Like the title says. I don't know if it's been done before, but i wanted to end up with the look of a "leveled" factory 4wd.

First let me start by saying thank you to Auto Spring Kits for custom building the front spacers.

I orderd 2 3/8 inch thick custom spacers and 1 1/2 inch rear blocks from them. prices were great, great customer service and fast delivery.

The "leveling" threads have been done plenty of times so i'll just concentrate on what i did differently from the regular leveling kits.

The 2wd and the 4wd trucks are nearly the same. The obvious difference is the drivetrain. The suspension on a Factory 4wd is nearly the same as well. The main differences are a 1 1/2" block out back and longer struts up front. this is the reason for the custom spacers, to make up the difference between the factory 2wd and 4wd.

here's the spacer:


the whole kit:


some mid-install pics:


Front spacer in place:

 

Here is the front lifted, as you can see by the pic, the front is now taller than the rear:


Rear suspension before:


Rear with 1 1/2" block in place:


note: with a jack stand placed on the leaf itself and near the axle, i found i did not have to remove the rear shock at all in order to get the block in place. Follow the instructions suggestion to only do one side at a time.

 

Here she is with just the lift, I'm about to go to the tire shop, note the size difference of the tires:


AFTER!!


It does an excellent "leveled" 4wd impression. Not bad for 291 a month! I’ll try and get some pics of her up next to some local 4wds running around town…. And I promise I’ll give her a wash.

 

So hows that a pre runner?

 

Not bad!

 

How much lift did you net in the front? That's a thick spacer. 2.5" kits are 1.75". Watch your ball joints!

Tony

 

Can you take pics of the front balljoint angles? Im curious to see how you got that to fit.

 

... my thoughts exactly... still looks nice, nice to have someone else from the valley here. that makes 7 of us.

 

I'm guessing he's calling it a pre runner because it's a 2wd...but it looks nothing like a pre runner.

Good looking truck though, good job.

 

just a quick update, the front seems to have settled down just a bit...like mabey 1/2 inch at the most. It drives good down the road but it now seems "underdamped"

To answer the question about the front upper arm; Just like those guys running a "leveled" factory 4x4: it comes close... but doesn't touch. I'll get some angle shots for you later.

 

Far from being a prerunner...

But it does look a lot better. Nice job.

 

 

i want to do this to get 35s on my 2wd but how are the ball joint angles? also any rubbing?

 

Looks good, but why not just go with a full suspension lift? Just asking because I dont know what the difference would be, still learning a lot.

 

this is way cheaper and he may not want the full suspension height.