I have a 2011 Silverado 1500 6.2L with the 14 bolt rear end. I have already done the 2" shackle, lift block removal, and clamped the leaf spring. Looking to go down from a 3.5-3.75" rear drop to a 5". I don't want to go to low since I tow a car hauler occasionally. I will be using air bags to help with this as well. But back to the question, does anyone know if the cups in the Belltech, McGaughy's, etc cup/saddle fits the 9.5" rear end in their kits? I've researched but couldn't find anyone that says if it does or doesn't. I would think that the kit is design majority for the 8.6" 10 bolt rear end so if the 14 bolt has a different part number, what would that be? Is the trans spacer a requirement at 5" for a crew cab?


I'm looking at the flip kit for the 4/5". The front is already dropped with 2" spindles but will be going down another 1" on the front with for a total of 3/5".

Thanks for the help!

 

You have to modify the saddles for the older 14 bolts. No one makes them this way AFAIK.

We had to do the same to a kit for the assassin bars to work on a 14 bolt.

The tube is larger as well as the u bolt hole spacing.

The newer 2005- Up AXN 14 bolts should have the same size tubes at the 10 bolt 8.625 rear end.


HTH

 

Gotcha. Thanks FastBrick. Didn't know that about the tubes. Its just the factory 14 bolt that came with the MaxTow package with the 6.2L. I tow a car hauler occasionally but 95% of the time, it's just my daily driver and would like to lower it a tad more than the 2/3.5" it's currently at without losing the ability to tow the car hauler.

 

Should Have the RPO Code AXN in the glove box. I haven't seen one newer than 07-08 but the ones I have seen use a 10 bolt tube and they swedge the tubes out at the housing from just over 3 inch to like 3 1/4 to fit the cast housing.

 

It does have AXN in the glovebox FastBrick.

 

I believe the tubes measure 3.105 od