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Changed out the lift belltech hangers with oem equipment and looks much better. Next for the notch. Damn that's close. Thank God for bump stops. Never thought the pumpkin would be so close to the bed either.

Eh, I already spent the money. Might as do it right. Lol thanks again for all the help.

I have my oem shackles on the truck now. And my oem hangers just came in today (sitting in the back seat) I'm just upset they told me I needed those shackles when I didnt. These new shackles are 2.5" eye to eye. That's 2" shorter than the oem shackles. If I keep using the lift hangers which entales keeping the shackles flipped (shorter means drop apposed to oem hanger and longer shackles being drop) will I still get the drop I want? I mean I'm thinking about it in my head. AND technically it should work right? My front end is currently 2" lower than my rear. This should do the trick and I'll be able to return my oem hangers and save 244 bucks. Or am I off on my thinking?

Yeah, I called had another talk with belltech. They say the flip kit comes with this shackle because the flip kit drops u 7.5" and u need this to bring you to the correct height. I'm going to use my oem shackle and see where it sets me. I dont teust belltech any longer. And then I'll be stuck with a shackle I paid 77 bucks for w shipping. Cause they charge 25% restocking fee plus require you to pay for shipping. I'll end up selling it for a loss if I dont use it. Thanks for your input boss

Oh, I learn something new every day. I didnt realize they have a height difference side to side.

I bought my 17 gmc sierra with 8k miles on it. The previous owner had a bed liner in it. So I pulled it out today and now I know why. I have a white truck. The entire bed of the truck had red paint or epoxy on it. Aways, took me 6 hours with a body eraser and 3 cans of brake cleaner to get it all off. After that I replaced the red gmc emblem on the grille with a black and white to match the truck and wheels. Well, let's just say I had a better time with the bed of the truck. Gmc really put that grille on so you had to work to take it off. Unfortunately, I'll have to do it again when i replace the grille with the denali grille i want but cant afford right now.

Did u install it yourself? If not, I'd look at your struts and make sure there is only 1 10mm spacer.

That's what I got. Thank you sir

Thhose people. I just looked at my email and it says .5" lift. Idk why they cant get their story straight. I believe I'm running my oem shackle right now. Is this the oem shackle?

PN 6404. I'm just trying to get it all correct. Every person at belltech has given me different info. Like damn people. Get ur story straight

Ok thanks for that info. Belltech tech support told me I had to have their .5" shackle so I ordered it. I'll make sure to return it. Thank you very much for the info. Always trying to sell you something you dont need. So would the .5" shackle actually raised me up since it shorter than the oem shackle?

So according to belltech "sarah" they said the 7" flip kit comes with their .5" shackle?? Mine currently has the factory shackle with the 1 or 2" lift hanger. Is this untrue? I really dont trust their info right now.

Not sure if anyone is reading my posts. Lol I'm sure its comical. I love fixing what other have done. So after tearing into my front end. I found that schwabs added (3) .8mm spacers on top of the 10mm. So after removing the .8mm spacers, my front end is sitting correctly. I'm very pleased with the outcome. As for my rear end. I ordered the oem rear hangers (because schwabs threw mine away) and .5" belltech shackle so that I can get my 7" drop. My tire up front is too big. (Fender is damn near sitting on top of the tire) Running 305/40r22 toyo proxie 2. Which sucks because they are brand new. But perhaps I'll only have to replace to 2 front and I can still run the same size in the rear.

So after much communication between belltech and les schwabs. What a headache. I purchased the truck with a said to be 4/7 kit on it. I kept looking at photos and at my trucks stance and it didnt look accurate. So schwabs said they put a 4/7 on it. It was much higher. After reading part numbers and seeing the rear hanger I knew they had not. I went back in to schwabs and they did a bit of research and told me they did the 4/6 which is what I figured. Well, belltech told schwabs that the 5 and 6 inch in the rear is completely different than the 7" (aparently this is why they do not only sell the rear leaf hangers, but as a complete kit which baffles me because it's the only thing I can tell is different) so i paid the 220 for the 7" kit. I'm taking it back to them tomorrow to complete beit's free. It's free. Today, I was looking under my struts and noticed multiple rings. I was told by belltech that for the 4" drop i only needed 1 10mm ring installed. So now schwabs will be fixing that as well. This is why I work on my own things. Granted I'm not a mechanic, but even i can follow instructions.

I'm just anal about stance. Lifted or lowered. Everything has to straight. No rake. Everyone has their own style. I appreciate all vehicles and work that's done to them. Regardless if it's my style or not. Thank you for your help.

Ok, so that's what I currently have. I was confused because I was told at the dealership it was the 4/7 kit. After going to schwabs who installed it. They told me no, it was the 4/6. So I called the belltech distributor and they told me I ordered the #6525 and it was for the 5 or 6. With like you said the lift hangers. And I needed the #6526 which aparently does not. They also said ubolts are longer, and leaf spring purch is bigger and some other things. None of it really made since to me. I'm just going off what they told me. I know one thing. Les schwabs does not know what they are talking about regarding the drop kit. I simply do not like the little bit of rake it currently has. It may not be much but I noticed it as soon as I got it home. Seeing pics online of the 4/7 and looking at my truck. There is too much gap in the fender. I'm completely new to this. So sorry if I'm boring everyone. And thank you for your help.

Nope. Threw everything away. But apparently the 7" kit in the rear isn't just the shackle difference like I thought. The leaf spring purch, trans spacer, axle saddles, u bolts, leaf hangers, shackles. All different just for that additional inch. I'm kinda blown away. Comes as a kit. So I ordered it. Which means i now have a 6" rear drop kit for sale lol. Thanks for everyone's help. Fyi part #6525 is the 5 or 6" drop. And #6526 is the 7" drop.

Looks like les schwabs threw all my parts away. So I'll have to buy oem hangers/shackles again to go the extra inch.

Thank you kindly for your reply and knowledge

Although I appreciate your help. I did not ask about the notch. I am simply wondering if the 4/7 sits level or safe in the rear. As for the notch. I have seen many that do not notch w the 4/7. But its tight.

Good afternoon all, new to the forum. Just bought a 17 sierra double cab with the belltech 4/7. I have searched for this issue but have yet to find an answer on it. les schwabs is the company who lowered it prior to me purchasing the truck. They only did 6" in the rear. So (added the 1" shackle I believe) anyways. They say if I go the full 7" I will sag in the rear. Yet when I measured, it measures 1" taller in the rear than the front. So sat I'm taking it back to have them take the 1" shackle out (or at least that what I think they have to do) but has anyone else noticed a sag in the rear with the full 4/7 apposed to the 4/6? Thank you in advance. I have not seen a single picture with the 4/7 that looks like its sagging. Thank you for your help. Sorry if this has been covered.