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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 12:16 PM
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Iwant to level the front of my 2000 Z71 without spending an arm and a leg.
Torsion bar keys look like the best way to go any pros or cons about this type of lift and how does it affect the factory ride
 
Old Feb 8, 2007 | 11:11 PM
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Very rough ride. I had mine stiffined up, and it nearly beat me to death. I had it readjusted as close as I could to factory settings. I dont like the way it rides, and if you do very heavy offroading I believe you could break your shocks/struts from too hard of an impact and your shocks dont give any, and break off. Other people seem to like it, but I didnt.
 
Old Feb 14, 2007 | 12:28 AM
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did you just crank up the stock ones or did you replace with leveling ones? The leveling ones are supposed to give stock ride and better height.
 
Old Feb 15, 2007 | 01:31 AM
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i just jacked up the stock ones, bad idea... if you get new ones then yeah, it should work out real good.
 
Old Feb 16, 2007 | 12:40 AM
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I jacked up my stock ones on my 93' and I agree, it rode like ****. Also wore out bearing constantly. I do believe the replacement keys will help alot.
 
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