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How do you know when to add a leveling Kit

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Old Dec 5, 2011 | 09:13 AM
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Measure the height from the ground to your fender, front and rear. If the front is lower than the rear, you need a leveling kit.
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Old Dec 5, 2011 | 09:17 AM
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I just added a 1" teraflex spacer. Currently have AEV front/rear bumper, WARN 9.5Cti with Steel cable, and Lights (not that it added much weight), and it leveled off the jeep just fine.
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Old Dec 5, 2011 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by WhosUrBuddiee
Measure the height from the ground to your fender, front and rear. If the front is lower than the rear, you need a leveling kit.
Yes, but measure under real world conditions with people in the front seats and the junk you carry piled into the back. Otherwise you may get a Jeep that looks great when parked and empty, but sits too low in back when you go camping.

To get the front height back after a bumper and winch, try to find front springs with a couple hundred pounds more carrying capacity. If you put spacers on top of springs that are compressed more than they were designed for, those springs are still over-compressed even though the Jeep now sits higher. This is true whether the over-compressed springs are stock height or taller than stock. Spacers use up part of your suspension travel in most cases.
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