Leveling kit question
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Leveling kit question
I ordered a 2.5" hell bent steel leveling kit. Do i need those sway bar link drops or longer shocks or anything else to go with the kit or can i just put them in and align it?
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Good Morning. Not to say you shouldn't, but most folks I know just put them on and get it aligned. I never even aligned my truck. I just stuck them in and left it alone - for better or worse.
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Need? No but it would help. I put the MAxx-links sway bar links on mine and it helped level the sway bar out. They're cheap and one of the parts that fail on the Dodge front end rather quickly anyway. THe shocks should be fine.
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With a 2.5", longer shocks would be a must on my rig. The stock shocks are junk, anyway.
Sway bar links aren't gonna hurt, either...but are easy enough to swap later on down the road if you feel you need 'em.
The roads where I live are so terrible, an alignment won't last before you make it home.
Sway bar links aren't gonna hurt, either...but are easy enough to swap later on down the road if you feel you need 'em.
The roads where I live are so terrible, an alignment won't last before you make it home.
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I put spacers in mine. I made two steel blocks to drop the sway bar on the frame. Later this interfered with my Boss Plow in case you care. You'll have to change the shocks really or risk bottoming them out. It shifted the axle about 3/8" so I lengthened the track bar by cutting it in half, turning a sleeve, and welding it back together. Most people would either live with it doglegging, or buy an adjustable track bar. Good luck.
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Zero degrees? I don't think so. You want at least 2.75 if I remember correctly. Lots of guys run 4 to 5 degrees. Zero degrees means the truck has no positive caster at all, and these trucks need as much as they can get.
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With a 2.5", longer shocks would be a must on my rig. The stock shocks are junk, anyway.
Sway bar links aren't gonna hurt, either...but are easy enough to swap later on down the road if you feel you need 'em.
The roads where I live are so terrible, an alignment won't last before you make it home.
Sway bar links aren't gonna hurt, either...but are easy enough to swap later on down the road if you feel you need 'em.
The roads where I live are so terrible, an alignment won't last before you make it home.
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At least thats been my experience