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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 10:34 PM
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No problem, hope that helps. I just went out and measured my trucks front suspension height, 25.75 inches from the center of the wheel to the bottom of the fender. That is for the stock suspension on my 2005 H2 SUT sitting on relatively level ground.

Yes, there are lots of kits to level the front of the truck with the back of the truck. Some will say to just "crank" the torsion bars up but the stock ones are not designed for those kinds of forces and you will make the suspension too stuff up front. The more correct way to level it is with a kit like this:

Hummer H2 2.5" Front Leveling Kit by ReadyLift

These new torsion keys have a different turn, or index, for the torsion bars and are essentially like putting on stiffer and taller coil springs in a vehicle with a coil sprung front suspension.

Just google search a leveling kit and you will find one from about every aftermarket suspension company.

https://www.google.com/search?q=humm...ient=firefox-a

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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 11:20 PM
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How much of a gap should there be between the yellow rubbers and the frame/arm? Im not sure if mine are "resting" on them..but there is no gap
 
Old Mar 1, 2013 | 12:13 PM
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As a reference point, I measured mine as well and I am ~25.50 or so...
 
Old Mar 1, 2013 | 03:22 PM
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Did it ... will road test in a while ... lift it 1.2 "
Now Im 18 1/2 on center
26.5 from hub center to fender ... was 25 before
Was very easy to do .... 2.1/2 turns on one side ... 3 1/4 on the other
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Old Mar 1, 2013 | 03:29 PM
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Good for you Miami... I hope it works for you.
 
Old Mar 1, 2013 | 04:38 PM
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Im driving right now ... I know the not text and drive but couldn't wait to salud how good this beat drive now. ...100% better ... even better than when I bought
Thanks guys
 
Old Mar 1, 2013 | 04:41 PM
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Awesome!
 
Old Mar 2, 2013 | 10:27 AM
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Giod deal! Glad it worked!

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Old Mar 2, 2013 | 12:56 PM
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Now you have to align it.
 
Old Mar 3, 2013 | 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by H2CANEPADESIGN
Now you have to align it.
Im going to have it align it but I was thinking ... If the truck was aligned when got the new tires , then it loose the align due to the torsion bar issue ..

Now having the TB back to normal wouldn't have the align back to normal as well ?
 



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