How To: Correct Chevy Lean

[kovz34]

Quote: Originally Posted by stevehh

Does summit carry the sway bar end link?

I can't find one on their site...And I need to replace mine

you can pick some up from autozone. they are 6.99 each. just tell them what make and model, they should have them in stock

[stevehh]

Groovy, I read that, Was just curious if summit had em while im ordering a bunch of other shit from them.

[silverpanic]

Thanks to whoever wrote this, I am encouraged to give this a try when my back gets better...just realized my drivers side is sagging even more this year..can't get my jack under it with my rims on....hopefully I can with snow tires on.......

[stevehh]

saggin' more than last year? whats up with that?

[rockinguitar876]

the whole left side of my truck is leaning, so if i just do this to the front will it fix the rear also??

[SERIALKILLER]

im guessing if u went with a longer link it would raise the truck up

[greencactus3]

Quote: Originally Posted by SERIALKILLER

im guessing if u went with a longer link it would raise the truck up

no.

[Old_Guy]

Quote: Originally Posted by SERIALKILLER

im guessing if u went with a longer link it would raise the truck up

Just going by post #51 in this thread yes.

[mels98s10]

will this affect you wheel alignment cuz i just had my alignment done about a month ago and i dont want to F**k that up cuz i dont wanna spend another 80bux to have it realigned

[Kunde]

ok so i have an Xtreme and i just took the sway bar off cuz its hitting the frame. and i just put new bushings in the upper controll arms. but now the passenger side is higher that the drivers side and it was never like that before so WTF?

[stevehh]

uhmm.....weird

[greencactus3]

did the coil unseat itself?

[SERIALKILLER]

maybe your new bushings are in a bind, u are suppose to tighten everything up with the suspension loaded.

[greencactus3]

Quote: Originally Posted by SERIALKILLER

maybe your new bushings are in a bind, u are suppose to tighten everything up with the suspension loaded.

its a possibility but if they were rubber bushings, doubtful, and even if they were poly bushings, still unlikely imo

[Kunde]

so if i tightened everything up while there was no weight on it, it would bind up and cause the truck to sit higher and eventually cause the bushings to fail??? the coils havent moved At all i have them securely supported just for that reason. lol
im so confused.

[stevehh]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kunde

so if i tightened everything up while there was no weight on it, it would bind up and cause the truck to sit higher and eventually cause the bushings to fail??? the coils havent moved At all i have them securely supported just for that reason. lol
im so confused.

That makes two of us.

[greencactus3]

very unlikely... the rubber bushings allow for lots of 'twist' so it shouldnt bind, not enough to hold you up at all

i really cant think of a way to help you without seeing the truck myself

[Kunde]

thanks for your help guys i came up with a way to "FIX" it lol i did the bushings on the drivers side put it together and sat it down and it was still higher on the passenger side so we took it apart pulled the coil cut off about two inches flipped it upside down and put it back together and what do ya know IT PERFECT. :P :P thanks you guys

[greencactus3]

fail. thats not a fix. thats a hack

[NORCAL SS]

i got coilovers now dont need to deal with uneven sides no more

[Kunde]

its actually not a hack its corrected. i dont like buying lowering coils cuz they are way soft i have had three different sets from three different places and they have all sagged or bent, one of them even broke so i cut the stock ones. i measured remeasured and measured again. but since my bushings were SHOT things didnt pan out so i took them out and measured again after the bushings were replaced and OOOOPPPPSSSS 2 inches needed to be chopped from the coil.

[slammdsonoma38]

i remember ridin around with that chevy lean. it looked like shitt

[greencactus3]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kunde

its actually not a hack its corrected. i dont like buying lowering coils cuz they are way soft i have had three different sets from three different places and they have all sagged or bent, one of them even broke so i cut the stock ones. i measured remeasured and measured again. but since my bushings were SHOT things didnt pan out so i took them out and measured again after the bushings were replaced and OOOOPPPPSSSS 2 inches needed to be chopped from the coil.

no its not, corrected would be by adjusting preload. not rate.
its hacked. unless you only turn in one direction, its a hack

[terryl]

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[greencactus3]

Quote: Originally Posted by terryl

Yep. Hack Hack Hack Hack Hack Hack Hack Hack Hack Hack

you okay there grampa? need an o2 tank?

[terryl]

Not just yet.

[SpYnOnU]

if some are wondering how well this holds up, this is my black truck after the accident, didnt even hurt the link, and it was a new link from autozone put on about 6 months prior to the wreck.

[terryl]

Ouch! Took a licking. Were you OK?

[SpYnOnU]

Quote: Originally Posted by terryl

Ouch! Took a licking. Were you OK?

broken wrist, slight concussion small fracture in one of my vertebrae and a big bruise from the seatbelt, walkin around right after it happend helpin the other people get out of their vehicle

[David12460]

When I saw that picture I thought you were going to say that the link mod was what caused the crash.

But that sucks!!!!

What exactly happened?

[terryl]

Yea what happened? Looks like you got hit in left front. Would have been worse if it was in the door a couple of feet back. I think you were lucky!

[stevehh]

I agree...