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Old May 25, 2011 | 09:18 AM
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To Much Cali?

I had a 2" factory block stacked with a 6" OUO block which had the rear sitting 1/2" higher. With the amount of torque these trucks make running stacked blocks is not a safe a idea anyway. Over this past weekend I decided to remove the 2" block to see how it would look. The rear is sitting 1.5" lower which IMO give the truck to much Cali. I think I'm going to order a 7" block which will have the truck sitting 1/2" lower in the rear giving it a much better stance. What do you guy's think?

PS, sorry for the bad picture. It was late afternoon and my phone wouldn't capture good lighting.

 
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Old May 25, 2011 | 09:22 AM
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Dude, that truck looks sweet. I personally like it. I hate "cali" style lifts because everyone who has them think they are badass, which is usually not the case. I wouldn't consider your truck to be "cali". Sweet rig!
 
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Old May 25, 2011 | 10:20 AM
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awesome looking truck, I personally think it would look better if you leveled it out more, but idk what the effects would be.
 
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Old May 25, 2011 | 10:42 AM
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i thinked it looked better leveled out, my 09 is lower in the rear and its driving me nuts but i know if i lift it some more im going to run into ds problems so ive got to wait and save up some dough
 
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Old May 25, 2011 | 10:43 AM
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Concerned about axle wrap at all with all that torque and such a long lever arm with those big blocks? Or do you have anti-wrap/traction bars? I don't see any in the pic.

IMO you should get lift springs instead of a bigger block and ditch the blocks all together.
 
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Old May 25, 2011 | 10:43 AM
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i like the look of it. can never have too much cali. haha yeah you can. but i wouldnt just order new blocks. go all out and get new springs. that would make it ride better and you would be able tow more and load more.
 
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Old May 25, 2011 | 11:14 AM
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Definitely not too much Cali haha I've seen much worse and I'm in va ha. But like said before instead of throwing a bigger block under there go with lift springs.
 
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Old May 25, 2011 | 11:35 AM
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I don't have any plans on tuning the truck anytime soon and nor do I run the truck hard. The heaviest I tow is my buddies 22' Baja which isn't much weight. With my building going up I don't have the extra funds at the time for traction blocks and bars. I spoke with Trevor who owns PMF and he told me that Traction bars will make a difference, but aren't a must have as long as I take it easy on the truck. So for the time being I'll install the 7" blocks that he has. I've seen guys run up to 10" of blocks stacked and not have issues. I personally would never do that, but some do.

I'll try to get a clearer picture of the truck. In this photo it doesn't look as bad as it does in person. And not to mention my lights are blinding everyone.
 
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Old May 25, 2011 | 11:44 AM
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i think you should get rid of the truck and sell it to me for cheap. I think that is your best bet.
 
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Old May 25, 2011 | 03:07 PM
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I think it looks great but if youre not happy with it then my opinion doesnt matter! lol
 
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Old May 26, 2011 | 12:42 AM
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I can't imagine having a block that big with that much torque. I have around 450-550 lbs of torque with full leafs and I still had to put traction bars on my truck to prevent rear-steer.
 
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Old May 26, 2011 | 11:22 AM
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deavers ftw
 
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Old May 27, 2011 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 97isnotold
deavers ftw
Best opinion yet.
 
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Old May 31, 2011 | 06:35 PM
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ha u can never have to much cali , im sittin 2 inches hgher in front and the rear is saggin
 
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted by backwoodsboy70
ha u can never have to much cali , im sittin 2 inches hgher in front and the rear is saggin
You obvbiously didn't get the memo then.
 
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