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Has anyone else with a new body silverado or sierra noticed their truck doesn't sit level? I just went out and measured after I've noticed on several occasions the truck sits lower on the drivers side. Driver side measurements in the rear were 39" on driver side and 39.5" on passenger side. Front of the truck was almost identical.

 

Some might say fuel, but I don't believe that is the case as I've noticed it with a full tank and less than a quarter of a tank. Granted I didn't measure then, but this is driving me crazy. Has anybody else noticed anything like this?

LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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That's the typical "Chevy Lean". Even my 02 had it before I lifted it. Idk why but that's normal for the most part. They are within half an inch so I wouldn't stress too much

07Softail Senior Enthusiast

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Has anyone else with a new body silverado or sierra noticed their truck doesn't sit level? I just went out and measured after I've noticed on several occasions the truck sits lower on the drivers side. Driver side measurements in the rear were 39" on driver side and 39.5" on passenger side. Front of the truck was almost identical.

 

Some might say fuel, but I don't believe that is the case as I've noticed it with a full tank and less than a quarter of a tank. Granted I didn't measure then, but this is driving me crazy. Has anybody else noticed anything like this?

It's a Gangsta!

 

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CounterMeasure Enthusiast

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There are TSBs stating that the left and right rear shock are not interchangeable as one is slightly longer than the other to aid in building the vehicle? How or why, I don't know. I wonder if that is related.

SouthernSilveradoGuy85 Senior Enthusiast

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I came to the understanding that it leans like that because of the gas tank being on the driver side and 26 gallons of gas weighs a pretty good amount. It's not noticeable and you won't really know unless you measure so not a huge deal.

POS VETT Enthusiast

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Half an inch is dismal for a pickup truck. I actually think my truck leans to the right instead. Engine and transmission are mounted not exactly in the middle; they are about 1-1.5" to the right. Battery is mounted on the right side of engine bay. I wish GM would place the fuel tank on the right side to balance the driver weight, steering mechanism, brake booster, pedals, etc. However, this is already better than GMT800.

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Has anyone else with a new body silverado or sierra noticed their truck doesn't sit level? I just went out and measured after I've noticed on several occasions the truck sits lower on the drivers side. Driver side measurements in the rear were 39" on driver side and 39.5" on passenger side. Front of the truck was almost identical.

 

Some might say fuel, but I don't believe that is the case as I've noticed it with a full tank and less than a quarter of a tank. Granted I didn't measure then, but this is driving me crazy. Has anybody else noticed anything like this?

 

Has anyone else with a new body silverado or sierra noticed their truck doesn't sit level? I just went out and measured after I've noticed on several occasions the truck sits lower on the drivers side. Driver side measurements in the rear were 39" on driver side and 39.5" on passenger side. Front of the truck was almost identical.

 

Some might say fuel, but I don't believe that is the case as I've noticed it with a full tank and less than a quarter of a tank. Granted I didn't measure then, but this is driving me crazy. Has anybody else noticed anything like this?

I noticed the same thing on my '14 GMC All Terrain

Kerrslight Enthusiast

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Well glad I'm not the only one. Has anyone been able to get anything out of the dealer for a solution or is this lean "under spec"

galliher_nc Senior Enthusiast

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Well glad I'm not the only one. Has anyone been able to get anything out of the dealer for a solution or is this lean "under spec"

It's normal. Google "Chevy lean".

Kerrslight Enthusiast

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I've read about it. It's just strange that some trucks have it and others don't. My 08 silverado didn't have it while others did. I guess I pulled the short straw this time around

Kerrslight Enthusiast

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To those that have similar issue, I had the truck at the dealership for 15K mile maintenance. Had them look into this while it was there. I have a good relationship with the service tech and mechanic that does the work on my truck so I know they do honest work. Mechanic said that a lot of the trucks have this problem. Some of it is due to the weight of the gas and some of it is due to the tightening of the leaf springs coming from the factory. I've attached a photo of my service report so you can see what was done. I went in in-between 1/2" - 3/4" lower on the driver side. Came out of the dealership in between level and 1/4". Overall I'm happy with it. Unless I get out the measuring tape, it looks much better.

 

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gmtech4 Senior Enthusiast

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There are TSBs stating that the left and right rear shock are not interchangeable as one is slightly longer than the other to aid in building the vehicle? How or why, I don't know. I wonder if that is related.

Ride height has nothing to do with shocks ,,... They absorb spring osolations only, sorry

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