Truck not level after lowering rear....help

[69chvelle]

I have the McGaughy's lowering shackles on the rear of my truck(04 ECSB). Problem is, when you look closely at the truck, it appears that the frontend is now higher than the rear. Not much, but noticable to "truck" enthusiasts. Is there any way to lower the front only a small amount(probably less than an inch) without having to buy a complete kit? I would like to go 4/6 later, but just don't have the extra funds right now. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

[SCIV]

Is your truck torsion bar front? if so, just loosen the t-bar bolt and it will come down.

[69chvelle]

Is your truck torsion bar front? if so, just loosen the t-bar bolt and it will come down.

I think so. It is an '04 ECSB. How exactly do I go about this, and I probably should have it aligned afterwards?

[ff_jeff]

got pics of the new level? I wanna see how bad it is cause im getting the same thing

[txarkitekt]

When I got my 2" leveling shackles, it came with 2 holes---a 1" level drop and a 2" level drop. Did the McGaughtys not have that? If not, you can easily drill equally spaced holes 1" above the 2" holes...that will fix you leveling issue...

[mean05]

I think so. It is an '04 ECSB. How exactly do I go about this, and I probably should have it aligned afterwards?

look about in the area towards the back of the trans you will see 2 bolts on each side of it that the head is pointing to the ground...just losen them up about 2-3 full turns and make sure you turn them both equally...i will get you pics in a sec when i got outside

[SCIV]

I think so. It is an '04 ECSB. How exactly do I go about this, and I probably should have it aligned afterwards?

did it come with the 6.0L? if so, it is probably a 2wd SS?

[69chvelle]

got pics of the new level? I wanna see how bad it is cause im getting the same thing

These were taken right after it was done, and it looks pretty good here. That was last year, and since, I think the suspension settled somewhat. I'll try to get a current pic later after work.
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[69chvelle]

look about in the area towards the back of the trans you will see 2 bolts on each side of it that the head is pointing to the ground...just losen them up about 2-3 full turns and make sure you turn them both equally...i will get you pics in a sec when i got outside

This torsion bar thing is what I was wondering about. I thought I had heard this somewhere, but couldn't find it in the searches anywhere. Does the truck need to be off the ground when you do this, or is there not any tension on the bolts? And is the truck going to lower as I do this, or do I need to drive it and let it settle after the adjustment? And I'm assuming it needs to be re-aligned afterwards?

[69chvelle]

did it come with the 6.0L? if so, it is probably a 2wd SS?

Yes, it is the VHO with the factory 6.0L. I like to call it a 2wd SS