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chase
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5/17/2004
19:15:14

Subject: back end is uneven from right to left
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ok so i put on some 4 inch blocks on my rear(not angled blocks). and my left side sits about 1.5 inches higher than the right. what happened? please help.



ludachris
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5/19/2004
09:30:46

RE: back end is uneven from right to left
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i had a similar thing happen. I originally had 2" blocks, and didn't notice. I later installed 3", and now the passenger side is about .5 - .75" higher. I have measured @ the fender AND the distance between the bump stop and axle. the blocks are both in the pins, and sitting flush on the spring...



ScojoDak
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5/19/2004
12:09:21

RE: back end is uneven from right to left
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Perhaps what it needs is to just "settle down" a bit. What I mean is let the shocks, springs and torsion bar normalize after the truck comes off the jack stands. Let me know if it works.



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5/19/2004
12:41:14

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i lowered mine about 3 months ago, so i'm not sure if that's the case on mine, at least...



chase
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5/19/2004
13:53:24

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its been a year since i put the blocks on. also my rear passenger side tire sticks out like 3/4 of an inch further than the driver side. my trucks all messed up.



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5/19/2004
14:20:18

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mine does the same! When you put in the blocks, and raised the axle, did the axle immediately move backwards (about 2") after raising off the guide pin on the springs?



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5/19/2004
16:30:10

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I'm not sure about your truck, but when I put in my 2in blocks, the blocks had guide pins in it so that the axle went back into its orignal place



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5/19/2004
23:51:48

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yes, mine did. I had to use a come-a-long to pull the axle back towards the front of the truck, to line up with the guide pins



chase
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5/20/2004
11:18:23

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thanks for all the input, but, how do i go about fixing this problem. also, is the driver side coil a diff length then the passenger side?



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5/20/2004
13:42:45

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the back ends are just uneven just shave the difference off of the the block on the lower side. Thats what i did.



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