Lowered 4wds?

deej-79 · Jan 12, 2016

Nice. I've been thinking about getting a new truck for work so I was torn on what to do with my 97. Hmm, this is tempting.

Blklgt · Jul 30, 2019

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I know this thread is a few years old but i figured id throw a pic of my truck in here. This is the setup ive been running for the past 3 years other than adding traction bars. The front is a 2500 key with a 2" nbs drop spindle swap. the rear is a home made drop shackle with and custom leaf perch which brought me down to about a 4- 4.5" drop. Any lower in the front and ill have to roll the fenders.

someotherguy · Jul 30, 2019

Blklgt said:
Any lower in the front and ill have to roll the fenders.

...and take out stock in a CV joint manufacturer.

Truck looks good. I'm not gonna clown someone just because they want a low 4x4, hell, dudes are lowering AWD Silverado SS's all the time - but usually not extreme drops. The CV angles just can't cut it.

Richard

Blklgt · Jul 30, 2019

Yeah right now the CV axles are about level. They seem to be holding up to 4wheel launches so far although i dont like running 4wd over 100mph. This build is more for performance than it is for looks. i would love to slam it but maybe on a different 2wd cruiser build.

Dustin Murry · Jan 16, 2020

Here's my 99 suburban k1500. It's no longer 4 wheel drive as I had to remove the cv's. However it's still sitting on 4wd suspension.

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drewcrew · Jan 16, 2020

Dustin Murry said:
Here's my 99 suburban k1500. It's no longer 4 wheel drive as I had to remove the cv's. However it's still sitting on 4wd suspension.

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Looks great. I'd like to have one that looks that good.

JMiller · Jan 20, 2020

robbin'thabanks said:
Haha, I don't have a build thread anywhere. It's been a slow work in progress since 2004 when I bought it.

I'll go through all the parts and the brands I used to achieve the drop as it is today.

The first time I lowered it I used the Belltech 3/4 lowering kit #3908 (I'm not sure they make it anymore) then I decranked the keys, added Belltech lowering leafs and new shocks all around for a 5/8" drop. I had to roll the front fenders to clear the tire. Since then I've bought a flip kit, a stock set of hangers and stock leaf springs to get the towing capacity back while leaving it at a 8" drop but i haven't got around to install it. Anyway here are the parts I used w/ most of the part #'s.

Tires: 265/50r20 (30.5" tall)
Wheels: Machined Aluminum GMC 20x8.5 # 88967409

Front:
Belltech 3" lowering torsion bar keys #3920 decranked ALL the way down.
Belltech poly bump stops.
Belltech street performance shocks Part # 2104HA (I had to cut down the spacers and get new bolts to make them fit properly)
Hellwig #7575 Sway bar

Rear:
Belltech 4" hangers and shackles. # 6503
Belltech poly bump stops
Belltech Shock extenders #6652
Bilstein shocks # 24-021715
Belltech driveline alignment kit (can't find part #)
Belltech 4" lowering leafs # 5950
Hellwig #7555 sway bar

For the few parts I can't find a part # for I'm sure you could call Belltech, tell them what your wanting to achieve and they will hook you up with everything you need. They are very helpful.

If you can manage to notch the frame the first time around I'd go with the 6" flip kit and a 2" drop shackle instead of the lowering leafs w/ hangers and shackles. With the lowering leafs you lose 25% of the load capacity. By all means it still rides great right now but I can't haul much in the bed without it bottoming out.

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Copy and paste...to my truck. A little lower than I want but I really appreciate the info. Truck looks great.

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