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Not sure honestly, that would depend on the leaf packs. I know that the taller lifts sometimes use a longer spring to make up the difference. The 6 inch pro comp springs on this were .75 inches longer from the center pin to the front eye compared to stock.
 
Truck looks great!

I only have one question, and I'm not trying to knock anything, but why heims on the engine cross brace?
 
We do that to allow preload on the towers. They move quite a bit without it and we don't want to bend the frames. Almost nobody is going to be able to hoist the truck and unbolt the tower at home when the weight is off the shock towers. This way you just loosen it, and shorten the length up, once reinstalled you can push the towers and frame back out
 
Honestly it is, once you swim through the tirade of what fits where and does this work with this part etc.. that was the goal for us, make it a more available alternative, none of this is groundbreaking or perfect, but we are small enough and humble enough to know when we make mistakes and also how to improve the product with every revision.

This is for the guy who doesn't want or need to know the in and outs of links, some guys do not have time to deal with that and just want to enjoy their trucks. I get it, it's like carburetors or Ls swaps or transmissions.. we all can't know everything.. CK5 is awesome because of guys like @Greg72 or @folkenheath or @Greg Ducato and anyone else who is an expert in their area or plain just gets deep into the details..

That's what kills projects, the details we miss, I've done it we all have a tuition pile full of those. So if in our little sector of squarebody guys we can help a few get the next level in suspension, awesome! We know it's not the best at everything, it's not a one size fits all sort of thing either.. but it's good a quite a lot, mainly making the truck a better truck.
@Chevy305 thanks for making my day dude :)
 
Hey guys, went out this evening and did some more shake down runs. Again zero issues, except for the back trying to buck like a bronco at any bump..
the wife snapped a few good ones :)
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I may or may not have exceeded the speed limit here.. good thing it's offroad and nobody cares.
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Sand washes are super fun now, if the back could hang we'd be going a lot faster.
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If you wonder what I mean by "buck" check out this shot! I had about 5 spare tires in the back to add weight, the straps came loose and the tires launched! Thank god it didn't hit or damage anything! But that gives you kind of an idea of how stiff the rear is.. we still had fun, the boy loved it and momma bounced around too, overall a good night :)
 
Just out of curiosity do you have a price range for this kit installed?
 
That's a great price for all of that.
 
The owner is going to get into the engine first, it needs some help. Then possibly fix the rear.
 
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