No each side on each HUMMER is different. Ignore how many cranks it took. No, the gas wont make a huge or noticeable impact on leveling. I would drive for 50miles or so, or hit some trails real quick, and force the suspension to settle quicker; then go out and re-measure everything.

THEN, go get an alignment.
IF you tow a lot doesn't matter. These are half ton trucks (just like silverado's) and take quiteeee a bit to make them squat in the rear.

 

23 is fine. anymore than 24" and you might be looking at premature CV wear or stiff handling. After a year if you measure you will be lower then 23 as your truck settles. Initially i went to 23 1/4. after a full year i was at 22.5 . i brought it up to 24" and it has been holding steady but def. get a decent alignment done.

 

I pull and tow all the time and still at 23.5 both sides. No issues or probs at all. My dad has a 35 hp Kubota tractor and bushhog on a 20ft double axle trailer that I have borrowed three to four times a year to clean up at the deer camp. It pulls it no prob. I don't get over 45-50mph and I start easing on the brakes way before its time to stop... squashing the rear end is all in how your load is balanced on your trailer. Lots of times I have hooked up to a trailer and load and then either backed up the load on the trailer or moved it forward to take some hitch load off. Just be careful, If you don't have enough tongue load you can end up in the ditch jack knifed...

 

lol thats gotta look awesome going down the road. A HUMMER pulling a kubota and a bush hog

 

thanks everyone for the replies and help!!!!

 

well I absolutely hated the ride with it leveled at 23.5". The ride was horrible and bounced like crazy. Just felt spongy. I didn't change the shocks during this whole process, maybe that is the difference to level at 23+. So I lowered down to 22.5" and ride quality seems better. I will test it out good tomorrow. Then go get a alignment.

My adjustment on each torsion bar currently stands at 5 turns (driver) and .5 turns (passenger). Measuring a steady 22.5" on each side. And the amount of fuel in the tank seemed to honestly make a difference. This time I only had a little more than a 1/4 tank. I didn't bother raising the truck up to lower the torsion bars.

 

If the ride was very bouncy up front and it seemed like the front end was bouncing all over the place, you cranked it too much (and potentially maxed it out). I would have just lowered it to an even 23". Not 22.5.


And I wouldn't really worry about longer shocks till your stock ones "run out". It's not really a huge deal. But when you do upgrade them, get ones that offer 1" or more over stock travel. That will help quite a bit.

 

"And I wouldn't really worry about longer shocks till your stock ones "run out". It's not really a huge deal. But when you do upgrade them, get ones that offer 1" or more over stock travel. That will help quite a bit." he said

if u dont worry about longer shocks,,,why would longer shocks make any difference??

do the shocks bottom out or not?
if not then the new ones are just another high priced sticker!!!

if it feels good,spend the money

 

I don't think I over cranked at all, it measured 23.5 on both sides and perhaps there was too much tension on the tbars...I'm not sure? The ride quality diminished alot and wasn't worth the extra 1" in the front. I look forward to seeing if the 22.5" delivers a better ride. Once I put shocks on the front and extended bump stops, maybe I will crank to 23+.


Ya I plan to spend the coin in time but hate to change out perfectly good shocks right now to gain 1" in the front. 90% of our use is on the road. I'm having fun playing around with all these cheap mods tho haha.

 

It is POSSIBLE for the shocks to bottom out easier; which in turn would wear them out quicker.. but all the offroading I do, and I am yet to bottom out my shocks worth anything. The longer shocks, the ones that cost $200 typically give you an extra .5" of travel, which is supposed to protect against bottoming out. It's all in personal opinion if you wanna drop the $200.. me personally, and as well with others, until the stock shocks are toast, I'm not gonna spend the money since it's not causing any issues.

If you overcrank the bars or full-crank them, the front end bobs down the road similar to a speed boat on the waves.. very annoying, not comfortable, and probably looks hilarious from the side lines. I did that, and just dropped them about .5" and now the truck rides great. Granted, it rides much more like a truck now, and less like a car like stock.. but it still rides great.