The Stupid Lowered Questions Thread

[DRAGGIN95]

Shackles

Word!

 

[ccreddell]

Shackles

Just be careful of pinion angle. If you shackle drop it too far you'll have to run wedges.

 

[96C1500]

I'm just looking for 2-3 inches of lowering in the back.
If I run 3/4 ton springs I'd have to run more of a drop, correct?

Sent from my Vortec powered HTC One M8

 

[jhicks]

Yet another stupid question.

im looking at 4 link kits on ebay... im new to bagging anything... so im honestly not sure whats good and whats not. im on a tight budget so the 1200$ kits are a no go. anything would help guys.

 

[1badgmc]

Yet another stupid question.

im looking at 4 link kits on ebay... im new to bagging anything... so im honestly not sure whats good and whats not. im on a tight budget so the 1200$ kits are a no go. anything would help guys.

I will first say that when it comes to such a crucial area of your truck as suspension, cutting corners is not advised. If you can't afford quality components and quality work, then it may not be the right time to do it.

That said, a KP Components universal weld-on 4-link is only $535. http://www.cachassisworks.com/c-1148-weld-in-systems.aspx Of course, that's JUST the 4-link (link bars, panhard bars, mounts and hardware) and nothing else, but KP is a quality company. I have a KP weld-on 4-link on my truck.

 

[ccreddell]

And as much as I hate them, a two link is pretty easy to cobble up and will get you by for a while unless youre constantly getting the truck in a twist.

 

[1badgmc]

And as much as I hate them, a two link is pretty easy to cobble up and will get you by for a while unless youre constantly getting the truck in a twist.

HA. I still have my old 2-link laying around somewhere too.

 

[jhicks]

HA. I still have my old 2-link laying around somewhere too.

you should so hook me up with that 2 link ha ha.

I found a couple weld in kits for around 200$ on ebay. the guy doing my welding has his way of strengthening things up. ive seen a lot of work done by him and its pretty good work.

im honestly just trying to figure things out. every lowered vehicle ive had has been static. not bagged.

 

[DRAGGIN95]

The 2 link doesn't suffer from a lack of strength, it doesn't allow the axle to articulate while going over uneven surfaces and also pinion angle really suffers, since it needs to be set at ride height and stays fixed, any deviation from ride height and the pinion angle is terrible.

 

[jhicks]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Weld-On-Tri...Parts_Accessories&hash=item56609a0b24&vxp=mtr


im looking at something like this.