How a lifted truck rides?

SSSilverado23 · August 26, 2012

I just recently bought a 06 silverado 2500hd. It's got a lift on it. I think it's a 3" torsion key leveling kit in the front and 2" blocks on the rear shocks. This is my first hd truck and first truck with a lift and 35" tires.

My question is when I was driving it home on the freeway at 80mph when I hit dips in the freeway it was really squishy and felt like a boat. Does that make sense? Almost felt like it was gonna squish then jump off the road. Maybe speed plus the lift? Idk how they are supposed to ride with a lift. Just want to make sure that all that body roll was normal?

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ruggedlife · August 26, 2012

keys may be turned up a bit too much, but to try and clear 35's i gurantee they're cranked all the way. picture of your angles underneath can confirm. my only suggestion would be to turn them down some or live with it

tyhuck · August 26, 2012

Seems opposite of what I would have thought for a lifted 2500. I would have thought the ride would have gotten stiffer. How many miles are on the truck. The torsion bars could be tired.

SSSilverado23 · August 27, 2012

75,000. The lift was just installed brand new. So it shouldnt be that!

blackout07 · August 27, 2012

It's keys...not really a lift. The bars could be shot...maybe shocks too. If it was over cranked it would ride like a wagon.

SSSilverado23 · August 27, 2012

It's keys...not really a lift. The bars could be shot...maybe shocks too. If it was over cranked it would ride like a wagon.

Like I said this was just done right before I bought it.

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SSSilverado23 · August 27, 2012

I suppose i could check the bars, but the dealership is where the leveling kit was installed at. How do i check the bars? What would i look for?

tyhuck · August 27, 2012

Nothing really to check, its gonna be one of those things that you just have to replace to see a difference. Its not an urgent nessesity, but it would help. The squish could also be ciming from the tires as well. I did notice a little more of that boat like feeling you described when I went with a 35" tire. Its something that you feel more of when you run a taller tire on a smaller diameter rim like a 16 or 17 as opposed to the same size tire on a 20. It could be the extra sidewall flex that you are feeling. Then again it could be the shocks as well.

Check the shocks for oil residue on tha gas cylinder.

Check the pressure in your tires, as well as the load rating. You need a load range D tire minimum on a 2500 gasser, and a load range E on a diesel. I preferred a load range E on my 06 2500 gasser. It just felt more stable.

The T bars are expensive, and since you cant really test to see if they are worn, I would suggest testing every other option first since you dont want to spend money on something you dont have to.