Lowering Block issue

Calypso

Calypso

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Got the new 2" inch lowering block kit here on the forum which is a great kit from Scout74. Very highly quality blocks and a fairly simple install. But before I was 2.25-2.50 High in the back compared to front, so naturally I went with the 2'in blocks. After Installation Im now .50 - .75 high in the front which is noticable. Any advice would be appreciated to help me square this up. Don't think I did anything wrong, and I know the kit was exact as well..?? Maybe just a simple torsion bar adjustment up front? But how far? Is that the best way?
 
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5678TA

5678TA

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Re: Lowering Block issue

weight transfer my friend. dropping the back, transfers more weight to the rear and less to the front. therefore, front goes up, back goes further down. you just need to crank the torsion bars down and level her out. IIRC, 7 full turns for one inch.
 
Calypso

Calypso

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Re: Lowering Block issue

5678TA said:
weight transfer my friend. dropping the back, transfers more weight to the rear and less to the front. therefore, front goes up, back goes further down. you just need to crank the torsion bars down and level her out. IIRC, 7 full turns for one inch.
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Would a alignment then be necessary? Bear with me Im a rookie at this...lol
 
5678TA

5678TA

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Re: Lowering Block issue

Yes. alignment is always necessary with any suspension/steering modification.

generally speaking, dropping the front of a car or truck brings the top side of the tires inward a.k.a. "tucking". when suspension is fully compressed, tires are usually noticeably tilted inward. if no tuck, tires will always hit the fenders on front end. an alignment will reset the tilt back to zero, or close to it.
 
Richard Le

Richard Le

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Re: Lowering Block issue

5678TA said:
weight transfer my friend. dropping the back, transfers more weight to the rear and less to the front. therefore, front goes up, back goes further down. you just need to crank the torsion bars down and level her out. IIRC, 7 full turns for one inch.
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Weight transfer is negligible in this case. There is more weight transfer when the truck is accelerating. The front goes up because the torsion bars might have been unloaded when the truck is up on a lift. It takes some driving to get the torsion bars to settle back down.

When cranking on the torsion bar bolts (18mm), Loosening = Lowering. Make sure the front shocks still have some travel and not bottoming out due to the shorter front ride height.
 
5678TA

5678TA

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pictures?? I use photobucket. upload pics on there and when you hover over the picture on the album gallery, a few links will appear and just copy/paste the one starting with the
 
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