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Old Jan 16, 2009 | 06:32 PM
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i want to do a leveling kit on a 03 2500hd it sits two low and sugestions? would like a 285 or somehow 305s
 
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Old Jan 17, 2009 | 01:18 AM
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Can't you crank the tortion bars on the Chevs? I don't have a bowtie but I seem to remember a friend of mine cranking the tortion bars on his 2500. Good luck.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2009 | 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Captain Call
Can't you crank the tortion bars on the Chevs? I don't have a bowtie but I seem to remember a friend of mine cranking the tortion bars on his 2500. Good luck.

yes you can.

you will need an 18mm socket, jack and antisieze.

jack up one side of the truck and make sure the tire is off the ground on the sire your working on, and dab some antisize on the torsion bar bolt and give it about 2-3 full turns. lower it and repeat on the other side. There is a warning sticker under the truck about the torsion bars, but just ignore it.

a good thing to do before you adjust the bolts is measure the gap between the tire and fender, if you are within 2 inches before and after u should be fine.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2009 | 03:38 PM
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H2 wheels would help sice they have more BSing. 285s are really to big for the stockers and 305s are worse, but a lot do with only minor problems. You can run 35s with a crank trimming on H2s.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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i picked me up some yesterday, i plan on running 35's with them
 
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 05:53 PM
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your running 35s with just the tbars turned up?
 
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by tomc983
your running 35s with just the tbars turned up?

im running 285/75/r16 on my truck. tey measure out to about 33 inches.

i just got me a set of h2 rims and seeing about getting some 35's for some fun tires.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by 2500HeavyDuty
im running 285/75/r16 on my truck. tey measure out to about 33 inches.

i just got me a set of h2 rims and seeing about getting some 35's for some fun tires.
Where'd you find the H2 rims?
 
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 12:05 PM
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Where'd you find the H2 rims?

i know people at a shop and he knew a guy that auctions cars and he had some h2's

but theyres a few on craigs list too.
 
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Originally Posted by 2500HeavyDuty
i know people at a shop and he knew a guy that auctions cars and he had some h2's

but theyres a few on craigs list too.
 
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