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Old 10-02-2007 | 11:38 PM
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Hello How is everyone doing, i just got my truck lifted and it seems to be about an half in. or more offset from the rear and i took it back to the dealer to get looked at and they had said that its completely normal. When i look at it on eye level you can see the sagging a lot. Anyone have an idea what it may be or is it normal. Thanks You
 
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Old 10-02-2007 | 11:41 PM
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this would be a lot easier to decipher if you had pics....
 
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Old 10-03-2007 | 12:11 AM
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yes pics and......

dealers always say, "that is normal." [&:]
 
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Old 10-03-2007 | 12:21 AM
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Put the Truck on Flat Level ground find a measuring point lets say middle of the wheel well to the ground take a measurment write it down then do the other side same point on the wheel well this will give you something to go by at least a starting point to see if things are right Sometimes or eyes plays tricks on us.

You could do the same to the front end also so you know whats what and also 6 months or a year down the road you can check if it sagged on you or not.
 
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Old 10-03-2007 | 11:10 PM
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here is the pic of it, sags from the left side

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Old 10-03-2007 | 11:19 PM
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Let us know more Info what type of lift do you Have are you using Blocks or Springs ??????.

What shocks are you using Stock ????.

The picture you posted not telling me much take a picture fo the rear leaft springs hangers spring plates or Blocks.
 
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Old 10-03-2007 | 11:22 PM
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Do you haul a lot of weight or do you do alot of wheeling and if so did you do any after the lift kit been installed.

How is the front end measure that if the if one side is lowwer in the front it mite thorw off the rear it's like if one of the front wheels is in a hole in the road this makes the truck look bent from the rear.
 
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Old 10-03-2007 | 11:23 PM
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that is not normal at all what set up is this lift?
 
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Old 10-03-2007 | 11:29 PM
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well, you just had the lift done so this shouldn't be a problem, but.....

normally vehicles with torsion bars will eventually sag on the left over time. the momentary solution is to give the left torsion bar a turn or two.however, with a truck that new your bars should be pretty well balanced. it is possible that the guys who put your lift on just clocked in your torsion bars equally and didn't readjust after test driving.

and as marv mentioned, blocks or springs? if blocks, then i would suspect the torsion bars. if springs, then you may have a bad spring, mismatched springs,or are missing a leaf.
 
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Old 10-03-2007 | 11:33 PM
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Thank you for your replies, Its a fabtech lift kit and the shocks in the rear are fabtech. The rear seems to be using springs. The truck is brand spankin new and did not have it a week before i took it back to get lifted, i dont haul at all and i havent gone mudding yet.
 


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