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I wouldn't use anything from McGoofy even if you gave it to me.

 

I am a Belltech fan, but I do have a McGaughys flip kit and assist bags on my 09 and they are fine. The only complaint I have is that the installation instructions are very vague. They maybe give you one pic, the rest are just instructions, they assume you know everything they are talking about, and everything they don't mention. Belltech gives you a step by step, tools needed, pics for each step, and even give the torque specs when you put everything back together.

 

I have also seen a thread on a automotive forum where the owner/staff of McGaughys were airing out his/their dirty laundry and making threats because people were bringing to light some issues that customers were having. Not good for business IMO.

 

 

 

I bought a complete kit from Friendly Chevrolet in Dallas.. I bought the McGaughey's kit that had the 2" drop spindles, 2" drop springs and 4-6 inch drop rear leaf springs. I also bought the McGaugheys Rear shocks. I installed everything and found that the Rear leafs did not fit correctly in the forward mounts on the truck.. I called McGaughey and was told to put some washers in between the forward mount and the leaf springs and Tighten it down, so I did.

 

Well after about 5000 miles and about 6 months later I notice that the Rear springs were starting to bend where they mount to the axle and the front mount seems to be moving around a slightly.

 

I call and talk to someone about my concerns and was told there is nothing they could do about it and I was pretty much on my own.. They would not sell me a flip kit to fix my problem.

 

The rear shocks they sold me, the diameter of the sleeve at the mounting points did not fit the bolt properly and rattled, once again they would not do anything to correct the problem.

 

The front 2" drop springs sagged so much on the right side that there was a 1" difference in the distance from the ground to the fender from the left side to the right side. Once again, I called them up and they would not do anything to help me rectify the problems from their inferior parts they sold me.

 

I removed everything but the spindles and replaced everything with Belltech products and have had no problems what so ever. I have 55,000 miles on my truck and it rides perfectly. I originally lowered it at 2,500 miles.

 

I would never buy another thing from McGaughey's. Not only is their parts crap there Customer service is terrible.

 

I am a 37 year old Aircraft Mechanic, I am not some young punk.

 

 

 

You can take what I just said for what it's worth.. I am not typing this to Bash McGaughey, I am typing this to keep someone else from spending their hard earned money on CRAP!

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DoMDrty Enthusiast

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I wouldn't use anything from McGoofy even if you gave it to me.

 

I am a Belltech fan, but I do have a McGaughys flip kit and assist bags on my 09 and they are fine. The only complaint I have is that the installation instructions are very vague. They maybe give you one pic, the rest are just instructions, they assume you know everything they are talking about, and everything they don't mention. Belltech gives you a step by step, tools needed, pics for each step, and even give the torque specs when you put everything back together.

 

I have also seen a thread on a automotive forum where the owner/staff of McGaughys were airing out his/their dirty laundry and making threats because people were bringing to light some issues that customers were having. Not good for business IMO.

 

 

 

I bought a complete kit from Friendly Chevrolet in Dallas.. I bought the McGaughey's kit that had the 2" drop spindles, 2" drop springs and 4-6 inch drop rear leaf springs. I also bought the McGaugheys Rear shocks. I installed everything and found that the Rear leafs did not fit correctly in the forward mounts on the truck.. I called McGaughey and was told to put some washers in between the forward mount and the leaf springs and Tighten it down, so I did.

 

Well after about 5000 miles and about 6 months later I notice that the Rear springs were starting to bend where they mount to the axle and the front mount seems to be moving around a slightly.

 

I call and talk to someone about my concerns and was told there is nothing they could do about it and I was pretty much on my own.. They would not sell me a flip kit to fix my problem.

 

The rear shocks they sold me, the diameter of the sleeve at the mounting points did not fit the bolt properly and rattled, once again they would not do anything to correct the problem.

