Anyone a GM Dealer Tech?

Canadian_Dave

Canadian_Dave

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Have a Silverado, looking at putting a front leveling kit on it. The dealer it came from said no issues installing this, they said Rough Country kits is what they used in the past.

Just curious if anyone has first hand experience? cause any issues with binding with the 4x4?
 
Assuming this is an 07+ half ton? If so, fuck the rough country kit. Super cheap design if you're looking at the ones that go between the strut and the control arm. I would get a spacer that goes on top of the strut. That's what I put on my 15. Picked them up off eBay for $50. I did a 2" front spacer and it looks perfect to me. No issues with 4x4 operation, not gonna throw off your cv angles too much.
 
Yup just toss on the spacer listed above. Super easy to install. I would get an alignment, but is shouldn't throw it off too much honestly.
 
ultradriver10000 said:
Yup just toss on the spacer listed above. Super easy to install. I would get an alignment, but is shouldn't throw it off too much honestly.
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i bought this one for mine

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Front-Lev...ash=item33a02bdaf0:g:cIwAAOSwEeFU4jni&vxp=mtr

works great, i didn't want to mess with having to pull the shock and everything off so i just did the lowers like this kit offers. i would recommend an alignment as mine was off a little bit but just enough that the 50 bucks for a front alignment or dealing with abnormal wear on the tires.. i picked the alignment since tires cost more overall
 
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picture for reference. i plan to put a small spacer in the rear as the front is only 1/4 inch lower than the back right now. the picture makes it look otherwise though

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I don't know if its the lines on the parking lot or not but it does look like the front is higher than the rear. That's a good looking truck, like those rims.

Been thinking about doing the tint on the front windows also but last time I had a black car with tint I got pulled over often.
 
Canadian_Dave said:
I don't know if its the lines on the parking lot or not but it does look like the front is higher than the rear. That's a good looking truck, like those rims.

Been thinking about doing the tint on the front windows also but last time I had a black car with tint I got pulled over often.
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i think it has to do with the lines as well. because the front sits 1/4 inch lower than the rear on both sides
 
I put the bilstein 5100 adjustables on my 13 sierra. And matching bilstein 5100 shocks in the back. The toe was off a little on the alignment. No binding issues.
 
Rough country makes good full kits, but for leveling I would just stick with the aluminum pucks on the front. There is very little rebound on a stock Silverado, so when you lift it, you end up hitting the service stop on the upper control arm. That being said, the only thing you really notice is that the seat belt locks up a little more often.

-Geoff
 
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