Dave Legacy
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Hey Everyone,
I completed the installation of a 2” RC level kit on my 2016 Yukon XL SLT 4WD yesterday - went pretty smoothly. The rear sits only about 0.25” higher with a full tank of fuel and no passengers or cargo.
I have a 0.75” rear spacer from Daystar that I tried to install, but I couldn’t get the tension off the coil springs. Can I get some advice from those who have done this DIY? I’m not sure what I did wrong.
• I put the truck on stands at the frame rails.
• bottle jacks under the axle on both sides.
• disconnected upper sway bar endlink points.
• disconnected lower shock mounts.
• disconnected ABS brackets (2 per side)
• disconnected brake line brackets (center and sides)
• disconnected parking brake cable hangers (2).
I then slowly lowered the axle as far as it would go, but the coils never released. I think the error was that I should raise one side of the axle upward and lower the other for a greater articulation and avoiding bringing down the diff pumpkin? Is there something else I missed?
I really don’t want to have to fuss with coil spring compressors. I’ve used them before and I’ve never been all the comfortable with it.
Also, a shop told me I should get new shocks otherwise I’m going to top out the stock shocks. I haven’t heard much mention to this before. Have any of you upgraded to longer travel shocks for small coil spacer upgrades?
Best regards,
I completed the installation of a 2” RC level kit on my 2016 Yukon XL SLT 4WD yesterday - went pretty smoothly. The rear sits only about 0.25” higher with a full tank of fuel and no passengers or cargo.
I have a 0.75” rear spacer from Daystar that I tried to install, but I couldn’t get the tension off the coil springs. Can I get some advice from those who have done this DIY? I’m not sure what I did wrong.
• I put the truck on stands at the frame rails.
• bottle jacks under the axle on both sides.
• disconnected upper sway bar endlink points.
• disconnected lower shock mounts.
• disconnected ABS brackets (2 per side)
• disconnected brake line brackets (center and sides)
• disconnected parking brake cable hangers (2).
I then slowly lowered the axle as far as it would go, but the coils never released. I think the error was that I should raise one side of the axle upward and lower the other for a greater articulation and avoiding bringing down the diff pumpkin? Is there something else I missed?
I really don’t want to have to fuss with coil spring compressors. I’ve used them before and I’ve never been all the comfortable with it.
Also, a shop told me I should get new shocks otherwise I’m going to top out the stock shocks. I haven’t heard much mention to this before. Have any of you upgraded to longer travel shocks for small coil spacer upgrades?
Best regards,