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09SMOKINHEMI

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Good looking truck

sent from my Samsung Galaxy S3
 
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Getting the rears installed, selling the front and going with the Bilsteins set at 2.8'' up front

Will hopefully be installed on saturday after my bed gets Line-x
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Looking good
 

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Beautiful truck man. Can't wait to see what you do next!
 
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thank you!!! Im just waiting on the Bilstein 5100 adj to come in and ima set those to 2.8'' and install the RC rear 1.75 inch spacer hopefully this monday
 
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Got the bilstein adj shocks in today!!!

Decided to go with what i originally wanted to in the first place. So im taking off the RC 2.5'' front level.

(and its forsale here --> http://www.ramforum.com/f21/fs_rough_country_2_5_front_level-25034/ )

I am going to install the shocks at the 2.8'' level with the RC 1.75'' rear coil spacer hopefully by the end of the week!

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Sharp truck! Looking forward to the pics w/the Bilsteins setup!
 
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just finished installing the bilstein 5100 at the 2.8'' setting in the front tonight. Ill have pictures up tomorrow after alignment. the rear will be installed at a later time
 
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I live in Va and have what your looking for:party36:

....referring to the grill

hmm, thats a little ways away. but i know someone that lives down there whom i visit. So maybe when i make it down there we can do a quick swap
 

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looking good! out of curiosity how much did the bedliner run you?
 
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Here they are! I havent installed the 1.75 inch rear coil spacer yet tho.

Bilstein 5100 set at 2.8''

Before:

Front: 36''
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Rear: 39.25''
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AFTER:

Front: 39 inches
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Rear: 39.5 inches (w/o the rear spacer (will install maybe this weekend))
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Before:
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After:
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i also swapped out the grill insert!! :Big Laugh::Big Laugh:
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the wheels i have decided that i am going to get. ima purchase one wheel at a time lol

20x9 0-offset

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lookin good. those wheels are gonna be sick on it.. Makes me wish I had waited and found a sport :( lol
 
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