?Which one? Leveling kit on tahoe

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chevyguy03

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I just bought 20'' wheels with 285/55/r20 tires on them. There going to rub a little in the front with my stock suspension.
Im no expert so im wondering if a 2'' leveling kit will work.

Im not a fan of torsion keys and was wondering if i can get coil spacers. If i can get coil spacers i was thinking a 2.5 in the front and 1'' in the back would look really good.

I also was wondering if theres a certain brand that makes good kits for tahoes that i should stick with.

any help would be great.
 

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Unfortunately that dont make spacers for the front unless you have a NNBS. The only way to the front is either torsion keys, a 3" skyjacker kit and then a full 6" kit. Im running keys and 2" spacers and i got a good 2"s all around. Ill get a little more once i get longer shocks. Spacers you can get off ebay for pretty cheap and for keys i would get them off a NBS f 150. They do the same thing just alot cheaper. My whole setup was $100
 
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do you notice any riude quality loss with the keys in the front.
thats my main concern. I dont want to loose a good ride and i dont want parts to wear out quicker.
 

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The ride isnt that bad right now. Feels like a 2500hd. Once a get my shocks it will smooth out a bit. Get a good alignment and youll be set. Unless you looking for over 250,000 miles with out replacing somethin in the front youll be fine. I got 150,000 on mine and been lucky so far. Im going to upgrade to cognito tie rods and pitman arms later once i pic up some cash.
 
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Id like to get every bit of 200,000 miles out of mine. Its got 114,000 right now and i need it to last another 4-5 years.

How hard is it to remove these leveling kits and return to stock suspension.
 

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Not very hard, the only problem is that i had to cut my keys out with a torch so they were garbage. If i want to go back to stock height i have to pull the spacers out and get new keys and throw them in.
 

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good info guys.. i'm looking to do the same thing. i want to put 20s w/33s on my tahoe though. you think they'll fit with just the leveling kit or would i have to do like a 3" lift??
 
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thanks for your help.

I talked to a local installer today and he said he only recommends rough country or something like that. there keys and a 1'' spacer for the rear.

600$ installed

is this good or bad deal.
 

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VERY BAD DEAL haha. Get your keys and spacers off ebay. Grab a couple friends and do it in the driveway. Installers always try to push name brand bs.
 

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ford keys 100 bucks
shocks 100 bucks
1'' rear spacer 20 or 30 bucks
install it yourself its a lot cheaper
 
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