Leveling Kit

[G Gerard]

Good evening All,
I love my 22 Bighorn crew cab 4X4. The only think I want to change is that dipping front end, and also add recovery hooks. In regard to the front end, I have seen simple 2.5" strut spacer that look solid. I have also looked at more extensive leveling kits with spacers, control arms and shocks. Are there problems with using the strut spacer solution only? Thank you again.

 

[boogielander]

Thread 'Technical Tuesday: Suspension Lift vs Pucks - Why Pucks/ Spacers are Never Good Ideas'

Jan 23, 2024

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Technical Tuesday is a series of technical discussions I post on Tuesdays (well, unless I don’t remember to post) to help the community make good decisions regarding their builds. This only applies to people who want/ enjoy taking their trucks off pavement, so all the technical discussions do not apply to bro-dozers and the crowd that favors look over function. This week we are talking suspension lift vs pucks.
*Note: This does not apply to air ride unless you delete it completely and go back to the traditional suspension...

• boogielander
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this should be enough reason to steer you away from spacers/ pucks.
just get yourself a set of Bilstein 5100s (the most basic shocks/ coilovers you can get. anything less than that are trash) and while you're there, get yourself a set of made in US box welded UCAs from reputable brands like Carli or Thuren. Those arms and joints will outlast your truck.

alternatively, just do a full set of Ironman 4x4 Foam Cell Pro kit. those are pretty affordable too and perform much better than your regular RC and other junk.