Lowering Front End Help!

[meyer333]

Hey there guys, new member to the forum. Did some searching but couldnt find a clear response.. Just had a quick question, If i wanted to lower my front end as much as possible without anything drastic, would backing the bolts for the tosion bar completely out hurt anything? Or what is my best bet? Not familiar at all how to adjust these guys. Any safety precautions? Lastly, doing this i have seen misc responses, do i need an alignment after I loosen the keys?

My current truck is a 2006 Duramax 2500.

Any help is greatly appreciated,

Thanks in advance,

Matt.

 

[Alliance1289]

You will need an alignment after you back the bolts out. And backing the bolts out all the way wont hurt anything.

 

[battlegraduate09]

get all the weight off the front end before backing them out. Dont break the bolts, GM is proud of their bolts and they are a pain to get out.

 

[mb1]

Yes on the alignment. I read somewhere that these trucks have almost 3" of toe change through the full stroke of the suspension. IIRC.

Take a few measurements from center of rim to fender to see if both sides of the truck are same. Mine was quite a bit off level when the bolts were out. Also consider putting a few turns on the bolts to allow the TB's to support some of the weight. The jounce bumpers will provide a rough ride if they are your main method of supporting the truck. Should be able to have the bolts in a few turns and keep the truck real low.

 

[1slomax]

you wont hurt a thing, take the bolts all the way out drive the truck a few miles and hit some bumps, dont take any weight off the truck and put the bolts back in a round or two or you can just leave the bolts out

 

[Trotorx2]

I was wondering about this also. I was going to take my truck and have it aligned with the bolts removed. I have 9 turns on the drivers side bolt and 2 on the passenger side. I know that my truck isn't level in the front with the bolts out. Why is there such a big difference in number of turns between the two sides? And why is the drivers side so much lower with the bolts out?

 

[jnieberlein]

^^^^fuel tank maybe?

 

[07bluelbz]

Fuel tank, transfer case output, instrument panel, fuel cooler is all on driver side.

 

[Trotorx2]

Well that sucks...I guess I'll just have to keep lowering it at the track. I don't want to drive around with a lopsided truck.

 

[Sledheadxp800r]

Well that sucks...I guess I'll just have to keep lowering it at the track. I don't want to drive around with a lopsided truck.

Pull the passenger side torsion bar bolt out and use the left side to level the truck after and just leave it like that. It won't hurt anything and the truck will sit level.

 

[Chevy1925]

I was wondering about this also. I was going to take my truck and have it aligned with the bolts removed. I have 9 turns on the drivers side bolt and 2 on the passenger side. I know that my truck isn't level in the front with the bolts out. Why is there such a big difference in number of turns between the two sides? And why is the drivers side so much lower with the bolts out?

the same reason some old cars lean one way or the other. no two springs are EXACTLY the same so over time, one may start to weaken more than the other. then you have one sided weight of the truck amplifying it (fuel tank and you).

 

[Trotorx2]

Pull the passenger side torsion bar bolt out and use the left side to level the truck after and just leave it like that. It won't hurt anything and the truck will sit level.

I'll try this and see how it goes.

It has a really noticable lean, I was looking at it after I lowered it at the track.

 

[2005LLY]

Mine sets pretty level with my bolts pulled out. But I have torsion bar keys so I still can't launch straight.