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I have a machine shop at my disposal and would like to make a kit for my truck, similar to a RC. Can anyone tell me the thickness of the shim on a 1.5" or 2" kit? Sorry to ask another Leveling kit question but after an hour of searching, I give up.

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I have a machine shop at my disposal and would like to make a kit for my truck, similar to a RC. Can anyone tell me the thickness of the shim on a 1.5" or 2" kit? Sorry to ask another Leveling kit question but after an hour of searching, I give up.

The RC 2 inch leveling kit is about 1 inch thick

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I have a machine shop at my disposal and would like to make a kit for my truck, similar to a RC. Can anyone tell me the thickness of the shim on a 1.5" or 2" kit? Sorry to ask another Leveling kit question but after an hour of searching, I give up.

 

 

I work in a machine shop and I do cad/cam so if you can give me a few days I can take the set I bought and make a print up of all the dimensions and mabye this will help anyone that wants to make there own. Just let me know.

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Thanks for the info! Drawings are far more than I expected, but would make my project easier. I have not seen them in person but they seem pretty simple.

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If I understand what or how these "leveling kits" work - the one's I've seen - do so by raising the front of the truck {yes/no?}

 

So I wonder why GM set the tail higher to begin with. Is it set higher so that the truck is level when the bed is loaded? Or was the front lowered a couple inches to improve the aerodynamics and thus the gas mileage or handling at higher speeds?

 

It would be very interesting if someone kept fairly accurate records of mpg on their trucks both before and after "leveling" them by raising the front of the truck.

 

Personally - for a daily driver I'd rather lower the rear, than raise the front.

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Hi everybody, new on the forum.

 

Planning to make my leveling kit too... What type of material should I use to build this? Don't know what stuff the real kits are made of... :D I was thinkin about using aluminum.

Another thing: Does anybody know or could give me the dimensions of one of those shims (ext. diameter, int. diam, radius for the 6 holes, etc...) I would save some precious time disassembling/reassembling my front suspension only to get those measurements.

 

Thanks

CrazyQuady Enthusiast

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What is so hard about spending the $60 for the RC kit? You have to realize if your backyard attemtp goes wrong your putting alot of people at risk. Dont get me wrong, im all about DIY stuff but some things are better left to the pros.

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What is so hard about spending the $60 for the RC kit? You have to realize if your backyard attemtp goes wrong your putting alot of people at risk. Dont get me wrong, im all about DIY stuff but some things are better left to the pros.

 

Well you know it's not a question about spending 60$... It's just about doin' it. I don't see many issues with the "fabrication" aspect of the project, I mean not as much than the "installation" part. I see a lot of members here that installed their kit and I didn't heard about security issues... I don't know, Going to think about it... you may got a point here. :D

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I, too, work with CAD/CAM at a fab shop and already have made my parts. Installing them this week. Upper spacer is 3/4" HR steel and the lower I made 1/4" thick. (others are 3/8). The lower strut hinge location is almost centered between the a-arm frame pivot and ball joint.....sooo...1/2" = 1". Both were cut on the plasma table. I have detailed drawings to post, and will post them after the install. I would hate to have something be off by a fraction of an inch and have someone copy it. Have pics of the process as well.

 

If your wondering about the material,..most manufacturers use aluminum because it "machines" well in a CNC mill setup. No harm in steel,..just a few extra pounds...no biggie. I chose this setup,...as "Ready lift" does to avoid cutting studs and swapping struts side to side.

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...I will post dimensions after the install...

 

 

......... I hope I dont upset anyone by doing this,.....no one works for RC or Ready lift on this forum ,..do they?

 

This is NOT a copy of another brand,...I took all dimensions of the truck and designed accordingly.

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sboutin Enthusiast

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What is so hard about spending the $60 for the RC kit? You have to realize if your backyard attemtp goes wrong your putting alot of people at risk. Dont get me wrong, im all about DIY stuff but some things are better left to the pros.

 

Well you know it's not a question about spending 60$... It's just about doin' it. I don't see many issues with the "fabrication" aspect of the project, I mean not as much than the "installation" part. I see a lot of members here that installed their kit and I didn't heard about security issues... I don't know, Going to think about it... you may got a point here. :fume:

 

 

 

...some of us just cant leave well enough alone......

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