April 2002
I thought I would compromise and just go with the Tuff Country leveling kit and taller rear blocks. I even used floorjacks to simulate what the truck would look like. You can see this in the picture above. This doesn't look bad. It would only cost around $350 and I could still use the Edelbrock IAS shocks I had. What I decided to do hinged on one more thing.... The tires. Since I've had these tires I've had them balanced three times. Two of the tires are fine, but the other two don't balance well. They seem fine for a day or two after they are balanced, but then they start giving me problems. Big-O says they balance within specs. I decided that if the tires won't balance right then I'd go for new tires and a lift kit. I had the tires balanced on a Friday. They felt fine...for awhile. By the next week they were shaking my truck again. I surfed the internet and found BFGoodrich All Terrains for a good price with free shipping and a $50 rebate. Rancho was having a "Buy 3, get 1 free" special on their shocks, and I found a company with free shipping. Hello lift kit!
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