Leveling Silverado

[TXAGG05]

I put 5 turns(torsion bars) on my '02 Z71, put on 285 A/T KOs a short time later, and have not rubbed ONCE, even on turn/bump combos or medium off-roading. I told the alignment guy to make sure he adjusted the camber, but I'm thinking he didn't so I'm gonna get it done again. My truck's not perfectly level, but the tires fit and I don't have to worry about too much stress on my IFS front end(which are notorious for problems anyway ). Also, I frequently tow moderately heavy loads, and I'd rather the truck sit level then instead of the rear down.

The problem with the keys is that they allow you to crank the bars further than the factory keys because they are indexed. This doesn't change the fact that severe angles are still hard on the CV joints or that you have to adjust the camber or change the bump stops. So, if you subscribe to the idea that cranking the bars a bunch is hard on the front end then the new keys don't fix your problem.

Jeb

[Sivart]

jdugan, All 285/75/R16 tires are not the same height or width. From what I have seen the BFG atKO is a little taller than the bridgestone tires but the bridgestones seem to be a little wider. I do have a friend that ran the 285 bridge's on his truck and did not have a problem with rubbing. Unless your truck has had damage they will fit even without adjusting the torsion bars. The only reason why I did was to compensate for the add-a-leafs in the rear but I only raised it up a half inch. My truck sets a little rear high but I like that look and it levels out with my atv in it. The eccentrics in the front have more than enough adjustment to get the frontend aligned correctly. Now to finish your question. After I did the tires, add-a-leafs, and adjusted the torsion bars a half inch I took the tuck to the dealership. They aligned it and on the test drive I noticed the truck still pulled to one direction. I called the dealership and they said it was within the factory specs. NOT good enough. Its been a while but about 8 years ago I did all the alignments to the lifted trucks at the 4x4 shop and learned to align the truck PER TRUCK and the wieght it is carrying NOT per the factory specs. Take your truck to a good frontend man and he can get it done correctly. You cant argue with more than 85,000 miles on a set of tires and still going. I think these things will rot off before they wear out.