 

The front 2" drop springs sagged so much on the right side that there was a 1" difference in the distance from the ground to the fender from the left side to the right side. Once again, I called them up and they would not do anything to help me rectify the problems from their inferior parts they sold me.

 

I removed everything but the spindles and replaced everything with Belltech products and have had no problems what so ever. I have 55,000 miles on my truck and it rides perfectly. I originally lowered it at 2,500 miles.

 

I would never buy another thing from McGaughey's. Not only is their parts crap there Customer service is terrible.

 

I am a 37 year old Aircraft Mechanic, I am not some young punk.

 

 

 

You can take what I just said for what it's worth.. I am not typing this to Bash McGaughey, I am typing this to keep someone else from spending their hard earned money on CRAP!

 

 

Wow that would leave anyone a bitter taste in their mouth. The only thing that sucks worse than crappy quality/defective parts, is a company who will not make things right.

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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I wouldn't use anything from McGoofy even if you gave it to me.

 

I am a Belltech fan, but I do have a McGaughys flip kit and assist bags on my 09 and they are fine. The only complaint I have is that the installation instructions are very vague. They maybe give you one pic, the rest are just instructions, they assume you know everything they are talking about, and everything they don't mention. Belltech gives you a step by step, tools needed, pics for each step, and even give the torque specs when you put everything back together.

 

I have also seen a thread on a automotive forum where the owner/staff of McGaughys were airing out his/their dirty laundry and making threats because people were bringing to light some issues that customers were having. Not good for business IMO.

 

 

 

I bought a complete kit from Friendly Chevrolet in Dallas.. I bought the McGaughey's kit that had the 2" drop spindles, 2" drop springs and 4-6 inch drop rear leaf springs. I also bought the McGaugheys Rear shocks. I installed everything and found that the Rear leafs did not fit correctly in the forward mounts on the truck.. I called McGaughey and was told to put some washers in between the forward mount and the leaf springs and Tighten it down, so I did.

 

Well after about 5000 miles and about 6 months later I notice that the Rear springs were starting to bend where they mount to the axle and the front mount seems to be moving around a slightly.

 

I call and talk to someone about my concerns and was told there is nothing they could do about it and I was pretty much on my own.. They would not sell me a flip kit to fix my problem.

 

The rear shocks they sold me, the diameter of the sleeve at the mounting points did not fit the bolt properly and rattled, once again they would not do anything to correct the problem.

 

The front 2" drop springs sagged so much on the right side that there was a 1" difference in the distance from the ground to the fender from the left side to the right side. Once again, I called them up and they would not do anything to help me rectify the problems from their inferior parts they sold me.

 

I removed everything but the spindles and replaced everything with Belltech products and have had no problems what so ever. I have 55,000 miles on my truck and it rides perfectly. I originally lowered it at 2,500 miles.

 

I would never buy another thing from McGaughey's. Not only is their parts crap there Customer service is terrible.

 

I am a 37 year old Aircraft Mechanic, I am not some young punk.

 

 

 

You can take what I just said for what it's worth.. I am not typing this to Bash McGaughey, I am typing this to keep someone else from spending their hard earned money on CRAP!

 

 

Wow that would leave anyone a bitter taste in their mouth. The only thing that sucks worse than crappy quality/defective parts, is a company who will not make things right.

 

+1

 

With that kind of customer service and apparent poor products, I won't be sending them any money. I'll stick with Belltech.

WhiteRabbit Enthusiast

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Onedsob,

 

Just curious what you didn't like about your 2/3 drop? The pics below look good to me. Was it just a personal distaste you had for the look or some sort of hardware issue you ran into with this setup?

 

As far as a 2/3 or 2/4 drop, I wouldn't do it. As a matter of fact, I did do it the first time, and here are some pictures.

 

2007Silverado14.jpg

 

2007Silverado20.jpg

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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Onedsob,

 

Just curious what you didn't like about your 2/3 drop? The pics below look good to me. Was it just a personal distaste you had for the look or some sort of hardware issue you ran into with this setup?

