I've got a lot of my 02' 2500HD finally figured out and ready to rock. It was used daily for more than a year for work and DDing with me.

But now I want to work on the suspension. I was contemplating lowering it, using cut-out flares and running 255/85/16's. This would give me tall tires, optimal ground clearance without pushing the CoG too high.

I'm now looking into a set of Frederico sway bars and keeping it stock height. But wanted to see what others are doing and what works for these heavy, tall beasts

 

I would like to put a set of coil springs on the front and lose my torsion bars like this
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...ers-hd-504605/

 

That would definitely be on my list too, if it weren't for living in the arctic. I need 4WD because I've seen how useless this CCSB is when it's just running 2WD.

 

You can do it on a 4x4 .

 

Take a look at this Fabtech kit. If you could figure out who made the front shocks for them, I'd bet that same company could build a shorter assembly. Of course you'll have to fab the rest of the system....

My new fabtech kit - Duramax Diesels Forum

 

That kit has been discontinued. They no longer make it. And it was EXPENSIVE. Like $9,000+ just for parts.

 

Nice!

Is it from a kit or put together like the QA1 coilover from the earlier link?

I think I've seen a kit on one of the diesel forums that an offroad company makes. But it's a long travel kit and costs more than $4000 IIRC. Sounded like an awesome kit though.

Right now, the truck can't cost me that much money, but goddamn if I could afford it

 

Anyone running drop spindles?

I've been looking into those, so I can keep as much adjustment as I can out of the factory torsion keys. Looking for a 2/3 drop at the most. I still live in a rugged place that needs some height/ground clearance...which is why I was thinking of running bushwacker cutout flares and tall/thin tires for max. ground clearance at given height.