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Leveling a 2wd?

Ok so I own a 2wd and the front of the truck is lower then the rear (like all trucks). I want to put 31x10.5x15s on and im sure the rear will be fine, however the front will rub. I was wondering if there is a cheap easy way to maybe lift the front end like 2" to level the truck out and to also allow better clearance for bigger tires?
 
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coil spacers....i heard something about cranking the t bar too for some lift...im searching it right now...
 
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cranking the t-bar can give you a few inches of clearance
 
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no T-bars for him to crank. He's got a 2WD XLT, that means coil springs up front.
 
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Coil spacer will do the trick. Itl give you about a 1 1/2 more.
 
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Hmm where can I get Coil spacers? Do any of our local merchs sell them?
 
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I have the same tires on my 2003 XLT 2wd and the dont rub, I took off the mud gaurds though.
 
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Hmm I dunno I might actually go BFG Mud Terrains and I want a coil spacer anyway but I cant find them anywhere or Im not looking in the right places. I just want like a 2" lift in the front which I think is a little lower then level.
 
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hell yea awesome thanks man
 
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those tires are going to wear really fast though with the poor front end angles.. so make sure you get it alligned after you install them...
 
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Yeah the tires will be aligned and all that to make it work out, I need an aglinment sorta anyway.
 
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So I have a question, if I just do coil spacers 2" and 2" Lift Blocks in the rear is that ok? Its a cheap way of getting lift but is it just stupid to do it?
 
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