I have a 2013 GMC Sierra 1500 Ext. Cab, 2WD. Was originally going to level the front, but decided on a Jeep.

Want to lower the truck a bit and looking for suggestions. Thinking of just going with 2" drop shackles and pulling the rear block in the back, but I'm not convinced that my rear won't be lower than the front by doing this. My stock fender measurements at 37" up front and 39 1/8" 39 1/4" in the rear. Measured this twice on 22 different surfaces and got 2 different measurements.

What would be my front drop options? I have seen mention from others of the McGaughy's front coil relocator which I believe is 1", but there does not seem to be much info on this.

Plan on running either 285-50-20's or stock size 275-55-20's in the Nitto NT-420S rubber.

 

I just did shackles/pulled block in the back & coil relocators in the front. I put it at 2" up front at 1st & there was too much rake for me so I added a ring on each side, now its perfect. My front on stock 275/55/20's sits at 34.5" and the rear sits at 36". The coil relocators were easy to do & I like them. I didnt feel like putting spindles on & so I went w/ the coil relocators. I'm not going to go any lower. For simple parts I am very happy w/ the results.

 

2/3 is a good setup. You can use the Belltech lowering struts and shackles,remove the block then done.

 

I've got set of those lowering struts for NNBS for sale!! if anyone's looking...

 

So do I!!! lol

 

Bet mine are cheaper!

 

I have a 2013 Silverado 4x4 (extended cab, if that matters) that has the larger 14 bolt rear. I don't go offroad or tow anything heavy. I only use 4wd when it snows.

I want to lower it 3" in the front and around 5" in the rear. I also want to improve the handling. I'm planning to order the Helwig rear sway bar.

I wanted to use Bilstein shocks but I'm not certain that they'll work properly at the lower ride height. I've always been impressed with the Bilsteins but I'd entertain other options if they'll work as well and likely last as long.

Can you recommend a lowering kit that will get me to the ride height that I want and still work with the swaybar and Bilstein shocks? Ideally, that's what I really want. I don't know if the parts are sold individually like that or not. Most of the 3/5 kits that I see seem to come with struts and shocks. I'm not really concerned with brand names so it wouldn't bother me if the parts came from different manufacturers as long as they still work together. Thanks

Jake

 

Happy New year 2015

Hi,

i want some help to choose lowering kit for my truck silverado2010 single cab& short bed , 4wd

i want good lowering for street racing and drag race in same time so I'm looking for 3/5 or 4/5 also i have question about shocks QA1 any body using this shocks and what the diff between bell tech and QA1 ?

 

Jake,

Have you checked the sway bars from Belltech? They do make a front bar for these trucks. No rear bar is available due to the way it would install. Example removing spare tire and exhaust.

You can do the Belltech Part#2511 2" drop spindles and Belltech Part# 25003 lowering struts for the front or Belltech Part# 12463 1" to 2" coil springs.

For the rear you can use Belltech Part# 6521 that can achieve 5" to 6" of drop. Not entirely sure which Bilstein shock would work with this rear setup. I personally use Belltech Street Performance shocks on my NNBS and enjoy the ride quality. Might be worth checking into.

Option #1

• Part#2511
• Part# 25003
• Part# 6521

$678 w/ your forum discount

Option #2

• Part#2511
• Part# 12463
• Part# 6521

$673 w/ your forum discount

We do have our house brand called Street Edge. It is comparable product to other big name brands.

For $420 you can get Street Edge which includes: 2" Front Drop Spindles, 1" Front Lowering Spring,5" Rear Flip Kit

 

See the above post as it does mention pricing for the 3/5 kit. There are a few large differences with the Belltech and QA1 shocks. For example one model of the QA1 is adjustable when the Belltech is not.