need some opinions on lifting front end on a 2500HD looking to get about 2" of lift.


should i just crank the torsion bars or should i change the torsion keys?


and how will 2" lift affect the ride.


thanks Donnie

I just cranked my torsion bars. It rides a bit rougher but it feels more solid to me.

How do u guys do it, i'm new to this just got truck about 1/2 year ago, and put plow on it, so it looks like front is to low, how can i lift it? is it a good thing to lift for plowing?


thanks


Vitaly

TTT

How do u guys do it, i'm new to this just got truck about 1/2 year ago, and put plow on it, so it looks like front is to low, how can i lift it? is it a good thing to lift for plowing?


thanks


Vitaly



In your case, I would install heavier T-bars then crank them up as a plow puts a load on them big time. I have had a plow on my 2000 K3500 for 5 winters now and no sag yet but it also has some very "nasty" optional HD T-bars that were in it from the factory. It is not the slightest bit mushy even with a very heavy 8 foot Fisher comercail plow hanging on it.

How do u guys do it, i'm new to this just got truck about 1/2 year ago, and put plow on it, so it looks like front is to low, how can i lift it? is it a good thing to lift for plowing?



thanks



Vitaly






In your case, I would install heavier T-bars then crank them up as a plow puts a load on them big time. I have had a plow on my 2000 K3500 for 5 winters now and no sag yet but it also has some very "nasty" optional HD T-bars that were in it from the factory. It is not the slightest bit mushy even with a very heavy 8 foot Fisher comercail plow hanging on it.





forget all that just put in some timbren's

try a bit of a crank. All the duramax trucks come with the heavier torsion bars. Dont go over 1.5" of crank though. Also run ballast in the back behind the rear wheels(this will make a huge difference) and timbrens aint bad addition either.


I run 3/4" of a tbar crank and timbrens and 265 75 r16 tires on stock PYO rims year round and it rides fine. In the winter i stick 900# or so in the bed and hang a 9.5' fisher ez V off the front when the white gold starts flying. Even with factory shocks my truck rides great with the blade up front(no pogoing, great control, you can tell its there but it still handles it great) I drop less than 1.5" when i raise the blade.


Dont worry about the keys IMO


Edit: One thing I found out about timbrens is they suck at the race track. Dropped the t bars all the way down and the nose was still up in the air. Couldnt get as good a traction as I would have liked launching in 4x4. Going to probably yank em after this plow season for the summer.Edited by: ratlover

HD or not, the fact that they are sagging, tends to suggest that the are "softening" under load and may need replacement. Since truck is new maybe you can get dealer to change them out for free or pay difference and have them put in heaviers ones yet while they are at it as cranking is only a temp solution for bars going soft. The probelm is is that Diesel P/U's are heavy in front before you add a plow and when you add a plow of any size to it you are pretty much overloading the front end. That ain't not D60 HD under the front end and it has its limitations by design. Even Dodge had problems and had to quietly upgrade joints and axle tube thickness in their diesel trucks starting in 04. They are now using a AA front axle with a rated capacity even greater than a D60HD! It uses the same ring and pinion as the GM 9.25 IFS though. Edited by: snoman

There are no heavier bars avalible. Say it with me......


Were did anyone say thier bars were sagging over time?


I am not over my FAWR so according to GM I am not overloading anything.


Oh.....you may have to adjust your plows a frame if you raise the truck a bunch btw but a few inches wont really affect plowing if everything is adjusted right.

I am not over my FAWR so according to GM I am not overloading anything.

You most likely are if you have a plow on it and it is diesel powered. Drive the front end of one on a scale loaded with a plow and see if you doubt me. Edited by: snoman