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Well, in spite of all the warnings; I have installed the 2.5 inch Skyjacker leveling kit (IE Daystar). I usually work on all of my own vehicles, but since I knew it would need alignment right afterwards, I let a shop do this one. Cost of alignment and the install was 175.00.
Sanity of having a level truck; well, priceless. It rides level, handles the same on the highway, over bumps, and I have noticed no real added wind noise or stiffness. In fact, the front end feels a little more forgiving now? Of course, I haven't tried it on the trail yet, but I am not into rock crawling or anything that would require max articulation, so I am not really concerned about the front struts blowing. If and when I do blow a strut. I am hoping that bilstein or another good strut company makes something adjustable to lose the spacers.
I will say this: the feeling of not sliding off your seat during hard braking is worth the risk of the struts. It feels like a new truck, a real 4 wheel drive, not a truck in the rear and a car up front. Plus there is nothing like pulling up next to a Dodge, Ford, or Chevy and towering over it with 33inch tires and, thanks to the new space in the fenderwells, a level nose.
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