Leveling Kit Clarification

[RangerBoy94]

So I'm throwing my leveling kit on saturday and I just wanted to clear up how its done. Jack the truck up, take off tires and rims, unscrew bolts holding the coils in the coil seat, let the beams hang down, put the spacers in the coil seat, screw stud extender on the stud, bolt the coils back down, mount tire/rims, lower truck, Align? I'm thinking thats it. I also have adjustable alignment bushing should I take the truck to a shop and give them the bushing and say "align it" or Is it easy enough to do myself?

 

[Beef52751]

So I'm throwing my leveling kit on saturday and I just wanted to clear up how its done. Jack the truck up, take off tires and rims, unscrew bolts holding the coils in the coil seat, let the beams hang down, put the spacers in the coil seat, screw stud extender on the stud, bolt the coils back down, mount tire/rims, lower truck, Align? I'm thinking thats it.

seems that simple, usually getting the spring to hang enough is the tough part, you'll probably need to unhook your sway to get the spring far enough away from the seat.

 

[RangerBoy94]

Anyone else?

 

[Will]

It's easier to take off the tires and rims as a unit.

Your alignment is going to be hosed. However thick your spacers are, multiply that by 1.5 and that's the amount of lift it will give. Call around and make sure the alignment shop you go to can raise the truck with plates under the tires and not hold it up under the coils. Holding it up under the coils means it will be screwed up when they set it back down.

I align mine myself. Does this picture make any sense?

It may not be all that safe, but you have to get the front end down to its normal height while supporting the hubs with jackstands. That means getting the stands exactly to the same height as when the tires were on, and then kicking them out to settled the suspension. Then you can adjust the camber. I don't have fully adjustable bushings. I have whatever degree, 2.5 maybe, and I let the caster fall where it may. You might have caster issues because you aren't using drop brackets on the beams so your camber won't even be close. I keep my beam parallel and it isn't much of a problem to set the camber.

 

[colby450xc]

It will be worth your time to install the bushings yourself. An alignment shop will want at least $100 to install them, at least!