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Yep...we know of a bunch of kits 
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But since you posted in offroad...it'll be easier to recommend something if you answer the following questions...
What do you want to do with the truck? How hard do you want to drive it?
What's your level of comfort as far as maintenance and repairs? How mechanically inclined are you...or would you like to become?
Are you looking to improve your knowledge of the truck, and possibly expand your toolkit?
Do you have access to a garage and a second vehicle?
I'm going to move this thread either to 1st-gen or Suspension...or maybe leave it here...depending on your answers...
-Sean
.But since you posted in offroad...it'll be easier to recommend something if you answer the following questions...
What do you want to do with the truck? How hard do you want to drive it?
What's your level of comfort as far as maintenance and repairs? How mechanically inclined are you...or would you like to become?
Are you looking to improve your knowledge of the truck, and possibly expand your toolkit?
Do you have access to a garage and a second vehicle?
I'm going to move this thread either to 1st-gen or Suspension...or maybe leave it here...depending on your answers...
-Sean
Sorry I am new to this forum and really did not know where it was appropriate to ask but I will move this to suspension and thanks you for your help. I look forward to hearing some of these because I do not want more than a 3" lift and I saw some kits yesterday and they were only about 200 dollars and have some more questions regarding this. moving to suspension now.
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It's cool, I'll take care of it...I think the forum software will automatically send a message to you with a link...it'll say it's from me.
The kit you'll most likely want to look at is the Bilstein 5100 snap ring kit. You can use spring compressors in the garage, or just have someone else mount the coils, and they bolt right up.
Don't bother with spacers. The type that mount above the coilover will eventually damage the upper ball joint, and the kind that mount inside the assembly will lift the truck without also increasing the wheel travel. The 5100 kit requires a spring compressor, but it's a slightly longer shock, so it'll be more comfortable and perform better in the rough, but it's not so long as to damage the truck.
The 5100 kit runs around 200$ for the front.
There are other, more expensive kits, starting around 600$ I think for the adjustable kit from ToyTec...I took a look at it the other day and it appears to use a replaceable 5100 rather than the non-replaceable setup they used to offer. It comes with a set of straight wound, linear rate Eibach coils...very nice if you need a higher spring rate in the front of your truck.
From there, several manufacturers (Camburg, Icon, SAW, King, Bilstein, Fox, All-Pro, etc.) offer rebuildable coilovers with greater oil volume and higher nitrogen pressure.
It all depends on how much money you want to spend, and how much time & effort you're comfortable with in the garage.
-Sean
The kit you'll most likely want to look at is the Bilstein 5100 snap ring kit. You can use spring compressors in the garage, or just have someone else mount the coils, and they bolt right up.
Don't bother with spacers. The type that mount above the coilover will eventually damage the upper ball joint, and the kind that mount inside the assembly will lift the truck without also increasing the wheel travel. The 5100 kit requires a spring compressor, but it's a slightly longer shock, so it'll be more comfortable and perform better in the rough, but it's not so long as to damage the truck.
The 5100 kit runs around 200$ for the front.
There are other, more expensive kits, starting around 600$ I think for the adjustable kit from ToyTec...I took a look at it the other day and it appears to use a replaceable 5100 rather than the non-replaceable setup they used to offer. It comes with a set of straight wound, linear rate Eibach coils...very nice if you need a higher spring rate in the front of your truck.
From there, several manufacturers (Camburg, Icon, SAW, King, Bilstein, Fox, All-Pro, etc.) offer rebuildable coilovers with greater oil volume and higher nitrogen pressure.
It all depends on how much money you want to spend, and how much time & effort you're comfortable with in the garage.
