Strut Leveling kit option???

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Feb 12, 2009 | 10:34 AM

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Catmonkey

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You realize the strut and spring are an assembly. Unscrewing the strut bolt that holds the spring assmebly to the strut would be a dangerous undertaking. There's only so much room to remove the strut assembly. If it were longer, you might not be able to remove it from the vehicle. I wouldn't attempt this without a compressor.

Feb 12, 2009 | 02:04 PM

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gui88ford

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yeah, i agree 100%

Feb 13, 2009 | 03:29 PM

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dixiemudder04

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I thought that i was like a coil over. So in order to change out the shocks you'd have to take out the coil?

Feb 13, 2009 | 06:03 PM

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Drizzt

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am i also to assume that the rancho shocks do not come with coils as well?

Feb 13, 2009 | 06:16 PM

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Catmonkey

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All replacement struts for these trucks are just that, a strut. The Bilstein and Rancho struts both work with the factory coils which you remove from the old strut and mount on the new strut.

Feb 13, 2009 | 07:35 PM

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Tylus

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Originally Posted by dixiemudder04

Y couldnt you jack the truck up by the frame and take out the struts, then put the new ones in and let it back down. Then you wouldnt have to use a compressor right? Just use the weight of the truck.

that show Trucks on Spike TV did that on a 05 they were making into a Roush Clone (red single cab)

but it is very dangerous, and even those 2 morons on Trucks said it wasn't exactly a good idea.

much much safer to just pull the whole assembly and use a spring compressor. should be able to rent one with just a deposit from most parts stores