98 6/4 questions

[1badgmc]

thats good to hear haha because ive been real real hesitent towards purchasing it. but i do got another question how do you think the ride quality is on a 5/7 drop?

Ride quality of a 5/7 will not be much different than the ride quality of a 4/6. The only thing that will change the ride is that you're using a 3" spring instead of a 2" spring, so it'll be just a tad firmer. To me, a truck dropped with firmer springs feels better than stock anyhow. Stock is way too soft for my tastes.

 

[1badgmc]

a buddy of mine has got what i think to be like a 5/7 if not more and its horrrible

What's horrible about it? Is it too firm? Is it bottoming out? Bad shocks? What components did he use for the drop?

 

[97Bowtie1106]

My 5/8 rode great...thats why im doing the same on my cc.

 

[1990GMCSIERRA]

he used belltech and hes got toxic shox
its done right its just rough as a cob

 

[FastOrange]

For what ever reason, my 7" drop bottoms out on the frame, its also Belltech.

 

[1badgmc]

Toxic shocks aren't helping the situation. I've never heard good about them.

 

[DRAGGIN95]

Yeah I have a couple set's of Toxic's and yeah they don't ride great, and I were going to go 7+ in the back I would use the AVS under bed notch, I gives a lot more clearance than either the belltech or djm notch, and you still don't have to cut the bed floor. Also the AVS notch can be welded, or you can drill holes and bolt it on like a bell. or DJM notch.

 

[1badgmc]

My 8" rear drop was with a standard DJM c-notch and I rarely bottomed, even when loaded. Hell, I still have that same notch even with the bags.

 

[DRAGGIN95]

That's definitly better than how mine was, back before I bagged mine I had it lowered 6 in the back with a belltech flip kit and belltech c-notch, and you could breathe on it and it would bottom out, it was within a pencil thickness from the frame with nothing in the bed. It rode terrible, but I fixed that, Ha Ha.

 

[DRAGGIN95]

I should have also said though mine was ext. cab, and was heavier than a reg cab, I have done a couple of DJM flip kit's for people with 88-98 reg. cab truck's and they did have a lot more clearance.