if i were you, check out DJM Suspension's kit. they have 3" lower control arms and then a shackle/hanger set up out back to lower it 4" out back.

 

thats what i had done to my old green truck

 

i want the DJM arms so bad.

 

That looks awesome! I've got several questions for you: Was your truck 4WD to begin with? That's the DJM 3/4 drop kit on it right? What kid fo shocks did you go with? How was the ride quality and di you lose any turning radius?

 

I dropped my 4wd not long after I bought it, and it's no big deal. You could buy stock 2wd ubolts from the dealer, but I paid like 1/5th the money at a frame shop to have them custom made. I then cranked the torsion bars down until it looked right, then got an alignment. It actually rode better afterwards. If you think you need to **** with the bumpstops, I remember GM Racer making a post a while back about drilling a few holes vertically into the top of it, instead of buying new ones. I haven't done either yet, but GM Racer knows his **** about slamming 4 bys. And you don't need new shocks to lower it, but if they're worn out, I like my KYB Gasadjusts. But ya, cheap is good. You don't have to spend a lot of money to lower your truck. I did it for 30 bucks. Save your money for superchargers and rims and ****.

 

I like that price! I probably will be buying new shocks when I lower my truck anyways just because the stock Z71 shocks are poop in IMO and mine look like the cases are starting to corrode bad anyways, so I'm sure they'll start leaking eventually and need to be replaced regardless. Question is, since I'm going to be removing the rear lift blocks should I buy 2WD spec shocks for the rears? (I figure the shock sizes in front are the same for 2WD and 4WD?) Or could I still use shocks spec'd for a 4WD? What about for the SS trucks? I've been lookign at Bilstein HD shocks, any using them or have any other recommendations? And as for the bumpstops I'll probably just pull them and shave the top "nub" off all of them and put them back in...