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Old 07-06-2009, 05:12 PM
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06 4x4 front end sits low. Help

Hello, I`m a newbee here... I recently bought a 2006 4x4, 1ton, Diesel, Dodge dually truck and love it. The truck looks tough as nails from behind, but from the front view it`s almost hard to tell it`s a 4x4, it`s 100% stock and it has a 2" to 4" rake with the asz end sticking way up.

What`s the best way to raise the front end so it sit`s close to level? I looked in the magazines and it looks like they have spacers that fit above the coil springs that are 2" thick. I DO NOT want to ruin the truck, are they OK? Is there a better way to level the truck out? I`d like to keep the rear of the truck at the stock ride height.

Sorry for all the questions, if the spacers are the way to go which ones, will i need to align the front end, longer shocks? I want to do it right.
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Just get yourself a good leveling kit. Pretty much all they are is spacers. I got the spacers, springs, and coils. But yup, thats how ya do it.
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It's done that way for a reason. When you load of the back end and hitch up a trailer, the back end drops. You don't want it to be nose high.

Get it loaded with what you'de load for a "heavy" load, and hook up your average trailer load. Then check the ride height.

My truck is just like yours - high in the rear. But when I head to the race track, the truck and trailer are perfectly level; just the way it should be.
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Originally Posted by .boB
It's done that way for a reason. When you load of the back end and hitch up a trailer, the back end drops. You don't want it to be nose high.

Get it loaded with what you'de load for a "heavy" load, and hook up your average trailer load. Then check the ride height.

My truck is just like yours - high in the rear. But when I head to the race track, the truck and trailer are perfectly level; just the way it should be.
You are my F####N hero!! awesome post!!

I've removed THREE of those "death wobble in a box" leveling kits this year. Keep your truck a TOW PONY.....not a show pony.
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Originally Posted by .boB
It's done that way for a reason. When you load of the back end and hitch up a trailer, the back end drops. You don't want it to be nose high.

Get it loaded with what you'de load for a "heavy" load, and hook up your average trailer load. Then check the ride height.

My truck is just like yours - high in the rear. But when I head to the race track, the truck and trailer are perfectly level; just the way it should be.
Yep, works good
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The second post down answered your question by the way.
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Originally Posted by J BODY
You are my F####N hero!! awesome post!!

I've removed THREE of those "death wobble in a box" leveling kits this year. Keep your truck a TOW PONY.....not a show pony.
Hey...where does that leave the off road pony?
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Yet another that sits nice and level when the old trailer is hooked up.

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