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I agree with Virnoche on the topics of how much better a level truck, and how it easy it would be to do yourself. Good on ya, btw, I cannot believe that I drove mine around with the front end dragging for almost two weeks.
I will disagree on the issue of suspension travel. The sway bar does nothing to limit travel if both wheels get compressed at the same time; and the steering is designed to move with the wheel, not stabilize it. The A-arms are pinned longitudinally, and can move freely in this range, with the exception of the strut limiting travel. The strut has an internal bump stop to limit how far down the A-arms can travel, and the sway bar aids in this motion by limiting this range. This internal bump stop in the struts is the key. If you go over a bump hard enough, the recoil of the coil springs forces the strut down, but because the 2.5 inch spacers have "pre-loaded" the coils. The force hitting the bump stop is almost doubled because of the kinetics of a spring being Force=(1/2)*spring constant*distance moved^2 . So, with each distance "x" of spring load, the equation ends up being exponential.
Translated - A whole lot more force hits that bump stop that was only designed for "x" amount. It slowly, or rapidly depending on the bump; starts to allow the seals to leak in the strut. Sooner or later, as with all struts, they will start making a clunking sound; they are no longer absorbing shock, and are now just a noise maker as air escapes easily from one side to another.
However, I end this discussion on this note. I don't care. If I have to replace the struts every month until a company releases a set with more travel - so be it. The most important part of the above equation is simple. I have a level truck.
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