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Lift kit/leveling kit installs in the Puyallup area?
« on: July 14, 2014, 09:29:33 PM »
Recommendations in the puyallup area? Dont have the time, tools or experience.  Want a 2-4 inch lift on an 07 Yukon.  Prefer a level lift.  Billy Bob's in Milton has BAD reviews.

Not wanting to go fall guy tall, just get the nose up and a little air underneath.  Own it outright, so don't care about warranty.
 
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Re: Lift kit/leveling kit installs in the Puyallup area?
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2014, 09:33:16 PM »
Might have to go to 4wd hardware in Tacoma. I've always found Billy Bobs a little strange to deal with.
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Re: Lift kit/leveling kit installs in the Puyallup area?
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2014, 11:02:44 AM »
Check out Auburn Car Repair and Offroad, they are just north of Emerald Downs. While I haven't personally had a lift done by them, I know they do them all the time and both the guys that work there drive Chevy's. I've had other work done on my Silverado and they've been very easy and friendly to deal with.

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Re: Lift kit/leveling kit installs in the Puyallup area?
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2014, 11:05:45 AM »
Try Les Schwab, I had great luck with them in Burien.
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Re: Lift kit/leveling kit installs in the Puyallup area?
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2014, 11:19:38 AM »
Is your 07 early or late? They switched from the torsion bar front end to the newer system half way through that year. If its a torsion barsystem it just takes keys on the torsion bars. If its the newer style itll be adding shims in the struts. Neither are hard to do. I did mine on my 08 silverado 1500 in 2 hours with use of a hydraulic strut press. With a leveling kit you can run 285/75 r17 tires and it looks good.

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Re: Lift kit/leveling kit installs in the Puyallup area?
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2014, 05:43:30 AM »
Is your 07 early or late? They switched from the torsion bar front end to the newer system half way through that year. If its a torsion barsystem it just takes keys on the torsion bars. If its the newer style itll be adding shims in the struts. Neither are hard to do. I did mine on my 08 silverado 1500 in 2 hours with use of a hydraulic strut press. With a leveling kit you can run 285/75 r17 tires and it looks good.

Adding keys is a waste of $s. I would do some research first!

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Re: Lift kit/leveling kit installs in the Puyallup area?
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2014, 06:55:38 AM »
I agree with what is said above. Ride sucks! Save your money for a true lift kit.

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Re: Lift kit/leveling kit installs in the Puyallup area?
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2014, 07:01:38 AM »
I've got a torsion lift on my 2013 Duramax with ZERO problems. It does ride stiffer in the front, but it's a 2500 truck.......
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Re: Lift kit/leveling kit installs in the Puyallup area?
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2014, 09:48:06 AM »
The torsion keys will affect the ride a bit, but if it is the newer non torsion setup the strut spacers will have no affect whatsoever on ride. Look at the price difference between a level kit and a full lift and you will probably change your tune.  :twocents:

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Re: Lift kit/leveling kit installs in the Puyallup area?
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2014, 09:54:38 AM »
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Re: Lift kit/leveling kit installs in the Puyallup area?
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2014, 10:22:34 AM »
A+ transmission, Meridian Truck.  good folks to work with, if not them Les Schwab
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Re: Lift kit/leveling kit installs in the Puyallup area?
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2014, 10:56:10 AM »
Is your 07 early or late? They switched from the torsion bar front end to the newer system half way through that year. If its a torsion barsystem it just takes keys on the torsion bars. If its the newer style itll be adding shims in the struts. Neither are hard to do. I did mine on my 08 silverado 1500 in 2 hours with use of a hydraulic strut press. With a leveling kit you can run 285/75 r17 tires and it looks good.

I'm not sure on the Yukon but on the "older" style Silverado 1500 (1999-mid 2007) you can run 285's without a lift

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Re: Lift kit/leveling kit installs in the Puyallup area?
« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2014, 11:28:57 AM »
Could be swanny. I can only specifically speak for the late 2007 -2013 body.

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Re: Lift kit/leveling kit installs in the Puyallup area?
« Reply #13 on: July 23, 2014, 11:42:01 AM »

Is your 07 early or late? They switched from the torsion bar front end to the newer system half way through that year. If its a torsion barsystem it just takes keys on the torsion bars. If its the newer style itll be adding shims in the struts. Neither are hard to do. I did mine on my 08 silverado 1500 in 2 hours with use of a hydraulic strut press. With a leveling kit you can run 285/75 r17 tires and it looks good.

I'm not sure on the Yukon but on the "older" style Silverado 1500 (1999-mid 2007) you can run 285's without a lift

You must be cranking the torsion bars way up to make that happen. 285's won't go on my '02 stock height.
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Re: Lift kit/leveling kit installs in the Puyallup area?
« Reply #14 on: July 23, 2014, 12:05:13 PM »
The 285 number is only width... you need the entire tire size and wheel size to determine height of a given tire.

 


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