i just added the truxx 2"-3" leveling kit (green keys) skyjacher nitro shocks, 3" leafspring blocks, and cooper 285/75/16 st's

check out how big of a difference it made

the first pic is at stock stance with 265's and the rest are after all the mods listed above were added.....

what do u guys think?

looks great! Def. looks better with the lift and bigger tires

thanks man....i got it all for around 1300 bucks including tires and all labor

Not bad at all, Look's good!

Looks good but how's the ride?

looks good,hows the ride?did you just add 1in blocks in the rear.O and if you get a chance can you measure how many inches your FRONT fender is to the ground.i got my keys maxed out and think i need to get the green ones

I have the tool from suspenction max to install the new keys. it is forsale if anyone wants a deal. Petermunro1@mac,com

looking good are you going to change out the wheels

Looks awesome! I can't wait to get my Cognito kit ordered from Nor-Cal, then some new wheels and bologna skins :D Your pics give me a little inspiration and motivation to stop draggin my feet...lol.

Sal

how is the ride with the new leveling kit installed

Looks great, my truck is the same color and gonna do a 4-6" cognito sooooon!!! Did you use a 3" rear block?

yes I used a 3" rear block and the ride is two times better then what it was before because I had the had the shocks replaced...feels like a brand new truck but even better

I'm looking at a similar setup. How's the fuel mileage? Better, worse, same?

dude setup looks sick!

That just looks awesome!!! Great job man!!:D

for all those who asked, the ride is much better then before considering the fact that i had 100,000 miles on stock shocks, feels like a caddilac compared to before. i am planning on changing the wheels at some point but i kinda like the half sleeper look so i havent really decided

I'm looking at a similar setup. How's the fuel mileage? Better, worse, same?


mileage didnt drop a bit (hand calculated)...but it was just one tank and i was bein real easy at first cause i wasnt used to bein that high up

looks good,hows the ride?did you just add 1in blocks in the rear.O and if you get a chance can you measure how many inches your FRONT fender is to the ground.i got my keys maxed out and think i need to get the green ones

dentpusha. i measured it for ya from the bottom of the fender flare to level ground and it was exactly 41 inches. but it should be different on yours because im still runnin the PYOs and smaller tires than u are

Looks great!!!!

Cwilcox, truck looks great man! think you could go with 305's without rubbing? how much higher does the rear sit? I like the stance.

Mike

truck looks nice, I was happy with the look from the factory but when you see them leveled it does look much nicer, Josh

i agree the back is roughly an inch higher from the front so it wont sag when i hook up the gooseneck...i love the way it looks and rides

Truck looks great man! :D

WOW BUD:eek:

that looks great, you have the same truck as mine and i love the naked look without the trim pieces and the black head light and tail light covers:cool:.

i was debating on if i should do the same (taking the trim off) and after seeing yours.........well, i'm sold.:rolleyes:

i have 285's on my truck but it's still stock height i need to get it leveled....


great looking truck

So you put new shocks with the shock mount spacers up front??

not really sure considering i didnt do the actual labor on it, but the kit came with relocaters

3.5" rear blocks sound a little tall for this set up. Is that right?

Nick-

I used a 3" rear block

Nick-
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I used a 3" rear block


Yea, still sounds high. The tallest block I have ever used was at most a 1.5" and stock UCA's. Whats the side profile of the truck look like? Not knocking, just seems high.

That's the stance I want on my truck. Looks good man.

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I used a 3" rear block


Yea, still sounds high. The tallest block I have ever used was at most a 1.5" and stock UCA's. Whats the side profile of the truck look like? Not knocking, just seems high.



im pretty sure its a three inch block but i could be wrong...i told the guys at the shop i wanted it higher, a better ride, and for it not to sag real bad with the trailor behind it. the manager told me my best bet would be new shocks and a leveling kit that should bring it up roughly 2 inches and the three inch blocks would sit it up higher in the back but still be an inch or so higher than the front...in the side profile at the beginning of the thread u can see that the front still sits lower than the back

Yeah it def looks like a 3 inch out back...My buddy has the same set up on his truck that we installed, he used a 3" and his truck looks just like that in stance..

Looking good. I was torn between the leveling kit and a Sup lift.

Do you have a pic of your CV angles?

Truck looks good. I like the way they look with the level kit not to high but not stock.

not exactly sure what a cv angle is...i dont know much about suspension

http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/garageimage.php?do=full&p=71963&d=1219509436
http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/garageimage.php?do=full&p=71962&d=1219509292

Looking at the lower pic; you might want to take a quick pic of the front axle between the front diff and the wheel (CV angle).

what does that show?

Basically if you have a 3.5" rear block and the front end leveled with "keys" then people like to see the CV angles to see how "keyed" or "cranked up" your front end is. Harsh CV angles can be bad and harsh CV angles reflect what the other working angles are on your front end at that stance. Ball joints, tie rods, idler & pitman arms tend to wear faster with the front end up really high in working angles.

I agree with most of the people that the truck looks great with that stance but you may want to watch the front end since the method of suspension lift may reflect issue's.

The CV is the front axle from the front axle to the outer spindle:
http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=60718&d=1205720906

so what if i lowered the tbars a little bit to where there not cranked up all the way?

so what if i lowered the tbars a little bit to where there not cranked up all the way?


Thats what girls do...

Mudflap6.6

Looks awesome!!

lets see a pic of the cv angles to see how bad they are

x2 here, im about to do mine this weekend..