Don't bother doing it, it ruins ball joints. I have 285/50/20 without the level kit (removed the 2") and it sits with a little rake. Don't do it.

 

me and a buddy put mine on and it only took us an hour. pretty simple install, i would say try it.

 

definetaly, the kits that require coil-over disassembly are dangerous and change the way the truck rides

I installed my 2.5" autosprings myself using jackstands and a $200 craftsman toolset. very easy and anyone with simple wrenchin' abilities can do it.

I think my kit cost $89 + $65 (alignment). probably the best money I've ever spent on my truck




that is a myth. driving ruins ball joints. abusing your truck ruins ball joints. a simple spacer DOES NOT RUIN BALL JOINTS.

 

I had mine installed by the Ford dealer I bought my truck from 1 week after I bought my truck new. Install and alignment ran me about $250 total????

 

Installed mine myself with no help. It took about 3 hours. The hardest part for me was getting the upper ball joint back into spendle when the spacer was in. I had to use a large rachet strap hooked to the lower control arm and the upper control arm to get the ball joint pressed tight enough into the spendle so that it did not spin when I tried to tighten it. Also be careful not to let the spendle hang by the brake lines and make sure you get everything tightened down real good when putting it all back together.

I used the Autospring 2" kit

 

Ball joints wear out anyway but the AS depending on how it is driven could cause increased wear. If someone goes offroading then they should not do the leveling kit cause it is going to put more stress on the joint than normal. I do 99% of my driving on the road so I'm not worried.

I'm more concerned with wearing out part due to the larger wheels and tires. Like I've said before sometimes you got a pay to play.

 

Or just knock the ***** out of it w/ a hammer.
No way would I pay to have it installed. First side took me an hour 2nd side was done in 30 minutes. Very easy job IMO

 

I've done lots of suspension lowering on S-10s, and for me, the leveling kit (2" AS) was 1/10th the difficulty of dropping the front of a dime (spindles and springs). Of course, some great people on this here forum made it so easy by telling me what tools and methods to use complete with pics.

 

The thing is, I have never done any kind of work like that on a vehicle before. Only thing I have done is put on exhausts and intakes. Im still not sure what to do but I know one thing, Im not paying $400.

 

I had never done it before either but me and a buddy had it done in less than 2 hours. As long as you have the tools you need it's a pretty easy install.

 

yeah i was a little hesitant at first.. i had not done any work to a new car... mostly my old rx7s. its really straight forward.. i found the hardest part was getting it back together... look at the link.. it really helps

 

My 3'' truxxx level was my 1st "difficult" mod on my own, only help I got was from my dad to get the spindle loose, I swear all he did was tap 3 sides of the spindle with a hammer and it popped off! of course on the other side I wound up hitting it harder but air tools are a must! it gets the job done so much easier!! GO FOR IT!

 

I bought my truck from a dealer in Texas - they tried to push the level kit on me for a "great price of $795"!!!

$795? I don't think so. You can do it!

 

Had a local alignment shop install mine with the rear add a leaf, cost me $225 for labor and the alignment.

 

Did it myself in the garage in about 1.5 hours with pictures and a break.