So, what is a "Poor Man's Drop"?
06-25-2007, 11:17 AM
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**** In high school I took a torch heat the springs put some weight on it like a fat girl and it will lower a bit. but leaf springs might not be as strong any more. but its a free bee.
06-25-2007, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by COLDZ71
Any chance of seeing an updated pic?
Rained most of the weekend - it's "rather" dirty at the moment but I'll see what I can do. Was kinda waiting until I got finished color matching the front emblem - I just put in a black chrome speed grill.
06-25-2007, 02:14 PM
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Man, your truck is what got me thinking about this in the first place!!! Nice looking ride! How do you like the ride compared to being stock height? Are you running stock Z71 shocks?
The ride quality is a little harsh with the 20's on, but not as bad in the winter when I run the 16's. It definitely corners much better than stock, just hits alot harder on uneven pavement/pothole type conditions. On a smooth road, the ride is awesome. I'm using stock length shocks, but they're Bilsteins which I had installed a few years ago prior to lowering the truck. I'm sure that with some shocks that were intended for a lowered truck, the ride would improve quite a bit. Almost forgot...I have rubber bump stops up front as opposed to the hard red Z71 ones the truck came with. I trimmed them so that they're just touching the control arms.
06-25-2007, 04:59 PM
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That uncranking the bars up front and yanking the blocks in my rear souns just right. Say- dumb question for y'all- what is the necessity of a spindle......
Oh yeah- what can I expect when I take the rear spring pak apart. Is there that proverbial bolt up the center of the spring.............
Thanks
Oh yeah- what can I expect when I take the rear spring pak apart. Is there that proverbial bolt up the center of the spring.............
Thanks
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06-25-2007, 07:04 PM
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Spindles should net you another two inches in the front. There are other ways of doing it, but I think the consensus is that this will give you the best ride.
For the rear, you've got a locator pin on the springs and the block so all you have to do is take the ubolts off, drop the axle enough to slide the block out, and jack 'er back up. Really easy.
Ain't gonna have pics tonite - not only is raining here (finally!), but the batteries were dead in the camera too. Charging 'em up for tomorrow...
For the rear, you've got a locator pin on the springs and the block so all you have to do is take the ubolts off, drop the axle enough to slide the block out, and jack 'er back up. Really easy.
Ain't gonna have pics tonite - not only is raining here (finally!), but the batteries were dead in the camera too. Charging 'em up for tomorrow...
06-25-2007, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by budhayes3
Sorry it took me so long to reply, I was away all weekend...thanks for the compliment!!!
The ride quality is a little harsh with the 20's on, but not as bad in the winter when I run the 16's. It definitely corners much better than stock, just hits alot harder on uneven pavement/pothole type conditions. On a smooth road, the ride is awesome. I'm using stock length shocks, but they're Bilsteins which I had installed a few years ago prior to lowering the truck. I'm sure that with some shocks that were intended for a lowered truck, the ride would improve quite a bit. Almost forgot...I have rubber bump stops up front as opposed to the hard red Z71 ones the truck came with. I trimmed them so that they're just touching the control arms.
The ride quality is a little harsh with the 20's on, but not as bad in the winter when I run the 16's. It definitely corners much better than stock, just hits alot harder on uneven pavement/pothole type conditions. On a smooth road, the ride is awesome. I'm using stock length shocks, but they're Bilsteins which I had installed a few years ago prior to lowering the truck. I'm sure that with some shocks that were intended for a lowered truck, the ride would improve quite a bit. Almost forgot...I have rubber bump stops up front as opposed to the hard red Z71 ones the truck came with. I trimmed them so that they're just touching the control arms.
06-25-2007, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by jknox
Spindles should net you another two inches in the front. There are other ways of doing it, but I think the consensus is that this will give you the best ride.
For the rear, you've got a locator pin on the springs and the block so all you have to do is take the ubolts off, drop the axle enough to slide the block out, and jack 'er back up. Really easy.
Ain't gonna have pics tonite - not only is raining here (finally!), but the batteries were dead in the camera too. Charging 'em up for tomorrow...
For the rear, you've got a locator pin on the springs and the block so all you have to do is take the ubolts off, drop the axle enough to slide the block out, and jack 'er back up. Really easy.
Ain't gonna have pics tonite - not only is raining here (finally!), but the batteries were dead in the camera too. Charging 'em up for tomorrow...
06-25-2007, 08:26 PM
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I got the rubber bumpstops from GMPartsDirect.com....I used an 03 Silvy SS as the vehicle in the drop down menu if I remember correctly. I've thought about 2wd shocks also, but haven't been able to find a straight answer if they'll fit or not...I've also considered Silvy SS shocks if they'd fit??
06-26-2007, 07:43 AM
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GMpartsdirect the 2wd ubolts are 9 a piece. Just got them but haven't put them on yet. I am also going with the lowering keys. I will see how I like the stance at that point and go from there.