Feed back on your leveling kit
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From: Asheville, NC
Feed back on your leveling kit
Hey guy's could you give me some feed back on your leveling kit?
How much lift did you get compared to what it was supost to lift ?
Did the ride get better or worse?
Who's it made by & where did you get it?
How much was it?
How much lift did you get compared to what it was supost to lift ?
Did the ride get better or worse?
Who's it made by & where did you get it?
How much was it?
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From: NW Arkansas
I got the sanderson welding shackle lift kit.
It was like $70
I got 1.7 inches on the front. But it looks a ton better.
Ride stayed the same.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=330348217765
It was like $70
I got 1.7 inches on the front. But it looks a ton better.
Ride stayed the same.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=330348217765
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From: Asheville, NC
thanks man i had read that in one of the other threads we were talking in. just a couple of things i don't think i like about them is do they change your pinion angle & if my springs are sagging already i don't think i want to push one end down even farther.
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Same here for me also. The ride stayed them same and it was easy to install..Maybe 30 minutes to do...
I got the sanderson welding shackle lift kit.
It was like $70
I got 1.7 inches on the front. But it looks a ton better.
Ride stayed the same.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=330348217765
It was like $70
I got 1.7 inches on the front. But it looks a ton better.
Ride stayed the same.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=330348217765
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From: NW Arkansas
I would probably recommend new front springs. They run like $250..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/00-04...#ht_4158wt_964
Something like this would fit the bill
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/00-04...#ht_4158wt_964
Something like this would fit the bill
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From: Manchester, NJ
The kit i used was the two inch blocks under the front coil springs. It still rides like it was stock. Many will argue me on this, but i had no alignment problems either. I think i paid around $70 shipped. This is what it looks like:
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I started out with the Rancho add-a-leaf kit, but it did not give me the lift I wanted due to my already sagging springs. So now, I have the sanderson leveling kit along with the rancho and the total height is right above 3 inches. My ride was worsened a little bit, but only because I have the add-a-leaf kit on with the shackles.
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Mines a Sandersons 2 inch shackle kit, was fortunate to get these from another FTE member, free. Thick and nicely done, got an inch and three quarter lift, leveled it out nicely. My ride is a little bouncey in the back when hitting some decent sized bumps. I guess this is because the front is so much stiffer now, I've gotten used to it. Here's mine 
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From: Fallon,NV & Bainbridge OH
I like you have an '02 and I used a Rough Country kit that includes new front springs and shocks, I upgraded to gas shocks and got got a dual steering stabilizer and rear gas shocks for just shy of $500. It raised the front just shy of 3" and has not dropped in three years and half the year it has a plow on the front. I can't say I noticed any difference in the ride. By the way it changed the whole look of the truck for the better
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From: Asheville, NC
thanks for the input guy's & sorry it is a 4x4 i have updated my signature block. really leaning towards new springs. now i guess i just have to shop around & see which companies offer what. i would really like it to go up 3 inches.
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From: Hampton, Maryland.
Chris, you can run 285's on a stock height truck, just for the record. I have the Sanderson kit and run 315's now and they rub a little when turning left. It's just the tread on the inner fender lining, not the springs. Prior to the 315's I was running 305's with no leveling kit and no issues rubbing at all, and I put a very heavy 8 1/2 foot plow on it in the winter.
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The kit was under a hundred bucks and I put it on in my driveway in about 4 hours. That was hand tools only, if I had had my air hooked up I could have done it in about half that time.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal...112206.520.390
This is a picture from a couple of years ago, but gives an idea what looks like with the add a leaf installed. It has 315's in the picture but I am running 285's now