which is why they tell you to aligne the truck after. I did mine for $120($80 2" autospring LK, installed myself, and $40 alignement).
And to make a correction to my original post, the Camber was -.3 not +.3. Just for reference.
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Originally Posted by MBBFord
Why don't you shut the FU** up? That seemed to be a pretty useless post!
I was stating a fact that this has been covered hundreds of times, and I never said anything remotely offensive, and I even gave a little info confirming what he said.
I was stating a fact that this has been covered hundreds of times, and I never said anything remotely offensive, and I even gave a little info confirming what he said.
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Originally Posted by MBBFord
Why don't you shut the FU** up? That seemed to be a pretty useless post!
I was stating a fact that this has been covered hundreds of times, and I never said anything remotely offensive, and I even gave a little info confirming what he said.
I was stating a fact that this has been covered hundreds of times, and I never said anything remotely offensive, and I even gave a little info confirming what he said.
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I have never seen the actual numbers posted. One thing to consider is - knowing the toe will be .5 - .7 degrees in - when you are done with the leveling install, give the tie rods a small crank to give yourself a little toe out.
You might get lucky. One time I was at an alignment shop, they put the car on the rack and said "the alignment is good, no charge"
You might get lucky. One time I was at an alignment shop, they put the car on the rack and said "the alignment is good, no charge"
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