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Stock control arms or no need?

Old Oct 9, 2025 | 6:55 AM
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I put a rough country 2 inch lift/leveling kit on my 99 Silverado. Is that a big enough lift that I should get aftermarket upper control arms or will new ball joints alone be ok?
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Old Oct 13, 2025 | 5:04 AM
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Originally Posted by StormgrayZ71
I put a rough country 2 inch lift/leveling kit on my 99 Silverado. Is that a big enough lift that I should get aftermarket upper control arms or will new ball joints alone be ok?
You might need longer shocks. I recently talked to someone that had a leveling kit and they had to get different shocks.
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Old Oct 13, 2025 | 3:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Shaymus1968
You might need longer shocks. I recently talked to someone that had a leveling kit and they had to get different shocks.
the kit came with front and rear shocks
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Old Oct 14, 2025 | 9:44 AM
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I put that same kit on my 2000 1500 a few years back, stock control arms are working fine. Had it aligned after i installed it and its been perfect ever since. Goes down the highway nice.Its a tad stiffer but i can"t tell the difference
I like how it rides..
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