Hell Bent or Competitor?
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the rize one is in excess of 200 bucks and word has it that it is garbage as in the fact that the CV joints get way outta whack......mind you it looks hella good but its not meant for looks.....just cuz its cheap doesn't mean its cheap....they just markup their product less than other companies.
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Single-piece leveling kits will work for some people and cause premature ball joint and strut failure for others. I suspect that it has to do with how you drive the truck.
The suspension has a given range of motion that it was designed for. When you get to the limits of that range there is wear on the ball joints, struts, CV joints and CV boots. With a stock truck you can flex it all day long and the suspenion will only cycle to the limits of the bump stops. The single piece levelers put all of the lift on top of the strut, meaning that as the suspension cycles, the bump stops no longer determine the end of the travel, another component does. I am guessing that for most of the people that have these leveling kits, they don't drive their trucks in places or in a way that wheel travel is maximised often enough to do any damage. But there are many stories of people who have done damage within 5,000 miles of putting on one of these kits.
The kits that cost more are usually two-piece. They preload the spring a bit which gives the suspension it's initial lift, and then they put a smaller spacer on top of the strut to give it the final portion. Labor costs more to install these too. But the design keeps the cycle of the suspension closer to factory spec to minimise wear on the other components.
Bottom line: What works for another person might not work for you, and vice versa. Also, you get what you pay for.
The suspension has a given range of motion that it was designed for. When you get to the limits of that range there is wear on the ball joints, struts, CV joints and CV boots. With a stock truck you can flex it all day long and the suspenion will only cycle to the limits of the bump stops. The single piece levelers put all of the lift on top of the strut, meaning that as the suspension cycles, the bump stops no longer determine the end of the travel, another component does. I am guessing that for most of the people that have these leveling kits, they don't drive their trucks in places or in a way that wheel travel is maximised often enough to do any damage. But there are many stories of people who have done damage within 5,000 miles of putting on one of these kits.
The kits that cost more are usually two-piece. They preload the spring a bit which gives the suspension it's initial lift, and then they put a smaller spacer on top of the strut to give it the final portion. Labor costs more to install these too. But the design keeps the cycle of the suspension closer to factory spec to minimise wear on the other components.
Bottom line: What works for another person might not work for you, and vice versa. Also, you get what you pay for.
