Lift

99chevy323 · August 7, 2013

So it's basically suspension & level kit ? Can you add me @ I'm not to this forum how do I change my picture lol

LongrangeLauber · August 7, 2013

A level kit is a suspension lift. Just not what most people consider a "suspension lift". It deals with suspension, so its a suspension lift

99chevy323 · August 7, 2013

Oh okay , thanks but is the first link I sent you & the link you sent me basically same lift other than one has AAL & other has blocks ?

LongrangeLauber · August 7, 2013

Yup. And price

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99chevy323 · August 7, 2013

Got a different picture of your truck?

LongrangeLauber · August 7, 2013

I'll check my computer when I get home. That one I had on my laptop. You can also check my gallery

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99chevy323 · August 7, 2013

Okay

99chevy323 · August 7, 2013

It doesn't let me get the app for this forum it said not in the us store ? I have iTunes with iphone

blackout07 · August 7, 2013

All the level keys do is reposition the arm on the key a little further down so you can get more crank out of them. They add pressure to the front end the same as cranking stock keys. Only difference is that you get more crank out of level keys

This. They're only needed if you can't achieve much lift from the factory keys, which CAN sometimes happen, or if you want to go overboard and destroy your front end.

99chevy323 · August 7, 2013

What will destroy the front end

LongrangeLauber · August 7, 2013

What will destroy the front end

The extreme angles of your CV shafts and tie rods and ball joints. They were not designed to rotate at such an extreme angle, which is why an actual lift kit is better on suspension parts, because it compensates for all that with drop brackets and the such. With a level kit, you are basically stretching everything to its max as well as increasing the angle on a lot of parts, thus leading to faster wear on the parts I stated above

99chevy323 · August 8, 2013

Oh okay thanks can you send a link on a small maybe 2 inch suspension lift for a 99 silverado?

LongrangeLauber · August 8, 2013

Thing is, manufacturers won't spend the money to design a small lift like that because 1) they can get away with a level kit, which is easier to design, and 2) no one would buy it because they could get more lift for the same price. So basically they would design them and lose money...

The next best thing is to just buy a 4" lift, which is also rated to run 33's. But the cheapest you can find would be rough country, and its still $1000. Plus, their 4" kit and 6" kit are the same (they have the same a-arm drops and such) but they are also the same price (go figure).

99chevy323 · August 8, 2013

Well they make 3 inch& I seen tuff country 2 inch with add a leafs shocks & keys for the front end . Are the keys bad for the front end ? & I seen same ones without add a leafs & just blocks for the rear which is better ?

LongrangeLauber · August 8, 2013

That is what I was saying before. Whether you crank the stock keys or install level keys, they both put added stress and extreme angles on the front end.

A LEVEL KIT IS A SUSPENSION LIFT!!! IT REQUIRES YOU TO CRANK THE TORSION KEYS WHICH IN TURN PUTS MORE STRESS ON THE TORSION BARS WHICH THEN WILL CAUSE THE FRONT END TO BE HIGHER AS WELL AS NOT SAG. BUT, LIKE I SAID ABOVE, THAT COMES WITH A TRADEOFF