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02-01-2012, 08:23 PM
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Sitting sidwayz
Okay this is a pretty commen problem with these years of trucks the rear sits a little lower on one side looking from the rear. Mine is the drivers side about 1.5 yes the truck is lowerd but it has the same problem at stock height . It only really is like this in the rear. What could I do to fix this ?
Rotate the leaf springs left from right? Best pic I got with me  Posted via Mobile Device Posted via Mobile Device
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02-01-2012, 08:51 PM
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Re: Sitting sidwayz
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=506212
hope this helps
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02-01-2012, 09:05 PM
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Re: Sitting sidwayz
get a big engine and accelerate hard, all the time
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02-01-2012, 10:26 PM
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02-01-2012, 10:42 PM
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Re: Sitting sidwayz
Your rear leafs probably lost there arch. Mine did same thing. I Installed suburban leafs and no more lean. I think because of the rear gas tank verses the side tanks. Does it lean on side of your gas tank?
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02-01-2012, 11:22 PM
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Re: Sitting sidwayz
Yup drivers tank only. Thinking of swapping left to right leaf
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02-02-2012, 09:14 AM
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Re: Sitting sidwayz
...looks fine from where I sit...
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02-02-2012, 09:32 AM
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Re: Sitting sidwayz
Lol I'll get a better pic this weekend. It's pretty noticeable
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02-03-2012, 03:32 PM
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Re: Sitting sidwayz
Mine had the lean pretty bad, passenger side was higher than driver side. After I lowered my truck and replaced the bed (did both at same time) it sits level again. I did shackles/hangers out back and spindles/cut coil up front. So mine had to be either a twisted bed or hangers/shackles being off somehow.
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02-03-2012, 06:09 PM
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Re: Sitting sidwayz
My right side was a lot lower, it was obvious looking at the leaf spring that the arch was not the same as the left. *I was going to get the springs re-arched but took a gamble at the junkyard and purchased one side for $40.00, worked great. *For once I was able to get by with something cheap. *
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02-06-2012, 12:32 AM
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Re: Sitting sidwayz
I swapped my leafs from right to left and I'm almost level now
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02-06-2012, 06:46 PM
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Re: Sitting sidwayz
Mine did the same thing. I actually just ordered new leafs for both sides. I already replaced almost the entire suspension so I figured Id just spend the extra coin and call it good.
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