Bonecollector's 2005 GMC Sierra

silverado13 · Oct 30, 2014

im curious to see how leveling kits are on gmt800s, on my gmt400, i put a leveling kit on and it made my CV shafts last about 1000 miles

Bonecollector · Oct 30, 2014

It's about the same on the 800s, suspension is very similar, the kits are just keys and blocks

My friend just did it and 285/75/16s rub on his 05 silverado ecsb 4x4 1500

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BigGraySophieTheSierra · Oct 30, 2014

That's all I've got done to mine so far. I think it's rough on my CVs, I replaced my old ones right after I put the kit on. And these new ones are starting to sound strange. It's like the rubber boots are binding up.
But I'm not sure if that's because they're O'Reilly brand or because of my angles

silverado13 · Oct 31, 2014

with a gmt400, you actually max out the a arms before the stock keys get maxed out, thats not the case with gmt800s

BigGraySophieTheSierra · Oct 31, 2014

Yeah, not at all. To max out the keys on an 800, you'll tear something up

Bonecollector · Oct 31, 2014

BigGraySophieTheSierra said:
Lucky haha. Mine wasn't a problem until I put my leveling kit and 33s on. I think it was on its way out, but extra stress didn't help it any

You have the rough country leveling kit? With rear blocks? If a guy didn't go with 33s would it avoid causing issues such as destroying CVs? My brother is interested in leveling his 06 to get a little more clearance

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BigGraySophieTheSierra · Oct 31, 2014

Yessir, I like mine, but it seems to put stress on old front end parts. My front end has over 215k miles on it, so it didn't approve of the kit.
But other than that, and my cheap CVs, the leveling kit is great, and real easy to install if you've got a ball joint press. I've got my new keys about half cranked and 33s are about all it'll do like that

Bonecollector · Oct 31, 2014

Did you find the ride stiffened up?

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silverado13 · Oct 31, 2014

when i got my truck the keys were maxed and i didnt even know it

BigGraySophieTheSierra · Oct 31, 2014

Bonecollector said:
Did you find the ride stiffened up?

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it did, but I think it has a lot to do with the terrible shocks I put on it. The Rough Country N2.0 suck in my opinion

BigGraySophieTheSierra · Oct 31, 2014

silverado13 said:
when i got my truck the keys were maxed and i didnt even know it

It sure makes a difference when you bring em back down lol

silverado13 · Nov 3, 2014

yeah a little, i need to buy a leveling kit when i get my head swap done

BigGraySophieTheSierra · Nov 3, 2014

They aren't too expensive. I paid 200 for my keys and blocks, and the shocks, but i don't like them haha

silverado13 · Nov 4, 2014

i need about $300 more to finish my head swap, all i need is pushrods, head studs, head gaskets, and exhaust gaskets, then i can start worring about the lift, what dont you like about the level

BigGraySophieTheSierra · Nov 4, 2014

The leveling kit works well, it's the Rough Country shocks that I don't like. I've gotta invest in some better ones

silverado13 · Nov 5, 2014

whats wrong with them

BigGraySophieTheSierra · Nov 5, 2014

They feel like they're already worn out and they're not even 6 months old

silverado13 · Nov 7, 2014

seee im wondering if its just worth buying just keys and blocks and then buying shocks from someone else

BigGraySophieTheSierra · Nov 7, 2014

I don't know how much you actually save like that. I couldn't find just blocks and keys by themselves. But yeah I'm gonna get some good ones eventually haha