How much to lower rear to level?

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Jun 9, 2010 | 02:27 PM

Austinbelair

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How much to lower rear to level?

On my '2003 GMC RCSB Sierra I'm wanting to lower the rear to level it out. What is the cheapest/safest way to do so?

Jun 9, 2010 | 02:39 PM

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2" shackles, about $40 i believe unless you find a cheap used set here

Jun 9, 2010 | 05:42 PM

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2" shackles, about $40 i believe unless you find a cheap used set here

That will still have rake though. You can get some 3" drop leaf springs that should make it level.

Jun 9, 2010 | 05:51 PM

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there is some 2" shackles in the classifieds right now, $40 shipped

the cheapest way to get 3" would be 2" shackles and remove the overload spring....$40 total

Jun 9, 2010 | 09:19 PM

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That will still have rake though. You can get some 3" drop leaf springs that should make it level.

I regularly take height checks of my wheelwells and according to my spreadsheet calculations I have an average of 2.25" difference front to rear. Just an observation I thought I'd throw out there.