Been trying to do a little research before I complete the drop on my truck. I'm still kinda in the dark about the setup and how low. I really like the way my truck sits in the front, its just about perfect, but the rear is up there, and I have already done the DJM 2" rear shackles. I have a 2004 half ton crew cab.

I am thinking that a 1/3 or possibly a 1/4 drop would do the trick here. I bought a set of McGaughy's 1" Front Coil Springs a while back, but have never installed them. I was considering doing hangers in the rear to decide whether a 3" or 4" would look better, but I have recently been reading a lot about the Hotchkis kit. I was wondering if it would be possible to run the Hotchkis 4" rear leafs seperate from the entire TVS System? I don't know if mixing and matching this system would be wise. If I could run the 1" front coils and the hotchkis rear leafs, I know I would have to switch back to stock shackles, would I have to use the hotchkis sway bars with this system, and what about shocks?

Or would it just be best to go hangers?

 

Edelbrock shocks, and hotchkis rear springs should work fine. You can purchase the rear springs separatly.

 

Thats what I was thinking and it should be a heck of a lot easier than hangers.

 

Yes, hangers would be a bitch. I hate those damn rivets. I just changed my ball joints PITA!

 

Yup, PITA indeed

 

a buddy of mine had those hotchkis 4" rear drop leafs on a 97 silvy and he liked them. it still rode really good and he didnt have any trouble at all. easy to change, just let me know and i will help you out.

 

so what did you decide?

 

Maybe if you buy Vortec327's rear Hotchkis springs, I can get his front ones and make my truck a 2/2 drop

 

I am selling a complete hotchkis tvs kit that has only been on my truck maybe a month. Ill separate it if I can get all the parts spoken for.
Rear Sway bar
Front Coils
Rear Leafs
Front and Rear Edelbrock shocks.