How to level vehicle after adding add-a-leaf to rear axle
I have a 2000 blazer. The rear end has been sagging for a few years due to pulling trailers and the "premium ride" soft spring. I put a pair of Rough Country add-a-leafs on and it solved my problem with the back end sagging when pulling our 5000 lb horse trailer or speed boat. However, the ride is a bit stiffer, more truck like than before, but that's fine. I actually like the way it feels now more than before.My problem is that the rear is now about 2 or more inches higher than the front. How can I raise the front end to level my vehicle? I have heard about raising the torsion bars but that might cause a problem with cv joints and ball joints (just had them replaced at 98000 miles). any suggestions? even with trailer hooked up it still is higher in the back. I do like the way the add-a-leafs do their job though. Wish i had done this long ago. Installation was actually not too difficult. I looked at the torsion bar adjusting bolts and noticed that the pass side bolt was out about 1/2 inch farther than drivers side, but the measurement from the lip of the fender well to the ground is 32 inches with lt235/75 r15 light truck bridgestone tires. Any suggestions on how high I can raise the torsion bars without hurting cv joints or ball joints? This might be my only avenue to solve this dilema.
the torsion bars are your front suspension, so the only way to lift up the front end to match the back is with a tbar crank. Do some reading on here (search) and decide if the pros outweigh the cons.
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