Anyone with a 2" level on your 2nd gen?

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Looking to get myself a early Christmas present from HBS and curious if I need the swaybar drop brackets with a 2" level??
 

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I don't have an HBS level but I don't have the drop brackets with mine and my end links are straight up and down

If nobody can give you a straight answer, try posting your question in their section and see if they're needed or just recommended
 
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Nope lol. If you measure from the center of the hub to the bottom of the fender, the front end is an inch higher than the rear
 
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would measuring from the ground to the bottom of the fender/wheel well (for rear) get the same idea!
 

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That's how I measured mine while on level ground. I have a 2.5" readylift and my front is 1/4" lower than the rear.
 
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I wouldn't mind that little of a rake I just want most of the damn rake gone lol
 

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would measuring from the ground to the bottom of the fender/wheel well (for rear) get the same idea!

I was measuring from the ground lol. Just used the center of the hubs to make sure I was close to center of the fender lol
 

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I have a 2.5" on mine. I have a slight rake but not bad, maybe 1/2 inch or so difference. I will try and measure tomorrow
 

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I didn't have trouble with my swaybar links and leveling kit until I had the links replaced. After that, they started breaking, so then I had to put the spacer in to drop the bar down.
 

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I have the 2 inch. No problems so far. I bought the brackets just in case I needed them. Now they sit on the shelf. My endlinks aren't perfect but they are holding up.
 

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Mine need replacing just from being 15 years old lol. I thought about getting the ones from HBS. They look pretty heavy duty and like they'd last longer than anything you'd get from a parts store
 

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That's what I'm waiting for to put my brackets on. When mine fail I'm going HBS and getting a steering stabilizer then too. Make it one job
 
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Lol i gotcha now Mark. And Wendy, I wonder if yours being IFS has something to do with it.
 

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I put Moog sway bar link on mine, still need to replace the other side sometime.
 

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leveling kit

i have an 01 ram 1500 5.9 2wd. I bought a 2" leveling kit from rough country and it looks so much better now. The leveling kit makes a big difference. I only have 245/75/16 on it but I'm getting 295/75/16. The leveling kit makes a big difference appearance wise. Defiantly get it!
 
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