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s_n_a_f_u Enthusiast

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just wondering if anyone has pulled there lvl kit out? i had a revtek kit installed a last year and am unhappy with the ride over heavy bumps it feels like the front end falls out from under it and it bounces alot over speed bumbs. just wondering what all is involved as sadly i did not install it due to a Bit%^y dealership that said they would void my warranty if they didn't install it and like a moron i listened to them. any help is greatly appreciated

Silverado4x4 Senior Enthusiast

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What are you trying to say? First you say you had a leveling kit installed then you say you didnt install it, leveling kits DO NOT affect the ride. lvl means leveling kit right?

Matt_ Senior Enthusiast

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leveling kits certainly will affect the ride, some more so than others depending on how the height is achieved and the style of suspension.

 

Although running spacers on GMT900s is relatively mild in "ride change" properties when driving down the street, the lack of down travel will be noticeable over big bumps.

 

Remember, at stock ride height your suspension will extend about 3" to to keep the cab steady when you go over big bumps. With a 2" leveling kit you only have 1" of down travel... so instead of the suspension extending the entire cab has to move thereby resulting in a "bumpier" ride depending on the terrain.

 

to the OP: do you know what leveling kit you have? some can be removed in 30 minutes, others will take a few hours depending on your tools. (edit: i see that its a revtek now..)

Matt_ Senior Enthusiast

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Just looked up your leveling kit. And you have the worst style in terms of "ride" quality. Your "leveling" kit achieves the ride height by installing a spacer to compress the coil spring, thereby increasing the preload and thus resulting in less coil body compression to equalize the weight of the truck. (in short, this sucks for ride quality... which is then compounded by the lack of down travel).

 

You need a spring compressor to remove this kit. I would recommend bringing your truck to a shop and having them remove the leveling kit... you'll need to bring it to a shop to get an alignment anyways, might as well save yourself the trouble and have them do the work.

Silverado4x4 Senior Enthusiast

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I took it for granite that he had spacers instead on the coil spacer, Yes and no on the ride quality Matt, spacers will not affect the ride quality in normal driving but yes it will if your bottoming out on the down travel as you stated.

Matt_ Senior Enthusiast

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I took it for granite that he had spacers instead on the coil spacer, Yes and no on the ride quality Matt, spacers will not affect the ride quality in normal driving but yes it will if your bottoming out on the down travel as you stated.

 

that's exactly what i said :lol:. On GMT900 trucks a spacer won't be noticeable while driving down normal roads or a highway but will be noticeable when you start hitting bumps.

 

The OP stated in his first post that his truck felt like crap when going over bumps, specifically speed bumps and then you told him that his kit doesn't affect ride quality... so i was just clearing up that information previously posted.

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