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Rancho 4" Installed...front Height Too Low

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Hey folks, newbie looking for some help. I had a Rancho 4" lift installed on my 2010 Silverado 1500. I've seen some nice rides on this site and was looking to get the same results. However, my truck seems to be a bit lower in the front than others that have posted on this site. My front is at 42.5" and the rear is 44". I was going for a more leveled look. The kit was installed by a reputable truck specialty shop. Any suggestions that I could get would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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seems wierd to me that its lower in the front. the measurements in the back seem higher than they should be. I know this is probaby obvious but are you sure the ground you were on is totally plum level when u measured.

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Do the 2010s have torsion keys? I know Ive seen some of the HD pickups that had them, but I know some of the 1500s had coils.

 

If you have torsion keys you can get by with a little crank rather than a level kit, but with coils, you would have to add the leveling spacer.

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Do the 2010s have torsion keys? I know Ive seen some of the HD pickups that had them, but I know some of the 1500s had coils.

 

If you have torsion keys you can get by with a little crank rather than a level kit, but with coils, you would have to add the leveling spacer.[/qu

I don't believe I have torsion keys, I think they are on 8 lug trucks, I have 6 lugs. My rear height seems to be spot on what some other members have with the same kit. I'm gonna go back to the installer, just looking for ideas.

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if you can, post a pic so we can get an idea what it looks like.

Tried without any success, I'll give it another shot tomorrow when I get home.

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if you can, post a pic so we can get an idea what it looks like.

Tried without any success, I'll give it another shot tomorrow when I get home. Any thoughts on changing the rear block or removing the add a leaf in the rear to achieve a level look???

 

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if you can, post a pic so we can get an idea what it looks like.

Tried without any success, I'll give it another shot tomorrow when I get home. Any thoughts on changing the rear block or removing the add a leaf in the rear to achieve a level look???

 

 

 

I had a bunch of rake when finished, so I removed the aal and it's pretty much level now. Get a small leveling kit or get rid of the aal.

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if you can, post a pic so we can get an idea what it looks like.

Tried without any success, I'll give it another shot tomorrow when I get home. Any thoughts on changing the rear block or removing the add a leaf in the rear to achieve a level look???

 

 

 

I had a bunch of rake when finished, so I removed the aal and it's pretty much level now. Get a small leveling kit or get rid of the aal.

 

 

Thanks, I think I'm gonna try that. For what it's worth I loved the way your truck looked, so I went with the rancho.

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if you can, post a pic so we can get an idea what it looks like.

Tried without any success, I'll give it another shot tomorrow when I get home. Any thoughts on changing the rear block or removing the add a leaf in the rear to achieve a level look???

 

 

 

I had a bunch of rake when finished, so I removed the aal and it's pretty much level now. Get a small leveling kit or get rid of the aal.

 

 

Thanks, I think I'm gonna try that. For what it's worth I loved the way your truck looked, so I went with the rancho.

 

 

Thanks man! I saw some trucks on here with the Rancho, thats why I got it also. lol

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interesting...i'm over that, and i'm sporting 200+lbs of grilleguard/winch/cable etc on my front end.

 

Sounds dumb...but you did get new replacement struts, right? Ones for "lifted" applications??

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