4x4 lowered / bagged owners check in.

[tahoehtp]

I was at car show yesterday, first time entering for judgin got 5th. but anyway, on the way back one of the club member told me he was hearing noise from the rear since it's only 2" shakle drop I don't think the angle issue what else can it be? did any one experience after such a small drop?

[Z715300]

Here's my truck

Belltech keys up front, Belltech 4" hangers and shackles out back, and lift blocks removed.

My rear Z71 shocks were too long so I replaced them with nitro active drop shocks.

Handles great, rides not so good, and has bumpsteer now.

[Zeke7]

For those of you with 2000-2005 tahoes or suburbans, could you use DJM 3" lowering control arms, then use there 2" keys to get a total of 5" in the front. Or would this not work? Heres a link, http://www.djmsuspension.com/Product...0-Suburban.htm
I see they have the control arms for 99-05 trucks also.
http://www.djmsuspension.com/Product...ChevyParts.htm

[tahoehtp]

man I hit a nice hole on the 87 yesterday my tahoe was wabbled so bad. the way I have key lowered I know I need to get the new shocks, and probably bumpstop also what you guys recommend? I think I broke the cv cover too saw grease around control arm now as well.
and also thinkin maybe raise the front just alitle to level the height as well.
full pic

just front

[ianbroste]

i just trimmed my stock bumpstops. if you get new shocks it should help a lot, i need new shocks

[tahoehtp]

yeah that's another thing how much you trimed out the stock bump stop?
I need to do that also. man I am a noob.....

[tahoehtp]

Originally Posted by tuckermitchell

very nice bro. are you gonna leave the sidesteps on there to hide the frame or take them off. that is the one thing I hate about lowering the 4x4 is how much of the frame shows. I just got my lowered keys and hanger/shackle. If you want to get another inch or so out of the back you can take the overload spring out of the leaf pack and get a leaf pack kit from napa and move it up the leaf to keep your load rating. I read it on here somewhere, I believe from IanBroste but not sure. Also, there are the summit/tahoe limited "body kits" that have the side skirts and rear skirts that will hide that frame.

btw, I went online looking for that leaf pack kit, which one is the one to use?

[JM's Customs]

Originally Posted by JM's Customs

when i bag my truck do i take out the torsion bars completly,

does anyone know

[ianbroste]

Originally Posted by JM's Customs

does anyone know

yes

[JM's Customs]

Originally Posted by ianbroste

yes

yes you know or yes you do im confused im goin ta bed.

[tuckermitchell]

yes you do, custom bag perch over the upper control arm

[Zeke7]

I was wandering if I bought a 6" lowering c-notch kit for my 94 4X4, Would it make it as low as a 2wd lowered 6"? 91FULLSIZE said they are the same in the back, but my 94 4X4 stock height is higher than my dads 95 2wd stock height. Or would it just lower it 6" from my stock height?

[tmack]

can anyone post some more info on bagging a 4x4 i knwo out back is the same as a 2wd that part im good with kp 4link and cantilever but up front i knwo they dont make any parts so we have to use custom stuff maybe someone who has don ethis can post up swome parts used and whats involved thanks

[ianbroste]

Originally Posted by Zeke7

I was wandering if I bought a 6" lowering c-notch kit for my 94 4X4, Would it make it as low as a 2wd lowered 6"? 91FULLSIZE said they are the same in the back, but my 94 4X4 stock height is higher than my dads 95 2wd stock height. Or would it just lower it 6" from my stock height?

it would lower it from your stock height 6". i donno whats different in obs from 4x4 to 2wd but on nbs they have the 2" lift block on 4wd where the 2wd dont.

[Zeke7]

I didn't see any lift blocks on it. I'll have to take a closer look at my dads and mine side by side to see if the extra height is in the hangers or the shackles.

I was also wandering if Belltech's 6" flip kit would even work on a 4wd? I can't find a number or email address to contact them, thier site has been down for months.

[JM's Customs]

Originally Posted by tmack

can anyone post some more info on bagging a 4x4 i knwo out back is the same as a 2wd that part im good with kp 4link and cantilever but up front i knwo they dont make any parts so we have to use custom stuff maybe someone who has don ethis can post up swome parts used and whats involved thanks

iv seen a kit for the nbs 4x4 up front but not the obs i dont know who made the one for the nbs but atleast someone is trying to help out the bagged 4x4 groups. i think it was air ride tech but not sure

[tahoehtp]

Here is the updated pic with rims. I ended up lifting front back up so it won't **** up the fender...
http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...31_33_full.jpg

http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...31_34_full.jpg

[KevinF56]

has anyone with an '03 and up silverado installed the DJM 4x4 kit that lowers it 3/4? it uses 3 inch lower control arms up front and shackle and hangers out the back. anyone got this kit? i'm really interested in buying it. also, if you got it, how's it ride and all?

[tmack]

ive been wanting to bag my 4x4 for a while now and ive been lookign into just doing the rear first since the front will need alot of custom work i have a question for all the 4x4 owners my rims are 22"x9" 5.5 back space and 14mm offset 265/45/r22 it seems they will tuck fine in the rear with the lip rolled or cut off but the fronts seem to stick past the fender almost half an inch is this just an issue with the 4x4s and the torsion bars will this problem correct itslef when i remove the bars or am i out of luck and going to have to look for diff rims any help appreciated

[3-UP]

Your definatly going to need new rims front and back if you plan to bag it also you cannot roll the edge of your back fenders because there fiberglass. Take a look of the first posts to see the super backspacing needed to bag.