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Ooops...thats supposed to say "another thumbs up FOR the RC 2" Level Kit"

 

 

Went ahead and threw on the RC kit over the weekend. After reading a few posts here I decided to go without disconnecting upper ball joint. I just removed the sway bar and lower strut bolts, ratchet strapped the control arm down to the bumpstop, and used a bottle jack to push up on the strut just a hair so the blocks would go in. The first side took about 45 min, but after doin one the other only took about 20 min. Also had 20% tint and replaced stock muffler with 14 inch Magnaflow. Watcha think?

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Looks good...what's next, it gets addicting real fast :lol:

Just read that Justin from BlackBear Performance is doin a group tune about 2.5 hrs north of me in Indianapolis. Thinkin about biting the bullet on that. I had a tuned 2000 silverado before this one and this one just feels pokey...lol.

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did you take it somewhere to get an alignment after? a couple shops around here will do the alignment, others leave it up to the customer after they pick the truck up

 

also - a shop here recommended the 2.25" ready-lift kit over the RC 2" kit.

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I love the Magnaflow Kblaze. I fell in love with it on my 2000 i traded for this truck so i went back with the same thing this time around.

 

ZCS---Yeah I had it aligned afterwards. It threw the toe off quite a bit, but they didn't have to touch camber or caster. It was between the RL and RC for me, but I liked pics that i saw of trucks with the RC better......The RC was also cheaper, easier to install, and has a proven track record here and on other sites.

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also - a shop here recommended the 2.25" ready-lift kit over the RC 2" kit.

 

Did they have a reason for saying this?

 

BD,

 

Truck looks good! I had a Magnaflow on my 2k, cat back system, and miss it! Do you have any drone at all?

 

Chris

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also - a shop here recommended the 2.25" ready-lift kit over the RC 2" kit.

 

Did they have a reason for saying this?

 

BD,

 

Truck looks good! I had a Magnaflow on my 2k, cat back system, and miss it! Do you have any drone at all?

 

Chris

 

 

They suggested the Ready Lift just because that extra 1/4" inch made the truck "perfectly level." I ended up going w/ the 2" RC kit anyways mainly because of what everyone else had on here based on personal experiences...oh and of course it was cheaper.

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also - a shop here recommended the 2.25" ready-lift kit over the RC 2" kit.

 

Did they have a reason for saying this?

 

BD,

 

Truck looks good! I had a Magnaflow on my 2k, cat back system, and miss it! Do you have any drone at all?

 

Chris

 

 

There is just a little while accelerating from normally from a top at about 1900rpm in each gear. Other than that cruisin down the interstate and such is fine. Hadn't towed yet so i don't know how that sounds. Its way, way less drone than any other of the small, loud mufflers I've had.

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Not trying to hijack the thread, there just are plenty of 2" RC threads and didn't want to make another...just adding to it!

 

2 before shots:

 

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2 after shots:

 

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3" body lift + new tires to come

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