Me and a buddy of mine were going to install green keys on our HD's. He has a 3/4 6.0 and I have a 3/4 Duramax, both 02's. His was a cinch, after a few corners of course. Mine (the Duramax) was hell, I could not get the keys jacked up enough to put the bolt back in. I actually lifted that side of the truck up off the jack stand before getting it even close. What should I do! Please Help! I can't have his truck being taller than mine. :(

how in the world are you compressing the keys that you lift the truck?

I know, I forgot to mention that-:t The gear puller wasn't doing it for me so we rigged up a tool to fit on a bottle jack. Thats when it was lifting the truck. The gear puller kept wanting to slip and eventually took a small nick out of the frame where it was clamped. But why did it work on the gasser?? It was not a prob.

with the vehicle jacked up (front wheels off the ground) so the weight is supported by the frame,

disconnect the front shocks & the control arms should hang down low enough to facilitate a relatively easy install.

I never did disconnect the shocks on mine( the Duramax) but we didn't on my buddies either (the gasser). But do you think thats what the prob is?? When putting tension on the green key it just got so hard to crank as if it just wasn't supposed to be. It just really baffles me why their was such a difference between the two.

Another 1"-2" of suspension drop may not seem like a lot to you, but it translates to quite a bit for a twisting torsion bar.

my driver side gave me fits, I ended up using BOTH a gear puller and the torsion bar removal tool to get the key in. I cranked each tool a little at a time until i had enough room to install the bolt. this was just on jack stands, no shock removal, but that may help. the torsion bar unloading tool was a night and day difference for leverage that my 5 ton gear puller, much more torque. if you have another gear puller, try using both but the TB tool is the best way