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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 05:29 PM
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level kit question

i have a 90 f250 4x4. so it has the idependent front suspension. i want to lift the front 2-3 inches, i was wondering if the kits you can buy also lift the center of the suspension or if it just lifts the leaf springs. if this doesnt make sense please tell me and ill get some pics on here. also with 2-3 in of lift will i need new shocks right away.
 
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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 07:23 PM
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I bought a rough country leveling kit for my f-250. It came only with add a leaves and hardware. I believe most of the leveling kits are the same. They don't include the drop brackets for the ttb. This makes it harder to align the front end. I believe you don't get drop brackets til you go to a 4" kit. However I have seen 2.5" kits for the 150/bronco that have drop brackets with them (Tuff Country maybe?), but a level kit is only gonna give you 1.5 to 2 inches. Also you will have to heat the little wraps on your leaf springs with a torch to take them apart to put the leaves in the pack. I've decided against putting it in my truck for now because I'm getting a Dana 60 axle from a guy and possibly the f-350 springs too.
One more thing, they state you don't need new shocks in the instructions.
 

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