WOT Racing

I recently purchased a 2.5" leveling kit from DayStar and I have a few questions. I went to a place to have this installed and several people are telling me that this kit is going to cause long term issues for me. From what I understand the Alignment will be messed up from the Control arm not being long enough. And I need to buy aftermarket control arms or I will eat my tires like crazy and everytime I hit a bump my car is going to be making terrible noises and do damage to my suspension. I dont know if I can fully trust the source because they are telling me the only way to lift and level the truck is to buy a full lift kit, and that going to cost me $1500 to $2000.

I also hear that if I am going to go this route then the 1.5" level kit does less damage??? I really can't stand that my truck sits so low and I want to do something, but I dont want to ruin my truck causing me more trouble down the road.

Please give me your opinions on the choices I can make here and what experience people have had with these kits.

David

MikeyB

I have heard the same. Above 2" the front end geometry can't be brought back into spec so expect a little more tire wear.
Also I think there will be some ball joint binding so trimming is required.

MikeyB

WOT Racing

I really dont mind the tires being eaten up 5k miles earlier. I just dont want to do damage to the car that costs big bucks in the next few years.

What other options do I have. I see that Fabtech makes a lift for the truck and CST, but then my dilemma is that I cant get my truck into my parking garage at work...... Problems Problems....

Z06-LITE

I have the two inch Daystar leveling kit on my 2004 2wd dually. It has been on for just over one year with no problems at all. I don't hear any noise, see no uneven tire wear, or anything out of the ordinary. Maybe you can trade for the two inch kit. I have pics in my gallery to show how much it leveled the truck.

ToyKraz

Same here. I have the 2" on DRW 4x4. It has been on since 2004 and have not any problems at all.

WOT Racing

For my truck I could only choose the 1.5 or the 2.5??? Are they not telling me something

rlhay2

I have the 2" Daystar spacers too. 34K miles and no abnormal tire wear or any other problems.

Blueboy

I have 2'' kit also, I also made 2'' blocks for end of drag links.
I was told raising 2'' would put stress on my drag links,
and they could bend.

leonesm

I have the 2.5" kit and haven't had any problems. Been that way for almost two years. I don't really seem to have issues with tire wear and the truck aligns fine. When I put them on I called Daystar and they told me that I didn't need to change control arms.

WOT Racing

Has anyone else had experience with these kits? Thank you everyone for ur responses so far. I am now looking for the confidence to go ahead and install it.....

Quad59

I installed my 2" kit myself, took about an hour to do both sides, alignment will be off so get in on the rack very soon. 1 yr. and 37,000 miles with no problems and no unusual wear at all.

dropped2500

leonesm, when you put full air in the bags does it level out?

rip 112

You could always do the 1.5 kit and flip the blocks in the back.

dropped2500

Who? Flip what blocks?

rip 112

The blocks on the leafs, you can put them on underneath the leafs.