Truck sitting weird after lift.

[DoubleDingo]

When i installed the Old Man Emu lift on my Cherokee it sat high in the back. I added bags of concrete in the back and drove around like that for a few days. It settled right in and leveled off just fine.

 

[Rusty Nail]

Yeah but what about the hotrod rake?!

 

[squaredeal91]

Yeah The Stink bug look

 

[Grit dog]

It should have a significant rake if you theoretically went the same lift front and back. But if you tried to level it with say 4” front and 2” rear it would look nose high due to the different fender well heights.

 

[Grit dog]

When i installed the Old Man Emu lift on my Cherokee it sat high in the back. I added bags of concrete in the back and drove around like that for a few days. It settled right in and leveled off just fine.

Yeah it’s probably a bit exaggerated right now. Front gets the sag and weight it’s designed for immediately. Rear is not only new but designed to hold a couple thousand more pounds than the truck weighs empty assuming you got 3/4 ton springs.
My K25 is 4” front springs and 4” block in the rear on heavy duty OE springs and I bet it has about 3” of rake. Adding +1” zero rate to the front so the new tires will clear the fenders now though.

 

[DoubleDingo]

Yeah it’s probably a bit exaggerated right now. Front gets the sag and weight it’s designed for immediately. Rear is not only new but designed to hold a couple thousand more pounds than the truck weighs empty assuming you got 3/4 ton springs.
My K25 is 4” front springs and 4” block in the rear on heavy duty OE springs and I bet it has about 3” of rake. Adding +1” zero rate to the front so the new tires will clear the fenders now though.

The rake has a function. Some just don't like it for some reason. I personally like the rake.

 

[Grit dog]

The rake has a function.

Yes, I understand the purpose.

 

[DoubleDingo]

I know. Just making conversation.

 

[SlowK20]

I pulled the winch off to see if it made any difference. None at all. I'll drive it for a bit and see if the rear settles. If not I'll do a 1in zero rate leaf up front, from Offroad Design.
Thanks for the insight gents.

 

[Repsol]

My 1990 burb has this lift also and it sits low in the back.

 

[Grit dog]

I pulled the winch off to see if it made any difference. None at all. I'll drive it for a bit and see if the rear settles. If not I'll do a 1in zero rate leaf up front, from Offroad Design.
Thanks for the insight gents.

If they’re good springs it won’t settle much or at all. If you’re going that route, at least strap 1000-1500 lbs in the back of the bed to give the springs a chance to break in. But 99.9% chance it will basically sit just like it does now when you remove the weight.
I’ve driven many trucks that were loaded down semi permanently and when the load is removed they pop back to the old height unless maybe they got 100K miles of being loaded under their belt.

 

[Craig 85]

When did you tighten the spring bolts? Was it on the ground? If they were tightened in the air, the bushings would be in a bind once back on the ground.

FYI my K30 had a 1" rake in the rear from the factory.