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New suspension, slight lean

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New suspension, slight lean

Post by 92OOK »

I have just installed a 2" lift in my 92 sierra, EFS leaves and lovells shocks. There is a very slight lean to the drivers side, s there an easy fix or should I not worry about it? It would look better sitting level.

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Post by joeblow »

did you measure the vehicle prior to install? did you measure the free hight of the springs before install? and did you take final measurements after install?
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Post by muppet_man67 »

sure you didnt get the left and right springs round the wrong way? brand new springs should be leaning to the passesnger side.
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Post by zooker »

Thats just the suzuki lean. I am yet to see a sierra which sits level.

Mine is almost 2" lower on the driver side :oops:
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Post by Ridge »

a mate of mine had a efs kit put in his rocky 3months ago and it sat level for a day.
after that it started to settle really unevenly. he had to have all of the springs re set.
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Post by St Jimmy »

EFS springs, leaned from day one. The shop changed them for me :roll: Still leans its a suzuki thing ;)
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Post by PJ.zook »

Yep, welcome to the suzuki lean. Its a large club consisting of everyone who owns a sierra.
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Post by Wesley »

I noticed on mine when i put my sway bar back in it stops leaning :? 3"lifted springs with 2"extended shackles im guessing its something to do with my steering but it drives straight and steers good with the sway bar gone so ive never really bothered trying to fix it.
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Post by built4thrashing »

mine dont lean. maybe 10mm but its not noticable. i just put a slightly thicker 3rd leaf in the drivers side front and rear. But i do have custom spring packs in it.

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Post by RockHopper »

No lean in mine either. OME springs though. Don't know if that makes a differance.
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Post by mrRocky »

my lean varies from side to side, every time i go for a 4x4 its a different side and a different amount of lean.
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Post by alien »

mines running identical leaves on all 4 corners and i have zero lean... my old 2" lifted lovells had about 10mm lean after about a year and a half.

check the ground you're on is level before you measure too =0 haha
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Post by 92OOK »

Thanks to all replies, all but squared away now.

I highly recommend Shane and Daryl from Suspension Stuff (www.suspensionstuff.com.au) to assist with your needs. Thanks guys.

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Post by Micky-Lux »

My old Suzi leaned so far one day, it fell over on its side.
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Post by me217 »

PJ.zook wrote:Yep, welcome to the suzuki lean. Its a large club consisting of everyone who owns a sierra.
mine doesnt lean, although the springs are that sagged that it sits the same height as a standard sierra and mines got 235's/75.

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Post by Grover-98 »

I'm new to owning zooks and its nice to know my Sierras lean is perfectly normal :lol:
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Post by jonno_racing »

my old soa zook was about 30mm lower on the drives side..


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Post by mike_nofx »

Mine sat much lower on drivers side. I fixed it by adding 1 extra leaf on the front drivers side. So i got 3 on passenger side, and 4 on Driver side.

99% of the time im the only one in it, so i reckon its ok. Because all the heavy parts of the sierra are situated on the drivers side, then my 100kgs, i think it needs an extra leaf.

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Post by Eff »

Mine did the same....EFS Shocks and Springs. I took it back to Carrolls and they reset the springs....no issue.
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Post by Bron5on »

No lean on mine but the ome springs are still pretty new. The wheels do stick out the passenger side further than drivers side. Even more noticeable with ext shackles. You can even see a slight side angle in the shackles. Anyone else seen this??
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Post by suzukiboy »

My Vit with 3" lift had a lean to the drivers side.
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Post by Suspension Stuff »

Eff wrote:Mine did the same....EFS Shocks and Springs. I took it back to Carrolls and they reset the springs....no issue.
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If they do the work it isn't an issue but for a suspension shop who fits the suspension we have to pull the leafs in and out and do all the labour and pay for a helper leaf.

Most other spring manufacturers have a higher leaf on the drivers side. EFS Sell heaps of these, you gotta think they would know about this problem. I suppose the wheel turns slowly for a big company.

For now on we will be selling Dobinsons Leafs because they have the higher leaf on the drivers side.

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