Modifying A 3inch Body Lift

[alvin02]

I've done several bodyand suspension lifts on previous vehicles but on the Avalanche, I cant decide what to do about the too low front end. Im hoping someone out there has some input on this; Would it be possible to modify a 3inch body lift so that it gives a full 3 inches at the front of the truck, then tapering the lift blocks down to leave the back of the truck at the stock height. It seems easy enough to figure out how tall each of the blocks would need to be, but is there any other concerns that would prevent this from working? Its just an idea.

I tried to raise the front with Ford Keys but I lost most of my downward travel and the ride quality went downhill.

Let me know what you think.

 

[BadZ7123]

While i cant answer your question, i do agree that the front is to low. Someone once told me that if you play with torsion bar you can add some height. Im no mechanic so i really have no idea how to do that.

 

[WesTexAVY]

......?Would it be possible to modify a 3inch body lift so that it gives a full 3 inches at the front of the truck, then tapering the lift blocks down to leave the back of the truck at the stock height. ?It seems easy enough to figure out how tall each of the blocks would need to be, but is there any other concerns that would prevent this from working? ?Its just an idea. ?
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I had thought about almost the same thing.....3" in front and then a taper down to 1.5" or so in the rear. I think +3" front and +0" rear would make you a little nose high.

The only issue with what I was thinking is that you remove the factory rear bumper mount brackets and replace them with the lift kit's 3" taller mount brackets to bring the bumper back to original position. See the picture of the P.A. kit contents below. I would think it would be possible to modify the original or kit brackets to the correct height.

I installed this kit a couple of weeks ago and I love the new stance Prior to this I had cranked the T-bars 5 turns to pick up 1" in the front.

 

[alvin02]

When you put this kit on , did you reset the torsion bars to stock or leave them cranked up? My thought was if the rear wasn't body lifted at all, then the bumper could be left on the stock brackets and if the front look a little too high, then turn the torsion bars in the opposite direction to drop the front about half an inch. That would give the front a 2 1/2 in lift over all.