2004 Denali Uneven Suspension

[AK40Nine]

First post, glad I found you guys, lots of good info.

Wife brought to my attention the other day that the ride on our Denali feels a bit sloppy on the road. As much as I wanted to discount her saying there was something wrong, she has proven to me that her observations are sometimes worth looking in to in the past.

Anyways, I did some looking into the suspension just briefly, and one thing caught my eye as a little odd. Its a little bit out there, but the ride height off the garage floor (yes the floor is level, before anyone points out the obvious) to the top of the fender wells is roughly 36" on all corners except the passenger rear side. That one sits at 37". I did some reading in to the Z55 autoride system that it has, and I'm still new to much of the SUV world as I have driven trucks my whole life, not too knowledgable on the luxury suspension system much. I'm curious what would cause the ride to sit uneven like that and possible some routes i could go as a start to my witch hunt.

Thanks!

 

[The 'ER]

First post, glad I found you guys, lots of good info.

Wife brought to my attention the other day that the ride on our Denali feels a bit sloppy on the road. As much as I wanted to discount her saying there was something wrong, she has proven to me that her observations are sometimes worth looking in to in the past.

Anyways, I did some looking into the suspension just briefly, and one thing caught my eye as a little odd. Its a little bit out there, but the ride height off the garage floor (yes the floor is level, before anyone points out the obvious) to the top of the fender wells is roughly 36" on all corners except the passenger rear side. That one sits at 37". I did some reading in to the Z55 autoride system that it has, and I'm still new to much of the SUV world as I have driven trucks my whole life, not too knowledgable on the luxury suspension system much. I'm curious what would cause the ride to sit uneven like that and possible some routes i could go as a start to my witch hunt.

Thanks!

One thing about these trucks is the rear sits higher. Not uncommon to be an inch off. I would check the D/S rear bag and see if it is blown. Rear should be even and that is where I would start. Loads of threads about auto ride issues.

Welcome to the forum.

 

[mharders]

It can lean to the left, it's pretty common due to the extra weight (battery, gas tank) it's called the 'chevy lean'. Put that in the search box and you'll probably find a lot of info.