 

As far as a 2/3 or 2/4 drop, I wouldn't do it. As a matter of fact, I did do it the first time, and here are some pictures.

 

2007Silverado14.jpg

 

2007Silverado20.jpg

 

Lowering your truck is a disease. Once you do a 2/4... a 3/5 looks more attractive... then you need a 4/7. Next thing you know you need to bag it and lay the frame on the ground.

 

I've had several friends go down this road.

DoMDrty Enthusiast

DoMDrty

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Lowering your truck is a disease. Once you do a 2/4... a 3/5 looks more attractive... then you need a 4/7. Next thing you know you need to bag it and lay the frame on the ground.

 

I've had several friends go down this road.

 

Yup. That is why you do it right the first time and be done with it :D

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

Zembonez

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Lowering your truck is a disease. Once you do a 2/4... a 3/5 looks more attractive... then you need a 4/7. Next thing you know you need to bag it and lay the frame on the ground.

 

I've had several friends go down this road.

 

Yup. That is why you do it right the first time and be done with it :confused:

 

That 's a pretty good point! :D

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ONEDSOB

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Onedsob,

 

Just curious what you didn't like about your 2/3 drop? The pics below look good to me. Was it just a personal distaste you had for the look or some sort of hardware issue you ran into with this setup?

 

As far as a 2/3 or 2/4 drop, I wouldn't do it. As a matter of fact, I did do it the first time, and here are some pictures.

 

2007Silverado14.jpg

 

2007Silverado20.jpg

 

Lowering your truck is a disease. Once you do a 2/4... a 3/5 looks more attractive... then you need a 4/7. Next thing you know you need to bag it and lay the frame on the ground.

 

I've had several friends go down this road.

 

 

 

Couldn't have said it better.. I had no problems mechanically, I just really like the way it is now better then the 2/4 All in the way it looks.

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

Zembonez

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Couldn't have said it better.. I had no problems mechanically, I just really like the way it is now better then the 2/4 All in the way it looks.

It's a GOOD disease though! :D

takevin Senior Enthusiast

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Still on the fence of the 2/3 or 2/5 yet, buying the belltech spindles from a member here and ordering the street scene side skirts tomorrow since they stylin has a sale. Rollpan after that.

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ONEDSOB

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Still on the fence of the 2/3 or 2/5 yet, buying the belltech spindles from a member here and ordering the street scene side skirts tomorrow since they stylin has a sale. Rollpan after that.

 

Man just go ahead and order the struts and flip kit.... That way you can always go lower.... lol

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Ordered the struts, and a 2/4 kit, couple of factors for the rear. Down the road when i have this as a secondary vehicle i can go lower. Also ordered from stylin trucks the street scene ground effects to match my front bumper. Should have everything within a week or two. Thanks again everyone for the help. :thumbs:

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Any of you guys 4wd?

I have a 4wd with a 2/3drop but now I want a 3/4 or 4/5 drop but someone told me not to drop a 4wd front more then 2".

Is this true?

DoMDrty Enthusiast

DoMDrty

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Any of you guys 4wd?

I have a 4wd with a 2/3drop but now I want a 3/4 or 4/5 drop but someone told me not to drop a 4wd front more then 2".

Is this true?

 

Not familiar with lowering a 4wd Chevrolet, but I would think the issue would be some of the components for the 4wd up front would get in the way and/or possibly bind. There was a guy on another gm truck website with a 01 or 02 GM truck who eventually made the truck 2wd just to go lower.

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:lol:

The 3/6 is so sweet perfect amount of rake! I have to put 17" aluminium wheels on for the winter does this create a clearance issue with the tie rods? My options to lower the truck are probably very limited. DoMDrty are those 17 or 18" with the 4/7 kit? You had mentioned 2" spindles "tires will thank you" if I have a clearance problem how about adjustable struts/springs.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Cheers NOAH.

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