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joehannosh Enthusiast

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It looks a little nose high in the picture. Does it look like that in person? Mine looks nose high after having them put just the front in and in retrospect I should have had them put the backs in as well.

It depends on witch Angel you see it but mine it measure exactly the same front and rear I'm in progress of adding 2 inch rear block from zone off road here is more pictures b2a8490aac908470e2622fc71056d076.jpgde2c5e9834c4532bc29f8024a2cf91b4.jpgf42c3854db2f78f5b42106145608fd79.jpg

 

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ragin_cajuns Enthusiast

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here is a side pic of my truck before the level kit

 

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here is the pic after it was leveled

 

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the back end looks the same height in both pics so maybe they didn't install rear blocks. it just looks like they didn't bring the front up 2.25".

joehannosh Enthusiast

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here is a side pic of my truck before the level kit

 

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here is the pic after it was leveled

 

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the back end looks the same height in both pics so maybe they didn't install rear blocks. it just looks like they didn't bring the front up 2.25".

I'm not sure why yours look like that, now do you know if they installed the upper and lower strut spacers or just the lower it looks like it's only the 2 inch leveling kit to me and if u go on amazon they have the pro comp listed in think 150 or 170 not sure on the price and it's 2.25 inch ...good luck man

 

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ragin_cajuns Enthusiast

ragin_cajuns

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I called 4 Wheel Parts and they said that they installed the 2.25" level kit in the front and did nothing in the rear.

 

I recall my first sales guy telling me that the 2.25" kit was comprised of a 1.5" spacer and and .75" spacer for a total of 2.25". I asked if they possibly only put one of the spacers in and the guy I spoke to this time said it's only one 2.25" spacer and not 2 spacers. I hate nothing more than getting conflicting information from someone. Regardless who is correct they have someone working there talking to customers that doesn't know about their products.

 

I'm going there at lunch for them to look at it and confirm what they put on. If they say the installed 2.25 in the front then I'll probably just ask them to take it off and go elsewhere.

 

Anyone in the North Dallas area have a good place to recommend?

Travis Whitmore Enthusiast

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Looks like they left one of the spacers out. When I had my 2" level kit which was just a 1" thick lower spacer it came up exactly 2". Rear was only .75" higher after the install.

ragin_cajuns Enthusiast

ragin_cajuns

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Went by 4 Wheel Parts at lunch and spoke to them. He went out and looked at my truck and said that both spacers were installed. He said they are both on top. That is different than what I was originally told (one bottom / one top). He said they were both on top and they did nothing to the rear.

 

Does anyone know definitively if both spacers are on top or if one is top and one is on the bottom?

 

The Asst Mngr I worked with originally is out today and will call me tomorrow.

ragin_cajuns Enthusiast

ragin_cajuns

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Did you not measure your fenders before the install? What are they are now when you measure them?

 

Tyler

I did but I failed to write it down and I don't recall what it was. Don't know why I didn't do that.

 

Anyone with a 2016 Sierra SLT Z71 4x4 with stock 20s and tires mind measuring ground to bottom of fender at front and back for me?

 

Thanks,

1badtie Enthusiast

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Thats crazy some people got their truck completely level with the 2.25" level

 

I have the RC 2.5" level front only and still have a good half inch of rake.

Doobs41378 Enthusiast

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Thats crazy some people got their truck completely level with the 2.25" level

 

I have the RC 2.5" level front only and still have a good half inch of rake.

I have just the 2 inch in the front and I think mine looks nose high at times. Crazy how much variation there is between trucks.

GMC-AT Senior Enthusiast

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the variation seems to be between Z71 and regular 4x4. Also double cabs and crew cabs. Double cab Z71 seems to have the most factory rake

ragin_cajuns Enthusiast

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Pretty easy to see yourself. The thin sort of "U" shaped spacer should be between your lower control arm and the bottom of the strut.

this is another thing that really gets me about 4 wheel parts. the guy i worked with when i got it installed said it was 2 pieces - one at the top of the strut and one at the bottom. the guy i spoke with today initially said it was just one piece but after i pushed him on it he spoke to someone and said it was 2 pieces but he said both are at the top. from what i have read one is on top and one is on the bottom.

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