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BabyBlue · 05-19-2013, 06:05 PM

Finally got her back on the road a couple of days ago. Tires are Goodyear RSA's, 245/45 front and 255/50 rear.

Was wondering what everyone has for a drop and if they have run into any problems when lowering the trucks. It looks like if I want to do anything lower than 5" in the back than I would have to roll the fenderlips, and the front looks like I can do a 4/5" safely. I was personally looking at DJM kits with the control arms over the Belltech kits. Anyone have any input on the difference? I remember having a 5/7" Belltech on my 93 SWB and it rode like a bronco on roids, my Yukon rides relatively good with the belltech kit it has but I rarely hear anything about DJM.

Would also like to know the difficulty of the install if at all possible too. It has been about 4 years since I have done any lowering kits on any of my trucks.

05-19-2013, 06:05 PM	#1
BabyBlue The Peacemaker Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Kannapolis, NC Posts: 783	New wheels and tires, next step lowering... Finally got her back on the road a couple of days ago. Tires are Goodyear RSA's, 245/45 front and 255/50 rear. Was wondering what everyone has for a drop and if they have run into any problems when lowering the trucks. It looks like if I want to do anything lower than 5" in the back than I would have to roll the fenderlips, and the front looks like I can do a 4/5" safely. I was personally looking at DJM kits with the control arms over the Belltech kits. Anyone have any input on the difference? I remember having a 5/7" Belltech on my 93 SWB and it rode like a bronco on roids, my Yukon rides relatively good with the belltech kit it has but I rarely hear anything about DJM. Would also like to know the difficulty of the install if at all possible too. It has been about 4 years since I have done any lowering kits on any of my trucks. Attached Images __________________ 1978 Chevy 2wd Stepside aka "Audrey" Cordova brown with mandarin guts 79k original miles & being restored 1979 Chevy 2wd Short Wide aka "Emma-Jayne" Cordova brown with mandarin guts 2019 Chevy Tahoe LT Previous rides: -2002 Firehawk T/A, 2006 Trailblazer SS AWD, 2014 GMC Sierra RCSB, 1971 2wd Blazer, 1996 SNB, 1997 2dr 2wd Yukon, 2001 Silverado RCSB, 2011 Silverado Z71 4x4, 1982 2wd Blazer, 1997 2dr Tahoe, 1970 Chevelle SS, 1972 2wd Blazer, 1986 Silverado Stepside, 1995 S-10, 1985 Silverado SWB.



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