Pics of 2'' Drop/Belltech shackles
05-29-2011, 10:00 PM
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Also cool suggestion on the emblems, I might look into that , Maybe i will steal them off my wifes tahoe LOL !
Im not one who likes moldings and such, but i think this ext. cab might need something to break up all the black.maybe not?
Thanks bud, i think it was your thread a while back that got me thinking of lowering.
05-31-2011, 11:57 AM
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Yeah def gonna get her aligned, need new tires anyway, back ones are bald imagine that? LOL.
I was thinking of losing the stickers, only reason i didnt was i like the red/silver and it breaks up the black a lil. Prob gonna get rid of em.
The truck really rides good now , i think it would ride the same or better with lowering keys due to able to have some tension on the bars with lowering keys vs. stock keys and bolts backed all the way out. Understand??? Anyone with lowering keys please chime in.
Ive been around the block with keys that lift trucks, never had experience going the other way.
Pics dont do it justice, im very happy with it in person.
I was thinking of losing the stickers, only reason i didnt was i like the red/silver and it breaks up the black a lil. Prob gonna get rid of em.
The truck really rides good now , i think it would ride the same or better with lowering keys due to able to have some tension on the bars with lowering keys vs. stock keys and bolts backed all the way out. Understand??? Anyone with lowering keys please chime in.
Ive been around the block with keys that lift trucks, never had experience going the other way.
Pics dont do it justice, im very happy with it in person.
If you pull the rear blocks you'll still have some rake but it obviously won't be as severe as it is now. I say remove the decals, I left mine on for a long time before I took them off, and I was much happier afterwards.
Now I'm not 100% sure on this, but I believe that installing new lowering keys is basically the same thing as cranking the factory keys as much as possible, only with more room to play, and the more that you decrank, the worse the ride gets, this I know from experience. The new keys just change the position of the adjuster, but the torsion bars still get unsprung. I have mine cranked as low as I can and still be able to get the front alignment specs acceptable.
*EDIT* Make sure that you don't trim the front bump stops too much or the front end will ride like a mushy boat...ask me how I know
You want them just touching the LCA's with the truck at rest on level ground.
05-31-2011, 03:52 PM
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Thanks Billy! Appreciate the comp. and advice.
I removed the stickers, looks better! ( pics when i wash this damn dirty black!)
Im gonna give removing the blocks a try.
I just didnt want to lose rake, i like a lil bit of rake, not level , for this truck anyway. Just want it to sit like an old school pro touring muscle car if ya know what im sayin!
I removed the stickers, looks better! ( pics when i wash this damn dirty black!)
Im gonna give removing the blocks a try.
I just didnt want to lose rake, i like a lil bit of rake, not level , for this truck anyway. Just want it to sit like an old school pro touring muscle car if ya know what im sayin!
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