need new rear shocks, should i lower?

[copernicusd]

so need new rear shocks, think i killed mine hauling too much stuff
still plan on hauling, but kinda would like the truck lower, doubt i can afford an air system
looks like in lmc drop shocks are about the same as what i would be spending, but then i need the flip kit right?, wich is like 340 something
or should i not bother if i still want to haul

 

[copernicusd]

also can i lower it if its a 4x4, or even eliminate the parts that make it 4 wheel drive

 

[454SSguy]

yea you can still lower it if it's 4x4. Theres a sticky on here about it I think. You need to look through the stupid lower questions thread to see exactly what you want to do, as in how much you wanna lower it, what you want to do to lower it, ect, ect.

 

[copernicusd]

read whole thread, had nothing about hauling
i guess i probally couldnt do any more then a 2 inch drop in th rear and still haul
2 inch drop seems cheap, though i feel like right now with bad shocks it looks like i have a 2 inch drop in the rear, and that doesnt seem like as much as i want

 

[Blue95]

you can drop it all you want, and still haul just fine.
do you have stock rear blocks? if so you can take those out and do 2" drop shackles and then de crank in the front.

 

[copernicusd]

i dont mean tow, i mean throw pallets of tile in the bed, wouldnt lowering be bad then

 

[Blue95]

nope, you're not lowering the payload capacity unless you start pulling leafs out.

 

[454SSguy]

And you could always add some helper bags. Then it would haul more 8)

 

[copernicusd]

i guess i just mean i would be more likely to bottom out
though maybe some decent shocks would help
i doubt i would go any more then 4 in the back anyway, but then i'de have to do the front, but for that, you can just cut some off the coils and thats it, for a little drop, or would i need drop shocks then

 

[Blue95]

You seem so set on shocks being the major issue. they aren't you pick a height then shocks accordingly. if you lower drop shocks will be best and ride the best. cutting coils is cheap but not the best way to do it.
you can do air bags in the back to air up when you are loaded