2" drop shackles
May 26, 2011 | 03:42 PM
#32
I have a quick question, and it may be overthinking. I have side-exit exhaust, and it sits close to the leafs on the passenger side. When I lower it 2" in the rear, does the exhaust move with the body? Will it keep the same distance from the pickup bed, or will it stay where the frame is?
Anyone about this?
May 26, 2011 | 04:50 PM
#34
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If you put on drop shackles the springs are going to move closer to the body of the truck, hence dropping the entire truck towards the ground.. when you remove the block the springs are unaffected, it just moves the axle towards the body...
Unless for some goffy *** reason your exhaust goes between your springs and the frame, then you will actually gain clearance between your sneaker pipe and the spring..
Unless for some goffy *** reason your exhaust goes between your springs and the frame, then you will actually gain clearance between your sneaker pipe and the spring..
May 26, 2011 | 08:55 PM
#37
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i had an 08 and the tow pack just unbolted. the biggest PITA was trimming the pinch weld. would have been easier with the right tools. my truck was a single cab short bed and heavy duty tow. it dropped it right at 2 inches and drove better than stock. sat flatter in a corner and didn't nose dive under braking. towed like the day i drove off the lot. i think i used belltech.
Last edited by smrr1; May 26, 2011 at 09:02 PM.
May 28, 2011 | 04:28 PM
#38
Had a bit of trouble with the top bolt on the shackles, but loosened the bed-to-frame bolts and jacked it up far enough for them to clear the frame. NO PINCH WELD ALTERATION NEEDED!
Here is a step-by-step with pictures on a NNBS truck.
http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/inde...owtopic=118247
