Dropped 4x4

[69Klow]

well recently i came acrossed a 96 K-1500 Z71 off road. bought the truck thinking i was going to lift it and blah blah blah. but i have been into the whole mini truckin thing and recently sold my bagged S-10. well i have been seeing too many lifted chevy's in my style so i figured i want to drop it. did a little bit of research and came up with a 5/7 dropp is what i want and plan to run 18-20 inch wheels (at some point). so the few "?" i have come uup with is.. has anyone dropped a 4x4 that low? the kit i came up with was 3inch torsion keys with 2 inch spindles. then a flip kit with 1 inch shackles? something like that sound correct? with a mini notch? next is i never did an axle flip. and was always under the impression you just reweld the mounts to the bottom? or is there a bolt on kit for this? any and all info will be great.


Shaine

[slammed97]

let me help you out, take and copy ur post and post the same thing in here: http://www.fullsizechevy.com/forums/general-discussion/street/4x4-street/

in that forum area all the guys do is talk about lowing 4-wheel drive trucks :read: :biggrin:

[69Klow]

thanks.. i never seen that? but can some one move this for me

[Chuggernaut]

moved. :charge:

[slammed97]

thanks.. i never seen that? but can some one move this for me
just givin ya a hand

[yukon cornelius]

well recently i came acrossed a 96 K-1500 Z71 off road. bought the truck thinking i was going to lift it and blah blah blah. but i have been into the whole mini truckin thing and recently sold my bagged S-10. well i have been seeing too many lifted chevy's in my style so i figured i want to drop it. did a little bit of research and came up with a 5/7 dropp is what i want and plan to run 18-20 inch wheels (at some point). so the few "?" i have come uup with is.. has anyone dropped a 4x4 that low? the kit i came up with was 3inch torsion keys with 2 inch spindles. then a flip kit with 1 inch shackles? something like that sound correct? with a mini notch? next is i never did an axle flip. and was always under the impression you just reweld the mounts to the bottom? or is there a bolt on kit for this? any and all info will be great.

Shaine

Where'd you find the spindles for an OBS?

[69Klow]

http://www.gcustoms.com/product_list/category_id/5/subcategory_id/139/subcategory2_id/4015/tbds/19/Belltech_Suspension_-_Lowering_Spindles
Part Number 2500. its almost at the bottom of the page. it sayd C/K1500 instead of just C. i was ganna give them a call soon just to make sure though. and it offers a 2 or 3 inch drop for us if thats correct:crazy:

[69Klow]

a few things i looked at today threw me off. i have the Z71 package and i thought/heard that i had 2 inch lift blocks in the back from the factory? but i dont? also the ubolts look newer for a 96 and there was a 5th wheel in this truck so idk if they dropped the ass or not? but anyways my fender hights were 36 1/2 front 36 rear. lowered the T-bar and got 1 1/2 drop so im at 34 in the front and plaing on pulling the overload leaf to leavel it a lil for the time being. but i have heard of flipping the keys? i thought that would raise the front becuase of how the key was made? any info on this

[dave89iroc]

no one makes a drop spindle for the OBS 4x4 trucks

however, with 3" drop keys and the bolts adjusted low, you can get close to a 5" drop

[thegreenmonster]

dropping anymore than 3-4" in front may give you driveline problems. i'm encountering some interesting angles on my 3.5" drop.

[yukon cornelius]

dropping anymore than 3-4" in front may give you driveline problems. i'm encountering some interesting angles on my 3.5" drop.

What seems to be the problem?

[69Klow]

so then 5 inch front and just a flip kit for the rear? i should b around 4-5ish/6 right?