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Old May 1, 2005 | 09:05 PM
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What does every one know about McGaughy's suspension. Im getting the 3/5 Deluxe. Give me some feedback and let me know if anyone has any of their products and if you like it or not.

3/5 Deluxe Consists of:
2" drop spindles
1"/2" torsion keys
5" rear coils
Rear axle relocater
Sway bar struts
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Old May 1, 2005 | 09:14 PM
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I have a 2/3 Deluxe kit and like it a lot.I see you are running 22"wheels so you won't have any clearance problems with the drop spindles.
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Old May 1, 2005 | 09:41 PM
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McGaughys is prolly makes some of best suspension parts out there now. Especially when it comes down to their spindles.
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Old May 1, 2005 | 09:50 PM
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I hear that alot about their spindles....like being the best....SEMA gave then the best design award for some kit they produce....so i thought id give them a shot....i had a 2/3 on my 99 tahoe but it was from ground force...BIG difference
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Old May 2, 2005 | 01:37 AM
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Just put my McG's kit on last week and so far I love it.

Pics of my drop
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Old May 2, 2005 | 02:35 AM
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I have the Mcgaughy's 2/3" Deluxe drop and like it. The only downside is that I can not use stock wheels with the drop spindles.
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Old May 3, 2005 | 11:13 AM
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I'm in the process of doing the Mcgaughy's 3/5 on my 02 Tahoe also. I'll post some feedback when I'm done.
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Old May 3, 2005 | 12:55 PM
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i put the 3/5 on sin's tahoe but we had trouble with it being to much drop. i took his djm control arms off and installed this kit. with the Mcgaughys keys it was too low with the torsion bar keys maxed out. with the factory keys it was too high with the keys bottomed out. from my calculations with the spindles and the keys it was a total of 6".

can some one with the 3/5 drop measure from the center of the hub to the bottom of the finder (front) and let us know the measurement.

O and he has the sweetest tahoe around
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Old May 3, 2005 | 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by sleepersilverado
i put the 3/5 on sin's tahoe but we had trouble with it being to much drop. i took his djm control arms off and installed this kit. with the Mcgaughys keys it was too low with the torsion bar keys maxed out. with the factory keys it was too high with the keys bottomed out. from my calculations with the spindles and the keys it was a total of 6".

can some one with the 3/5 drop measure from the center of the hub to the bottom of the finder (front) and let us know the measurement.

O and he has the sweetest tahoe around
It's all taken care of Ryan. I appreciate you doing it. Thanks for all your help.
The new drop actually looks like a 4/6. It's friggin sweet looking. The cutting off of the rear bumpstops brackets worked out good too. I have WAY more travel than before. Thanks again.
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Old May 4, 2005 | 12:08 AM
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Post some pics if ya can on your Tahoe...... I love dropped tahoes they look sick!! Wish I could afford payments on one.
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