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Thank you for voicing your opinion I was very curious what you thought. If I was towing or hauling something that heavy I wouldn’t have bought a 1500 in the first place. Not to mention you can adjust

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I mean this was no disrespect but WHY!!!!???     Why not just get an RST or LT if you didn't want the rear TB height.    Good Luck , not trying to be a Di**   

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I am going to go out on a limb and say because it looks cooler and the off road image and black wheels are all the rage... Tyler

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11 hours ago, CamGTP said:

Needs more sidewall, gotta fill them wheels well lol.

Yea that's why I was trying to lower it. It's crazy how a 32.5" tire looks small on this generation truck. The same size tire would have rubbed on the old trucks.

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U bolts wouldn’t be hard to get at any good parts store. 
 
Axle tubes...unsure of. I don’t know why they felt the need to change the 14SF into the 12SF but they obviously did. However a lot of the internal components are still the same. I wouldn’t hazard a guess until I put a tape measure to it. 
I wish I understood the decision as well. The 14,SF would have been a great choice but I assume weight and possibly gear size options were a factor. All about mpgs these days.

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The axles are pretty much physically the same size. If there’s any weight difference it’s not much. 

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I pulled the blocks on my 2017 and was able to reuse the factory u bolts no problem. I am about to buy a new trail boss and want to pull those blocks right away, the rear sits way too high. If someone has done this, post some pics.

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On 5/3/2019 at 7:02 PM, Dea1276 said:

Follow this. Post pics if you do it. I am back and forth on leveling my truck. I think this may be the way to do it. No undue strain on the cv joints or rough ride from lifting the front to high. 

Throw in 300# of sand in the box, you will get the level you want, cheaper, easier to install, more traction in the winter and it's easily reversible if you don't like the look!  .02$

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I took out the 2" and installed 1"

Looks right now

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On 2019-07-07 at 12:39 PM, jon524 said:

I pulled the blocks on my 2017 and was able to reuse the factory u bolts no problem. I am about to buy a new trail boss and want to pull those blocks right away, the rear sits way too high. If someone has done this, post some pics.

No it doesn't. It sits as designed and engineered. Trucks are designed to carry loads, when front-only levelled trucks have a load on, they are sacked out with their lights pointing into the sky, subsequently pissing off every single driver you meet head on at night. But hey, we were all young once, so you just do you. 

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18 hours ago, L86 All Terrain said:

No it doesn't. It sits as designed and engineered. Trucks are designed to carry loads, when front-only levelled trucks have a load on, they are sacked out with their lights pointing into the sky, subsequently pissing off every single driver you meet head on at night. But hey, we were all young once, so you just do you. 

Thank you for voicing your opinion I was very curious what you thought. If I was towing or hauling something that heavy I wouldn’t have bought a 1500 in the first place. Not to mention you can adjust your lights in about 10 seconds. Not sure why you felt the need to take a dig at me but hey, you just do you. 

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On 5/2/2019 at 7:01 PM, saber said:

I only haul a dirt bike in my truck and like a level look so loading is not an issue.

I'm not getting bigger tires and don't want to raise the front any higher.

Can I take out the spring blocks out and mill them down? Are they steel or aluminum? Can I get shorter U bolts?

Thanks in advance.

 

 

You have a 2” block in the rear. Take it out for level or replace with a 1” block. 

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On 2/29/2020 at 10:02 PM, Luckyfd said:

You have a 2” block in the rear. Take it out for level or replace with a 1” block. 

Replaced with 1" blocks

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