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Old May 2, 2014 | 11:38 PM
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My truck is un level! I have replaced the springs a few years ago and it still sits un level. What should I look at to find out why its sitting this way?

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Old May 3, 2014 | 06:51 AM
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My truck is un level! I have replaced the springs a few years ago and it still sits un level. What should I look at to find out why its sitting this way?

Thanks, Tony
How about getting the fat chicks off of your tailgate ?
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Old May 3, 2014 | 06:54 AM
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How can you tell your truck isn't "level" when you have a flatbed ?


Are we talking front to rear, or port to starboard ?
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Old May 3, 2014 | 06:55 AM
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Port to starboard.
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Old May 3, 2014 | 08:09 AM
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Port to starboard.
You have to b careful where youre measuring. I would park the truck on a perfectly flat surface andmeasure from different frame points from side to side. Measuring from the wheel arch doesnt provide ideal reference points as the inner fenderwells can distort and provide inconsistent reference points.

You can also measure the compressed length of each coil spring from lower control arm to top, taking marks from both sides in the same locations

Being u have a 2wd truck its a little more tedious because of clearances
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Old May 3, 2014 | 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by TJE
Port to starboard.
Get the fat chick out of the shotgun seat.
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Old May 3, 2014 | 08:11 AM
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every one ive lifted can have 1/2" to 3/4" variation corner to corner, how much you seeing? you might look at the body mount rubber.
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Old May 3, 2014 | 08:51 AM
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I'd say its bout two inches....I'll measure and see!
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Old May 3, 2014 | 09:37 AM
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There was a chrysler service bulletin years ago that talked about
trucks having a left front low problem.
The cure was a spacer on the left front coil to level the front.
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Old May 3, 2014 | 09:40 AM
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^^^^^ hmmm I wonder where said spacer could be found??

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Old May 3, 2014 | 10:34 AM
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I think it was just a 1" coil spacer,
I think they'd be available somewhere online?
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Old May 3, 2014 | 10:58 AM
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Ok thanks!
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Old May 3, 2014 | 05:55 PM
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Ok thanks!

No Problem,

Glad I could help....
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Old May 5, 2014 | 06:35 PM
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It's a first gen thing I have never seen on that didn't have a little lean. Maybe some of the ones on here don't because they have been fixed.
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