Rough country lowering kit?
10-23-2014, 10:47 PM
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I hope this helps someone and saves a little time...I just finished lowering
my 2014 2wd Silverado Crew cab....the kit worked great, flipping the drivers
side spring was a little nerve racking, mainly cause i was so scared to screw something up. However here is the problem I ran into, when you reverse the
bolt that squeezes leaf springs together, the new axle cup or craddle if you will,
the hole provided in it will not go over the pin head of said bolt. So we opened
the hole just enough. worked great. after completion on test drive had vibration between 20-30 mph. called Rough Country, they said no problem we'll send you a set of 6degree shims. they came with bolts and nuts and no instructions. the bolt replaces the previous mentioned bolt but the pin head on it is smaller, which would have fit perfectly in the craddles provided....all is good now no vibration after shims installed. point of this story is go ahead and order the 6 degree shims up front and you'll have the right bolt.....you'll probably need the shims anyway. wish they came with kit and were mentioned in their instructions..The Front process was very easy to do.
my 2014 2wd Silverado Crew cab....the kit worked great, flipping the drivers
side spring was a little nerve racking, mainly cause i was so scared to screw something up. However here is the problem I ran into, when you reverse the
bolt that squeezes leaf springs together, the new axle cup or craddle if you will,
the hole provided in it will not go over the pin head of said bolt. So we opened
the hole just enough. worked great. after completion on test drive had vibration between 20-30 mph. called Rough Country, they said no problem we'll send you a set of 6degree shims. they came with bolts and nuts and no instructions. the bolt replaces the previous mentioned bolt but the pin head on it is smaller, which would have fit perfectly in the craddles provided....all is good now no vibration after shims installed. point of this story is go ahead and order the 6 degree shims up front and you'll have the right bolt.....you'll probably need the shims anyway. wish they came with kit and were mentioned in their instructions..The Front process was very easy to do.
11-17-2015, 06:37 AM
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ok bringing this back,im interested in this kit.i already have 2" drop spindles so i only need the rear stuff which is still good price with shocks.how are you guys liking this kit now and have the vibration problems went away?also i see its adjustable from 4-4.5"...is this correct?all i was wanting is 5 so that would be close enough..i emailed them asking if they would just go ahead and send the shims and bolt..waiting on response..
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I hope this helps someone and saves a little time...I just finished lowering
my 2014 2wd Silverado Crew cab....the kit worked great, flipping the drivers
side spring was a little nerve racking, mainly cause i was so scared to screw something up. However here is the problem I ran into, when you reverse the
bolt that squeezes leaf springs together, the new axle cup or craddle if you will,
the hole provided in it will not go over the pin head of said bolt. So we opened
the hole just enough. worked great. after completion on test drive had vibration between 20-30 mph. called Rough Country, they said no problem we'll send you a set of 6degree shims. they came with bolts and nuts and no instructions. the bolt replaces the previous mentioned bolt but the pin head on it is smaller, which would have fit perfectly in the craddles provided....all is good now no vibration after shims installed. point of this story is go ahead and order the 6 degree shims up front and you'll have the right bolt.....you'll probably need the shims anyway. wish they came with kit and were mentioned in their instructions..The Front process was very easy to do.
my 2014 2wd Silverado Crew cab....the kit worked great, flipping the drivers
side spring was a little nerve racking, mainly cause i was so scared to screw something up. However here is the problem I ran into, when you reverse the
bolt that squeezes leaf springs together, the new axle cup or craddle if you will,
the hole provided in it will not go over the pin head of said bolt. So we opened
the hole just enough. worked great. after completion on test drive had vibration between 20-30 mph. called Rough Country, they said no problem we'll send you a set of 6degree shims. they came with bolts and nuts and no instructions. the bolt replaces the previous mentioned bolt but the pin head on it is smaller, which would have fit perfectly in the craddles provided....all is good now no vibration after shims installed. point of this story is go ahead and order the 6 degree shims up front and you'll have the right bolt.....you'll probably need the shims anyway. wish they came with kit and were mentioned in their instructions..The Front process was very easy to do.
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