Silverado HD front end lift
Does anyone have experience lifting the front of the new HD's? I've seen the 1 and 2 inch lift kits. And the local dealer told me that they can rotate something in the front suspension to raise it u...
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Lowsuv wrote:
Why does the ride quality suffer if the torsion bars are adjusted for a higher ride height ?
It seems to me that the higher adjustment is not making the torsion spring stiffer , but rather just increasing the ride height .
If that were true , then would the ride be softer if the torsion bars were adjusted for a lower ride height ?
Imagine a truck that is sagging in the rear. If you were to add another leaf spring it would raise the rear of the truck higher and make for a stiffer ride. Same thing for the torsion spring, but instead of adding a leaf to make the suspension stiffer, you are just winding the spring up tighter. And yes, if you were to "loosen" the torsion spring, it would provide for a softer ride, but in the case of the Silverado suspension, you would end up riding on the rubber bump stop.
