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I noticed my drivers side was lower on my 11 HD. I was planning in lifting the front end alittle anyway to take some of the factory rake out. I cranked the t-bars up and leveled both sides perfectly and had it aligned. I had a 07 Tundra that was the same way, but worse.

Big Whiskey Senior Enthusiast

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Yep, the good ole 'chevy lean'! My current truck is the least screwed up of all that I've had...only about .25" lower on the driver side. My '07 was a mess. I had a 2" leveling kit on the front...but none of the 4 fender measurements were the same. It drove me bonkers, but i'm a little OCD about that stuff, lol.

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generally the trucks lean to the left a little. most of the time is it because of the fuel tank (on the left side) and your own weight on the left side. for the GMT800s, most of the actual components are on the left side of the centerline: battery/relays/fusebox (underhood)/master brake cylinder/washer fluid reservoir/driver control switches (in door)/fuel tank/emissions box. the right side generally has the a/c condensor/secondary fusebox (in dash) and jack (in the rear of cab). these are generally the items as they are installed in an 800. the 900s are different.

 

does not seem like it was thought out that well for weight balance.

 

 

It was "thought out" for the assembly line.

 

I always thought that all the designers did their work in their own little office, with little to no communication between the offices. What else could be the reason for having to pull the intake just to get at a PCV valve?

 

You mentioned that your shocks were good, shocks do not set ride height, they are meant to control spring oscillation. Assuming you are not running air shocks.

 

I have seen vehicles come in with a lean to one side, and just loosening the mounting bolts that are rubber isolated, lower the vehicle to the ground, bounce the vehicle up and down, back the vehicle out of the shop, and bring it right back in(to correctly get all the bushing and mounts in a natural position). Tighten the mounting bolts to spec. To be completely even, you cannot put the vehicle back on the hoist before re-torqueing all the bolts you loosened.

You can make a change of 1/2 inch to an inch doing it this way. Has to do with the bushings being loaded incorrectly.

 

So basically this problem is because of quality control .
BlackZ71Silverado Senior Enthusiast

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Not only quality control, but the assembly line workers rushing through these vehicles so they get their bonus at the end of the week. They are in a hurry to push out as many vehicles as possible.

If they would take their time and make sure everything is installed correctly and torqued to the proper specs., we would not have this problem.

Morgan1986 Senior Enthusiast

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Not only quality control, but the assembly line workers rushing through these vehicles so they get their bonus at the end of the week. They are in a hurry to push out as many vehicles as possible.

If they would take their time and make sure everything is installed correctly and torqued to the proper specs., we would not have this problem.

 

The assemble line manager should set more realistic goals and if the quality control people find that the vehicles are not up to spec they don't get their bonus .
Doug_Scott Senior Enthusiast

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Not only quality control, but the assembly line workers rushing through these vehicles so they get their bonus at the end of the week. They are in a hurry to push out as many vehicles as possible.

If they would take their time and make sure everything is installed correctly and torqued to the proper specs., we would not have this problem.

 

 

The tools used to assemble vehicles are all set to torque bolts correctly, with no input from the assembly line worker. I have never heard an assembly line worker mention a bonus for meeting the daily target. And I know quite a few that have worked at the various plants around Toronto.

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I had just brought my truck home from the dealer and the lean was the first thing I noticed. Thanks to this topic, I find out it is normal. 2010 Sierra 1500, driver side is 1/2 inch lower than passenger. Put the RC 2" level on and that half inch is still there. The way I look at it is all roads are crowned, so you actually are "level" going down the road. lol. Except for me since I spend a lot of time in that left lane on the interstate. :driving:

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