NEW to the board, need some advice

[antG49-05]

whats up im new to the forums i see alot of you guys got some real nice rides. real quick info on what i got im working on a 1949 chevy 3100 delux cab. and i also have an 05 chevy reg cab. the problem i have is that my 05 has a ROUGH ride its lowered in the rear i did not lower it i bought the truck with it already lowered. it bottoms out over any and all bumps. just want to know what options i got to fix this problem and have a smooth ride. thanks.[IMG][/IMG]

[usmcchevy]

Welcome! I'd say a C-notch should get you some movement back, or you could bring the back up a little if you prefer.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/99-00-CHEVRO...-/160626480304

[antG49-05]

thanks, i highly appreciate the info

[k5hart]

Do you know how they dropped it? It looks like a 6' drop but with the axle still under the springs they either put on dropped springs, removed some leafs (not a great idea), or (hopefully not) heated them so they would collapse. Is it bouncy or just bottoming out all the time? It definitely looks like a notch is needed. You could also get shock relocators to try and get the shocks back to a good operating angle. Drop shocks will help also. I have Belltech Street Performance shocks on mine and happy with them.

[antG49-05]

thats my other problem i have no idea how they did it. its more bottoming out than bouncy.

[usmcchevy]

Post some pics of the spring hangers, shackles and the springs. We should be able to figure it out from that

[biggsteve97]

wow. well no matter how it was lowered unless you raise it back up you will have to c-notch the frame to get any kind a ride now. it was definitely dropped way too far to not have the c-notch