When i got my truck it had a 2" level on it which consisted of a polyuranethane spacer and longer replacement studs up top, i swapped out that level for a bigger HBS 2.5" and had to "ghetto" rig it up with lots of washers to space out the part of the stud that wasn't threaded if that makes any sense. Anyways i'll be ordering my lift in the next week or so and i'll need to get the factory 3 studs for the strut assembly, anyone have a part number? do they press in?

 

I believe you will have to get a new cap assembly: http://www.tascaparts.com/parts/2004...&component=Cap

 

What lift did you decide on?

 

as much as you hate them i'm going with a rough country lol, only because it can fit with 4.5" BS wheels which is what i have, other lifts require bigger backspacing. i'll be getting the bilstein 6" struts. You sure about the whole cap assembly? just doesn't make sense that the other level had just the longer studs and the spacer,

heres a pic, ended up putting washers on the non threaded part

 

most if not all lift kits allow 4.5" backspacing on the 04-08's

BDS
pro comp
fabtech
skyjacker
RCX


Call texas truck works on 1488/2978, IIRC they charge around $1750 or so OTD for a 6" RCX installed if you aren't going to install yourself.

 

BDS is 4-5/8" BS fabtech is 5" iirc and i can get a RCX for around $1100 and im installing it, unless your buddy can do it

 

I'll be over at his house tomorrow installing a roll cage so i'll ask if he'd be interested in doing it.

 

alright cool i'll be ordering it next weekend or the next after so sometime after that. but first i have to figure out this problem lol new studs or that cap assembly?

 

Go to a junk yard and buy the caps?

 

Don't think you will find the studs..Is that a different cap in the picture?? Those studs are threaded all the way down on the cap of the OEM (I'm not looking at the spacer). To replace the cap the spring will have to be removed..take the nut off the middle and you will have a killer missile on your hands. You need a very rugged compressor !!

 

well yeah when i do my lift i'll be adding 6" struts anyway so it'll be replaced when they do the struts

 

You should be ok then...don't know a whole lot about lifts, but if you are adding different struts your problem should be solved.