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Just picked her up on my lunch break! I finally had enough of always getting stuck at the lease and in my yard. This is my first 4x4 so I'm pretty excited. I'm planning on putting a leveling kit on the front so it doesn't look as papa. Any reccomendations on what kit and where to buy it would be appreciated.I don't mind installing it myself if it saves me a ton of money. These are the pics from the dealers website.

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Nice truck. Didnt want to drop the bones on the new body style?

Top Gun customs leveling kit is best from what I've heard and read. 79 bucks and complete bolt on

Very nice!! Like that color!


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Thanks. I couldn't justify the extra money just to get the new body style. I was in an 08 Silverado before and loved it besides the no 4x4 so I know I'll be happy with the 2010. This had everything I needed at a price I was comfortable with. Keeping up with the Joneses gets expensive quick! Besides, I've never been one to line up for the newest thing on the market.

Just as an FYI for anyone interested in a new vehicle, Kevin Cahanin at Service Chevrolet was a great guy to deal with. No hassle and no BS. This is the 3rd vehicle I buy at Service and I doubt I'll ever go anywhere else.

Dude got that leather with the wood grain! Ballin son!

You damn right! Got me an appointment to get fitted for my gold teefs after work Ya Herd ME!!!!

Brand don't matter on a level kit. Get cheapest one it's just a coil spacer.


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exactly on that leveling kit...dont get anything expensive because its just some bolts, nuts and a couple spacers...I just made one for my cousins '08 about a month ago...depending on the name brand some run a thick spacer on the bottom and thin on top..you may want to put one or the other first to see if it gets the look you are wanting...some lift a little more than others and will put the upper ball joints in a bind. I would get a 2 1/2" kit and start with the bottom spacer to see if you like that first...then add the top if you want a little higher in the front. And nice truck.


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Very nice truck bud, congrats

sweet ride!

Nice ride.

2.5 is ideal, levels it to look good and keep you from scraping on embarrassing stuff, and doesn't make you look like you're dragging tail when you load a 4 wheeler or tow something. That butt dragging makes everyone think your brights are in, flashing you all the time, and is not as safe because handling is diminished - plus it looks stupid

Congrats on the new ride. And X2 on Kevin Cahanin. He is actually a good friend of mine and the only person I buy vehicles from also.

Nice ride!

Very nice truck. My dad's got an '09 very similar to this and I love it. Looking into getting myself one similar as soon as I can.


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I have a 2013 chevy texas edition 4x4.....please educate me on these leveling kits....ya'll talking about spacers on the front springs I gather to just lift the front....so am I correct in assuming you can lift the front with spacers in the spring 2.5 in. and spacer blocks in the rear spring 2.5 in for a 2.5 in. lift????? I know nothing about lifting trucks but I would like to lift mine 2.5 to 3 inches.....

I put a 1.5" on my f 150. Clears 305/55 no prob. I find over 2" takes away too much up travel of the suspension and makes it a little stiff but that's my preference.


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Correct, a typical lift kit will be more in the front than the back to make the truck sit level. So, if you were lifting a truck 6" you would have a 6" front lift and about 4" rear lift; this compensates for the front down stance they have from the factory.

For the mild lift (2.5") it's usually not necessary to even lift the back, unless you like your truck sitting line a shackled up hot rod (nose down, a$$ up). When you see a real good looking truck that looks like it has just the right stance and touch of lift, it's usually just leveled in the front with 2" to 3".

The level allows you to run larger tires without rubbing when turning (this is where clearance issues show up), the rear is not really a conc wen unless you get up to the 37" range depending on the truck.

The perfect stance IMO is a truck with a level (front lift), factory rims with taller tires that aren't very wide, but a little wider than stock. For 18" rims this falls in the 295/70 tire size (34.5"t x 11.5" or 12" wide).

Remember, when sizing your tire the only thing that has anything to do with width is that first number. I.e. 295 is the width of the tire in millimeters. The height is determined by a combination of the first and second number on metric tires. I.e. 295/70 means the width is 295mm and the sidewall is 70% of that first number. Further, the sidewall is dictated by rim size, so a 295/70-18 will be a bit shorter than a 295/70-20, but be the same width.

Sorry, I just flashed back to my old man's shop

Add to that... When you lift a truck 2.5" in the front and go to a larger tire, you increase the height a decent amount.

2.5" lift up front, plus 35" tires (vs the 31"-32" stock tires) equates to about 4.5" of overall lift up front and another 2.5" in the rear.

The narrower your stock rims and tires are, the taller the truck will appear. The wider, the lower. The eyes play tricks...