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TRUXXX leveling kits?
« on: February 12, 2009, 01:24:42 PM »
thinking about getting a truxx leveling/lift for my 2008 silverado, anybody have experience with them?

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Re: TRUXXX leveling kits?
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2009, 03:07:21 PM »
thinking about getting a truxx leveling/lift for my 2008 silverado, anybody have experience with them?

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What comes in it. Are the 08's coil sprung or are they still torsion bar?

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Re: TRUXXX leveling kits?
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2009, 04:47:27 PM »
COIL FRONT END. SPACERS FOR THE TOP OF THE STRUTS IN THE FRONT AND BLOCKS AND U BOLTS FOR THE BACK.

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Re: TRUXXX leveling kits?
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2009, 04:56:04 PM »
How much/often do you tow with the truck, and do you drive it off-road (to and from hunting spots)?

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Re: TRUXXX leveling kits?
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2009, 06:11:08 PM »
i tow sometimes, nothing real heavy some quads or jet skis. not too much off road either, i dont go out just to off road but sometimes to get to a hunting spot or bow shoot or somthin. usually 2wd. the kit lfts the front 2.5 and the back 1.
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Re: TRUXXX leveling kits?
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2009, 10:10:30 AM »
I don't know much about the truxx kits specifically, but they all pretty much seem to be the same...

That kit will stiffen the ride quite a bit in the front and the back end. It may not seem like that big of a deal on the highway, but once you hit those gravel roads (potholes) you will difinitely notice. Blocks can break (they aren't THAT strong), but for occasionally towing I can't imagine you would risk breaking them. However, they do cause axle wrap, which basically means when you accelerate, your axle will rotate. They also decrease the life of your leaf springs. The front end is stiffened up because it is compressing the front coil to allow that spacer in there.

I ran a leveling kit on my old Tacoma and it rode like crap once I hit a gravel road. They are a nice inexpensive way to lift it if you can handle the rough ride afterwards.

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Re: TRUXXX leveling kits?
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2009, 12:48:41 PM »
Antlershed, are you referring to those issues with all types of level kits? I'm planning to put torsion keys on my 2002 Silverado along with 33" tires so I can pull into my driveway without the under carriage scraping. Cheaper than a real lift, which I don't feel the need to do.

I will also be putting new shocks in as mine are getting to the end of their life.

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Re: TRUXXX leveling kits?
« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2009, 01:16:03 PM »
Realize that the "torsion keys" are not going to lift your truck, they are going to allow you to crank your torsion bars farther than with the stock keys...and yes, cranking your torsion bars will also make the ride rougher (i think thats a word).

With that said, I have new keys sitting in my '04 Silverado...I just haven't decided if I'm going to put them in or not...

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Re: TRUXXX leveling kits?
« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2009, 01:24:46 PM »
Knowing that it wont essentially lift the truck but will provide clearance for a larger tire, that alone should give me the small amount of clearnace needed. Am I wrong thinking this?

The keys I have seen say it raises the front 2" and gives clearance for 33" tires.

Any idea if there is a smaller suspension lift than 4" out there for the Silverado? I really don't want a full on lift mainly due to price, but also don't really have need for it. Just trying to figure out if there are other possible options as well. Not going to be doing anything until late summer, so I have lots of time.

Do you know if the Rancho Quick Lift system is available for the 2002? That looks like the best level kit from what I can see.

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Re: TRUXXX leveling kits?
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2009, 01:37:07 PM »
Hmm...I just did some more reading, and it says with the new keys it is simply re-indexing the torsion bars so you are not actually "cranking" them. I don't like however, that the Truxx kit advertises that you can instal the new keys with "common hand tools". Ever seen how much pressure a torsion bar is under?  :bdid: You need a puller of some sort.

Superlift makes a 2" kit, but it is still a full on drop bracket lift kit.

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Re: TRUXXX leveling kits?
« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2009, 02:23:35 PM »
I talked to the guys at Cascade Offroad about the install at the Sportsman Show and he suggested they install it. He said it can be done at home, but tools are needed and it only takes them about an hour. $300 for the install, kit, and alignment is about the price it would be.

I asked him about towing and he said it shouldn't have any effect either. If I recall, he said something about it not having an effect on the torsion bars anymore as you mentioned.

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Re: TRUXXX leveling kits?
« Reply #11 on: February 13, 2009, 03:39:52 PM »
I talked to the guys at Cascade Offroad about the install at the Sportsman Show and he suggested they install it. He said it can be done at home, but tools are needed and it only takes them about an hour. $300 for the install, kit, and alignment is about the price it would be.
I would definitely let them instal it for you.

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I asked him about towing and he said it shouldn't have any effect either. If I recall, he said something about it not having an effect on the torsion bars anymore as you mentioned.
I'm just not a big fan of blocks on the rear axle if you are going to tow heavy loads. Ever seen pictures of what happens when one of those blocks break? Not pretty. And I was wrong in my original post. I thought with the new keys, the bars were still being "cranked", but apparently they aren't.

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Re: TRUXXX leveling kits?
« Reply #12 on: February 13, 2009, 03:44:00 PM »
Just changes the index of the torsion bars.

If you have a coil suspension, and put a spacer above the coil, you are not changing the spring rate. Same goes for blocks on a rear axle. The ride will remain the same. When you start going to stiffer spring rates, that is when your ride will get rougher. I like to avoid lift blocks at all costs.  :twocents:
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Re: TRUXXX leveling kits?
« Reply #13 on: February 13, 2009, 03:45:28 PM »
My buddy has an 03' Chevy and Les schwab (Burlington) said it was $155.00 to install and align it if he had the kit already. those torsion key kits are a ba$tard to install without the right tools.
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Re: TRUXXX leveling kits?
« Reply #14 on: February 13, 2009, 04:37:56 PM »
i ended up ordering the daystar 2" leveling kit for only the front. got a really good deal when i ordered my canopy and bedrug liner at the same time. cant wait to get it all on my pick up!!!

 


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