Hi, I'm hoping you guys can help me out here.

I installed some offset rims and and in order to let my front wheels turn free we had to take the nose up by tightening the torsion bars...

PROBLEM : The rear end of the truck is so low that it looks like i'm going for a wheelie ahaha! Do you guys know of a not too expensive way to take that rear end up?

Thanks!

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There is no such thing as "offset rims" per se, but there are specs for the offset and backspacing.

If you don't have 5.5" of backspacing, you have less tire clearance/more rub on the X's front IFS.

You can't "tighten up" the torsion bars, you can only rotate them to a new ride height position.


It SOUNDS like the rims have nothing to do with the low rear end though.


It DOES sound like you raised the front end, so the rear is now RELATIVELY low. (Also, as you raise one end, the rig's weight is transferred to the lower end, exacerbating that stance/rake)


MOST people who raise the front end by using the torsion bars to adjust the ride height raise it about 1.5". If they go farther than that, the alignment so is far out of whack, that there's no adjustment range left and the front tire's outer edges get eaten up pretty fast.

A good rule of thumb is to measure the gap for the UPPER bump stop to UCA pad....it should be at least 1/2", typically 1/2" - 3/4", to still be in range for a decent alignment. If LESS than that, you need to rotate the t-bars back down a bit to get that gap.


If you raised the front by ~ 1.5", changing your rear shackles from the OEM 3" to an after market ~ 6" or so shackle will lift the rear by a matching 1.5" (1" of added shackle length over stock = ~ 1/2" of rear lift, so a shackle that's 3" LONGER will add 1.5" of lift)

You can get those lift shackles (Same ones used for the 3" suspension lift) at www.4x4parts.com, or make them if you are handy, etc.

Thank you soooo much for the info!!!

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Thanks

Does Calmini still make an add-a-leaf kit? If they do, you take apart your rear spring packs and put in another leaf to make them stiffer... that's another way to get a little lift (though replacing shackles is MUCH easier - definitely start there).

Another option would be to get full custom leaf packs from Alcan - but that's more of an "i've modded the crap out of my truck and I need several inches of lift" solution

I think they still offer it. Haven't been on there looking around for a while.

Jeff!

AC has AAL too, the Deaver 3-Pack. (IIRC, they don't always tell you that its a Deaver, but, it ha been for years now...they are stamped "DEAVER".)



The more leaves, the softer it can ride and the better the articulation...so a 3-pack is better than a 2-pack, and a 1-pack is an el cheapo POS.