08 Denali lowering questions...

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Brand new Belltech springs. Contacted BT they are clueless.
I pulled out the spring isolators in the right rear and took a ring off the front right strut to lower the high side......nope didn't help.
 
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If I were a betting man I would think this is a short wheelbase 4x4 issue more so than the XL. Longer frame of the xl will allow for more flex to where this lean isn't a problem. This doesn't make me happy,
 
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I don't know why I didn't think about this before, how about let's do a corner weight on it! Great idea...right?
LF...1,550, RF...1,400 = 2,950
LR...1,400, RR...1,380= 2,750
Not a bad front to rear % but the corner weights are shit.
The 150lb in the LF is enough to make it lean.
So whats the answer? Short of having more spring in the LF? I'm going to add one ring to the BT strut on the left side and see what I get.
 

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I don't know why I didn't think about this before, how about let's do a corner weight on it! Great idea...right?
LF...1,550, RF...1,400 = 2,950
LR...1,400, RR...1,380= 2,750
Not a bad front to rear % but the corner weights are shit.
The 150lb in the LF is enough to make it lean.
So whats the answer? Short of having more spring in the LF? I'm going to add one ring to the BT strut on the left side and see what I get.

Everyone I've ever known with these rigs and others (fullsize and compact trucks, etc.) lifts the low side rather than tries to lower the high side to fix the lean. If one corner is lower than the other three, THAT's the problem, not the other three.
 
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Maybe I just over thought the problem, making more of a problem than it actually was?
That's a real good possibility. I will find out tomorrow. Stay tuned for more Denali hijinks!
 
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Well ⅜" in spacers on top of the strut mount and its real close to being level. The rear is less than ¼" and the front is right at ¼" if I go up another ⅛" spacer on the drivers side it's starting to lift the passenger side. So it's as close as I'm going to get it. I will take a picture or two when I get a chance. I'm very happy with how it looks.
 

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