2" front lift question

zo6freak · June 10, 2005

hey wuts up. im in the market to lift the front of my 2wd silverado and i came across these coil spring spacers, they sell 1" all the way to 3". all they are is rubber spacers. i was wondering if they were worth the 80 bucks?

thanx

MrQuadrasteer · June 10, 2005

Can you link a pic ?? Who makes them ??

I've seen aluminum spacers that are sweet, not sure 'bout the ones you're talking about ??

Jeeps use spacers like these, so might be okay...

hoopop · February 8, 2006

hey wuts up. im in the market to lift the front of my 2wd silverado and i came across these coil spring spacers, they sell 1" all the way to 3". all they are is rubber spacers. i was wondering if they were worth the 80 bucks?

thanx

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I am looking to use these on my new 2006 GMC Sierra Crew 1200LD to raise front 2 inches. The brand is Daystar and I am trying to find anyone who has had experience with them. Did you get any answers"

XR Man · February 8, 2006

I had a 2" spring spacer lift on all four corners on my old Jeep, worked fine. They were a different brand, but shoudl all be pretty much the same. The Jeep kit came with longer shocks and bump stop extensions--must not be necessary on IFS?

mkimber · February 20, 2006

I ordered the Daystar 2" spacers last week and should have them on this weekend. I'll let you guys know what I think of them and I'll take some pics. I can't wait to see it lifted because there are so many pickups like mine and they all look the same.

05_GMC_SLT · February 28, 2006

I ordered the Daystar 2" spacers last week and should have them on this weekend. I'll let you guys know what I think of them and I'll take some pics. I can't wait to see it lifted because there are so many pickups like mine and they all look the same.

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Any pics yet? Lookin forward to seeing what they do!

mkimber · March 2, 2006

I can get pics of the spacers, but I haven't installed them yet. I'm also installing 2" blocks in the rear. It'll still slant but at least it will sit as tall as a Z71, hopefully. The instructions said it will lift the front 2.5". I'm hoping I can fit some 285-75s. I'll see if I have time this weekend.

Matt

05_GMC_SLT · March 2, 2006

I can get pics of the spacers, but I haven't installed them yet. I'm also installing 2" blocks in the rear. It'll still slant but at least it will sit as tall as a Z71, hopefully. The instructions said it will lift the front 2.5". I'm hoping I can fit some 285-75s. I'll see if I have time this weekend.

Matt

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Cool! Look forward to seeing the results. Try to post a before and after series. If not thats cool too.

Thanks again man!

vodapas · March 2, 2006

Mine are still on backorder. Here's a link for those who haven't seen them:

http://www.suspensionconnection.com/cgi-bi...n/KG09101L.html

I look forward to installed pics too. My only worry is that from place to place they say that the 2.5" lift requires after-market lower control arms. The reason I worry is that different sites list the 2" and the 2.5" as the same part number. Oh well, we'll see when they get here.

mkimber · March 3, 2006

I originally ordered the black ones, but they were backordered also so I got the red ones instead. I've read a couple things about that also with the control arms. The spacers themselves are only about an inch thick, so I don't think it'll be a problem.

mkimber · March 6, 2006

Alright guys, we got the lift on this afternoon. It wasn't that bad at all. Took us about 3 hours and that was taking 2 on the first wheel. The spacers fit great. They are tight and seem to be made very well. I got exactly a 2" lift. Anything more and you'll need new upper control arms. They are very close to the negative travel limit. I'll have to see how it does from day to day. Hopefully it'll be okay. Other than that, the pickup looks so much better. It's perfectly level and it feels better sitting up when driving. The ride seems just fine. The shock is only stretched out about an inch so I don't think I'll need ones. I'm debating on whether to install my 2" blocks in the rear now. Anyway, on to the pics. Sorry for the darkness on the wheel wells, I'll have to get some better ones later. Now I need some 285-75s.

Matt

All Stock

Daystar spacer going in

Upper control arm clearance

Spacer showing

Finished

05_GMC_SLT · March 6, 2006

Thanks for the great pics Matt! I think I will work on getting this done!

vodapas · March 6, 2006

Oh yeah, that looks great! Combined with my 3" body lift bigger tires won't be a problem at all.

mkimber · March 7, 2006

Thanks guys, I like the better stance of the pickup by far. I just finished installing my 2" rear blocks. Now the truck sits up much higher. Gonna be a why before new tires though, these have a lot of life on them.

2" lift front and rear