2500 or 3500 vs 1500

[Fobroader]

Soak the **** out of the bolts with PB Blaster or another good penetrant spray before you leave. You want those puppies nice and lubed.

 

[TylerZ281500]

i noticed, some of those bolts dont want to come off. tried getting that plastic plate under the radiator off one day. not an easy feat. i was searching and i foundthis semi interesting
http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthr...ion-answered...&highlight=1500+3500+front+end
look at post #3 what does it mean by frame is 2" taller?

 

[jdoggystyle]

Soak the **** out of the bolts with PB Blaster or another good penetrant spray before you leave. You want those puppies nice and lubed.

and jack your front end up off the ground a bit it will ease things for you

 

[TylerZ281500]

im taking it to school, and using the lifts

 

[RHamill]

Just don't reef the bolts down with an impact, and measure the fender height before you start cranking. And get it aligned, people say after 2" get it aligned, I'd do it anyways, because if it's never been aligned like my truck was, there is a slot that needs to be punched out on the control arm, for the cam eccentric bolt to travel in.

 

[TylerZ281500]

you mean measure the hieght to figure out how much it traveled? and yeah i have an alignment rack there too. but first things first, i got pitman and idler arms and picked up 4 gabrial shocks for 30 bucks on craigslist so i have to put those on. back to 2500's and 3500's for a second. i knew the leaf springs are swappable but i dont want the front end nose diving look, so i kept on reading, and they mentioned on of the trucks torsion bars being swappable and able to set the height more equal with the extra springs. is that true

 

[RHamill]

you mean measure the hieght to figure out how much it traveled? and yeah i have an alignment rack there too. but first things first, i got pitman and idler arms and picked up 4 gabrial shocks for 30 bucks on craigslist so i have to put those on. back to 2500's and 3500's for a second. i knew the leaf springs are swappable but i dont want the front end nose diving look, so i kept on reading, and they mentioned on of the trucks torsion bars being swappable and able to set the height more equal with the extra springs. is that true

Measure from a flat ground to the middle of the lip of your front fender on both sides before you start cranking, crank evenly on both bolts, then measure again and see if both cranked evenly, sometimes 1 bar can be a little more worn than the other.

Has your truck been aligned before?

We had a 3/4 ton GMC truck at the Tech Center I went to, the bars and keys will most likely swap right out for the 1500 bars, I don't know if the Hex is larger on the end of the bar for the Control arm though. It seems to me the bar should just be able to hold more pounds.

 

[RHamill]

Disregard This Post

 

[TylerZ281500]

not too sure if the trucks been aligned before, just got it running well and bought it back in january, sonce then its just been drive to schools shop fix stuff. drive home. etc. now that front end is all being replaced im definitely going to do it though

 

[RHamill]

not too sure if the trucks been aligned before, just got it running well and bought it back in january, sonce then its just been drive to schools shop fix stuff. drive home. etc. now that front end is all being replaced im definitely going to do it though

If you aren't getting new control arms, make sure you punch that slot out like I said before, if you are getting new control arms, punch them out before you even put them on the truck.