Strut spacer question

[Seansy]

if I buy these top mount strut spacers from amazon for 70 bux to level my truck, do I need to purchase control arms as well?
Or will this be ok?

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01MS9R2H8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_.yMlDbSWX3QKC

Looking to level and throw some 285/60/20 on.

Thanks

 

[olyelr]

Not necessarily. And by “control arms”, Im assuming you are talking about the upper a-arms?

 

[Seansy]

Not necessarily. And by “control arms”, Im assuming you are talking about the upper a-arms?

Sorry yes.
I think a 2 inch increase would be ok but just wanted some opinions

 

[olyelr]

2-2.5” is the grey area where you will be pushing it from what I understand.

Run the stock one for as long as it lasts... then when its time, replace it with a better one.

 

[Seansy]

2-2.5” is the grey area where you will be pushing it from what I understand.

Run the stock one for as long as it lasts... then when its time, replace it with a better one.

Sounds like a plan!

 

[Andy France]

17,000 miles is what I got out of my Upper control A arms (passenger side) using a 2” rough country preload spacer kit.

 

[buddy guy]

17,000 miles is what I got out of my Upper control A arms (passenger side) using a 2” rough country preload spacer kit.

how many miles did you have on it at the time?

 

[Andy France]

I put the lift on the truck when it had 600miles. I’m over 17k now.

 

[buddy guy]

interesting

 

[Andy France]

interesting

I just ordered the ReadyLift Version with the new A Control Arms.

 

[JB1]

17,000 miles is what I got out of my Upper control A arms (passenger side) using a 2” rough country preload spacer kit.

Did the BJ’s go bad or they push out or what?.....symptoms?

 

[Andy France]

Did the BJ’s go bad or they push out or what?.....symptoms?

It sounded like metal on metal squeaking. Once I pulled the factory arms out yesterday, I found a bad bearing assembly. I put the ReadyLift 2” leveling kit “A arm” kit on top of the 2” preload spacer I had already installed and got 3.5” of lift in the front. It’s oddly raked in the front to back so tomorrow I will be trying to add rear coil spring spacers from an 18”. Wish me luck. Will post my results.

 

[Andy France]

I cannot upload the video here for some reason. I took a vid of the squeaking from under the truck directly next to the upper a arm.

 

[Andy France]

And I was wrong. I got 16,000 miles out of the factory a arms.

 

[JB1]

I cannot upload the video here for some reason. I took a vid of the squeaking from under the truck directly next to the upper a arm.

You'll have to upload it to youtube then copy the link and just paste it in the reply