-Sean
The time in the garage does not matter to me but I do have a limited knowledge base with all of this stuff. I would rather learn to do it myself and I have some buddies that are willing to help put it on but they do not really want to make any recommendations on the kits. That being said I saw a kit from pro-comp on ebay that is a 3 in in the front and 1 in in the back that was priced around $180. Would this do what I am looking for. I do not do much off roading but I do like to go out and get dirty every once in a while. The main thing that I do that would be hard on my truck is driving on the beach in the outer banks of NC to go fishing. This is my first 4WD truck and I want to do some things to it to make it look better and the main thing is i want some wheels and probably allterrain or mudders on it so i can go get dirty all the time. thanks for your help and i look forward to hearing from everyone.
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rev tech / toy tech...
front spacers in the front and leaf springs helpers in the rear is the easiest?
not sure about at home im sure you can..i have a lift which makes it easier??
front spacers in the front and leaf springs helpers in the rear is the easiest?
not sure about at home im sure you can..i have a lift which makes it easier??
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No worries. You can definitely do this, it's not difficult...you just need a floor jack, jack stands, 1/2" drive torque wrench/breaker bar/socket wrench, and a rail of metric sockets between about 8mm and 19mm.
The Bilstein 5100 kit really is your best bet. Read about it in this forum, it's a very common kit, very good quality, and easy to install. It does require spring compressors, however, and this is critical, any good lift kit that does not involve a completely new thread-adjustable spring seat will require a spring compressor. The ones that do not require a spring compressor will damage the truck.
I wouldn't personally put anything from Pro Comp, Rancho, or any company that spells anything phonetically, on my truck.
The best setup you can buy for a stock-class truck would be the Camburg coilovers and upper control arms, that'll run about 1500$. The installation is more involved than the 200$ 5100 kit, but it's quite an improvement.
For the money, and your intended use, I really do think the 5100 kit is the best solution. Put some Add-A-Leaf springs in the rear, and you'll be set. Not that I think the Pro Comps are a bad deal, mind...there's a guy down in St. George, UT, I think he's running them. Might search him out, see what he thinks of them.
-Sean
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check with a toy tech ..i get 200.00 to do an istall as mentioned above..
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You might want to bring your coilovers into a shop that has a wall mounted spring compressor. I tried compressing mine to the fourth notch and I barley got half way when the compressor bolts looked like a banana. I ended up bring them into 4wheel parts and even they said they had troulbe. JFYI!
They do ride much better then the spacer I had!!
They do ride much better then the spacer I had!!
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And the 5100s are replaceable now...it's a good kit as well. You get the same 5100, you can replace it if/when it's dead, and you can run a higher spring rate with any straight wound coil. 600$, if you do the assembly.
-Sean
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Yep...we know of a bunch of kits
But since you posted in offroad...it'll be easier to recommend something if you answer the following questions...
What do you want to do with the truck? How hard do you want to drive it?
What's your level of comfort as far as maintenance and repairs? How mechanically inclined are you...or would you like to become?
Are you looking to improve your knowledge of the truck, and possibly expand your toolkit?
Do you have access to a garage and a second vehicle?
I'm going to move this thread either to 1st-gen or Suspension...or maybe leave it here...depending on your answers...
-Sean
DOOD!!!! Cant you ever just give a simple "Go get a spacer kit" answer????
HAHAHAHAHAHA
:clown::clown::clown::clown::clown::clown::devil::devil::devil::devil:
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You need a new lift for your 2nd-gen? Try some hockey pucks, I hear that's all the rage! It's the spacer version of a Procomp/Fabtech drop bracket!!DOOD!!!! Cant you ever just give a simple "Go get a spacer kit" answer????
HAHAHAHAHAHA
:clown::clown::clown::clown::clown::clown::devil::devil::devil::devil:
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DOOD!!!! Cant you ever just give a simple "Go get a spacer kit" answer????
HAHAHAHAHAHA
:clown::clown::clown::clown::clown::clown::devil::devil::devil::devil:
You need a new lift for your 2nd-gen? Try some hockey pucks, I hear that's all the rage! It's the spacer version of a Procomp/Fabtech drop bracket!!:lol:![]()
I've got the IVD/Burg setup, I'm good, thanks for the AWESOME advice though!!!! YOU ROCK!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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