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Installing 3" Bl And 2" Rc Levelling Kit

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I'm picking up my 3" Performance accessories BL and 2"RC Levelling kit tomorrow and plan on installing them both myself. Has anyone else taken this on before? If so how long would it take to get them installed?

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Doing both would be a weekend project. It could be done in a day but two days should be enough. The RC kit is very easy to do and should only take about 1-2 hours to do tops. It only took me about 45 minutes. The body lift will take a whole day to do if not into the second day. And make sure you get an alignment when you do the leveling kit.

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I would find a good helper, or two, if you want to get it done in a day. Otherwise I would plan on a full weekend.

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Didn't get my levelling kit yet but the body lift came in and I put in about 5 hours last night disassembling the truck, just starting on it today and doing the installing while my tires get mounted. This is definetly going to be a two day project based on what I've gotten done so far.

blackout07 Senior Enthusiast

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Didn't get my levelling kit yet but the body lift came in and I put in about 5 hours last night disassembling the truck, just starting on it today and doing the installing while my tires get mounted. This is definetly going to be a two day project based on what I've gotten done so far.

 

 

Yup. It's always been my experience that you should just about double the amount of time that you think it will take to complete. In other words, if you think it will take one day, plan on two. It seems like there is always a set back of some sort.

J-man67 Senior Enthusiast

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Thats what I do...always plan for the worst. Except a few months ago. I was rotating my wheels/tires. I was tightening the 3rd one and BAM, my lug key snapped. I was at my rents house about 45 mins away from home. I had my son with me too. Searched all over town and no one had what I needed. Had to borrow a car for a week until the part came in. Moral, plan for the worst and carry an extra lug key :o)

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Finished installing my BL on Sunday, definetly was more than i thought it was going to be but it turned out good, the only thing i had to do that wasn't in the kit was make a new brace for my tranny cooler, looked like the kit was more for the older models of GM. I'm liking the look of it so far, just need to install my levelling kit and airbags this weekend and it'll be good to go. I'll try and post some pictures of the complete truck.

 

Also because I went from 245x70 to 285x70 i noticed my odometer is a long ways out which wouldn't be bad but i charge mileage on my truck for work, what would be the best way to calibrate my odometer for the 285's?

Stevens03 Senior Enthusiast

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Finished installing my BL on Sunday, definetly was more than i thought it was going to be but it turned out good, the only thing i had to do that wasn't in the kit was make a new brace for my tranny cooler, looked like the kit was more for the older models of GM. I'm liking the look of it so far, just need to install my levelling kit and airbags this weekend and it'll be good to go. I'll try and post some pictures of the complete truck.

 

Also because I went from 245x70 to 285x70 i noticed my odometer is a long ways out which wouldn't be bad but i charge mileage on my truck for work, what would be the best way to calibrate my odometer for the 285's?

 

Either a custom tune or a handheld tuner like Diablo :)

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