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Old 03-07-2006, 04:53 PM
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truck not level - pass side lower - wife not THAT fat?

my pass side front is 3/4 inch lower, it's really noticable, so it may be more,

but several people have asked me about it - getting old.
bone stock, never wrecked, stock tires
4x4 ORP
just checked air, all even around

what would cause that?
what would fix it?

can i get enough droop on the front end to swap springs side to side by just disco'ing the shocks?

or should i get to supersize, and get her the kids meal to even it out that way?
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Wife not that fat...............that's FUNNY!!!!

My brother has a 03 Chevy 1500HD and his truck does the same dang thing. Only has 20K miles on it and never been off road or anything. If your truck is still under warranty I'd take it in and ask them what the deal is with that. Hopefully it's something they will fix for you.


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Old 03-07-2006, 05:43 PM
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My bed looks lop sided on the passenge side all of a sudden. I had a load of firewood in the back and I though thats what it was until today when I removed the firewood. I looked under the truck this afternoon and all appears well??? I don't know whats up but maybe we have similar problems.
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I ain't even going to touch that one.
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After two trips to the dealer and two sets of springs being replaced mine finnialy sets level. I aparently got another bad set the first time they replaced them. Mine set down in the front also but it was the back springs causing it. It set down in the back too but not as much as the front and I noticed it with only a few miles on it. I had it put on a frame machine just to make sure there wasn't some swindeling going on and the frame was fine. Oh and mine was also the passengerside and my wife won't weigh 120 lb soaking wet LOL...LCH
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It may not be your front end but more of your back end. 'Boy, that didn't sound right as I typed it... '

Check to make sure nothing is binding on your back springs or that they are not loose. If it is binding back there, it will effect the front with a droop. I had the same thing on my old 1st gen. after installing a lift kit. Back spring was binding on the bracket. Once cleared up, front end popped up about 1.5" or so.
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Originally Posted by Nuttymopar
It may be but more of your back end.
binding on your back springs
cool, i'll bounce my butt on the rear, see what happens.

it's got ~57k on an 04, it's pretty well out of warranty,
and it's prolly not enough to worry about changing,
just annoying
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mine is that way, even after new front springs. I dont think it is that uncommon.
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The front coils have different spring rates and part #s from the factory. The driver side coil is always the heavier rate spring.
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My truck is the same...it's about 1'' lower on the rear passenger side but I believe that is due to the front spring differences....or at least I hope it is.
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