Too Low

[motoxlifer]

My truck sits slightly lower in the rear than it does in the front(I think cuz it had a 4.3 v6 & now an all aluminum LS1). The rear has a flip kit to achieve the 6" drop with no changes made to the hangers or shackles. Does anyone know of an inexpensive way to fix this problem? (besides air shocks cuz I tried that before and it lifts the ass end unevenly)

[docone882000]

Hey I use to live up in wichita falls and worked in burk off and on. Still make trips up there. Anyways you want to raise the rear on your truck, how much do you want to bring it up? Did you use drop springs in the rear or just the flip kit?

[RedHeartbeat]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(motoxlifer &#064; Jan 21 2006, 09&#58;52 PM) [snapback]41803[/snapback]</div>

My truck sits slightly lower in the rear than it does in the front(I think cuz it had a 4.3 v6 & now an all aluminum LS1). The rear has a flip kit to achieve the 6" drop with no changes made to the hangers or shackles. Does anyone know of an inexpensive way to fix this problem? (besides air shocks cuz I tried that before and it lifts the ass end unevenly)
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You could have the springs re-arched to get the inch of lift back. Air bags are the best way for a level lift but they aren&#39;t cheap.

[motoxlifer]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(docone882000 &#064; Jan 22 2006, 11&#58;50 AM) [snapback]41829[/snapback]</div>

Hey I use to live up in wichita falls and worked in burk off and on. Still make trips up there. Anyways you want to raise the rear on your truck, how much do you want to bring it up? Did you use drop springs in the rear or just the flip kit?
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Just a flip kit. I&#39;d like to raise it 1"or 2", just enough to make it sit level or slightly higher. Man it&#39;s a small world huh. Next time youre up here look me up.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(RedHeartbeat &#064; Jan 22 2006, 01&#58;00 PM) [snapback]41836[/snapback]</div>

You could have the springs re-arched to get the inch of lift back. Air bags are the best way for a level lift but they aren&#39;t cheap.
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Yeah I was gonna bag & 4 link the rear but funds are runnin low so I&#39;m lookin at other options. Rearching the springs sounds feasable but who can do that sort of thing. Could that be the problem they&#39;re just gettin weak from haulin dirtbikes and stuff? I&#39;ve seen spring helpers at summit but wasn&#39;t sure if that would help or not.

[RedHeartbeat]

you could always go a little lower up front

[BEATERTRUCK]

Just a flip kit will drop you 4in. to get a 6in drop you use a flip kit with blocks. Right? If so take the blocks out.
If thats not the case then.... They sell rear shackels to lower your truck 2in for like &#036;35, Right. I wonder if they sell longer shackels to raise it?

[RedHeartbeat]

actually a longer shackle will lower the truck. A shorter one will raise it. You can have two inches sectioned out of the rear shackle and weld it back together. That should raise it an inch or so. You&#39;d have to make sure it could still bolt in afterwards.

[motoxlifer]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BEATERTRUCK &#064; Jan 22 2006, 04&#58;11 PM) [snapback]41852[/snapback]</div>

Just a flip kit will drop you 4in. to get a 6in drop you use a flip kit with blocks. Right? If so take the blocks out.
If thats not the case then.... They sell rear shackels to lower your truck 2in for like &#036;35, Right. I wonder if they sell longer shackels to raise it?
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Man you got me wondering. I didn&#39;t lower it, but I&#39;m pretty sure it&#39;s a 4-6 and from what I can see there is only the flip kit, no blocks. I also thought about lifting it with shackles like you said Redheartbeat. Do they sell a shorter than stock shackle? And no I can&#39;t go any lower in the front, I have already rolled the lips of my fender wells to clear and it&#39;s just barely the way it is. I&#39;ll look online and see about the shackles, if not I&#39;ll see about cuttin em. Thanks for the input guys&#33;

[NITROUS]

A quick easy fix would be to take the front springs out and cut half a coil out. You and I got easy front ends to work on and you can perform this in about 3 hours if you have the right tools. I just sold a set of 1" drop springs for &#036;65.00, I wish I would&#39;ve known a few weeks ago.

[motoxlifer]

You know come to think of it I might be able to spare an inch up front. I would just have to drive slower which would probably be good for me, and it would look sweet too. COOOOOL yall talked me into it.