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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 04:33 PM
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Leveling kit

I have a 97 f150 and I wanna get a leveling kit for it b/c I think I'd need to get fit 265's on it.......how much of a leveling kit do I need? 1" 2"?
 
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 04:45 PM
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Do you have a 4x2 or 4x4?
 
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 05:05 PM
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it's a 4x2
 
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 09:46 AM
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Daystar makes a set of coil spring spacers for your truck that will give you 2 inches of lift. Fabtech used to make 2 inch lift coils also. You can't go over 2 inches of lift with coils or spacer without adding new upper control arms. You may need a camber kit also to get your alignment correct. A more expensive alternative would be to install a 3.5 inch spindle lift.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 07:05 PM
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97 has torsion bars doesn't it?
 
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Old Mar 18, 2006 | 09:40 AM
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The 97-03 4x4's have IFS with torsion bars. THe 97-03 4x2's have IFS with coil springs.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 03:51 PM
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You don't need a leveling kit to fit 265's thats what I have and they fit great. I'm going to be installing my 2" lift coils soon so i'll post some pics for yeah.
 
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