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Anyone ever lower the rear to match the front on 4X4?

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Anyone ever lower the rear to match the front on 4X4?

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Anyone ever lower the rear of the truck to match the front on a 4X4?

If so, how?

~Joe
 
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Remove the block on the rear axle.
 
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That's pretty much it. Take off the ubolts, lift the truck by the frame or leaf spring, pull the block and set it back down, put the ubolts back on.
 
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Usually you'd raise the front with a Torsion Bar twist...
 
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I took the blocks out of my truck Ill go take a pic so you can see what it looks like

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thanks.
 
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You could take the 1.5" blocks out......or.......prekey it(07 and older torsion keys) and leave the rear stock. It'll be pretty darn close to being level.
 
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Yeah.....I've given up and the lower the rear idea.

Probably jsut going to crank the torsion bars up and get a alignment.

The post I jsut made in the sticky.....that silver truck. Whatever he did to get that stance, witht he center line wheels and tires....THAT's what I'd REALLY like to have!

~Joe
 
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