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Possible To Lower A 6" Fabtech Lift?

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So this is kind of a strange question, but does anyone know if there is a relatively easy way to lower or reduce a 6" Fabtech lift some?

 

I'll give everyone a little background on why I am curious. I am looking at an '04 Tahoe as a possible trade for a car that I am getting rid of. The Tahoe would be my wife's daily driver, and the 6" Fabtech lift that is currently on it is too much for her to deal with on a daily basis. Most of my experience with lifts is relative to solid axles (Jeep LJ). In looking at the installation instructions for the Fabtech lift, it looks like it is a relatively permanent installation with cutting and removal of the front diff mounts. So if it has to say, can it be lowered 2-3" without too much difficulty? I was thinking shorter springs in the rear, and maybe lower rate torsion bars in the front? The truck rides and handles very well with the lift on it, which I would obviously want to preserve.

 

Thanks in advance for any thoughts/ideas!

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i dont think you can lower it at all.. what u can do is remove it! but u need to have all the stock components to replace de lifted ones... what u can do is make a deal with someone that has an 04 tahoe (just make sure his tahoe is the same as yours, 4wd or 2wd).. and swap your lifted suspension with his stock one! and ask him to pay for installation and give u some cash :troll: cause fabtech lifts aren't cheap! :sigh: i'm sure there are lots of tahoe owners who would love to get a cheap 6" fabtech lift! i did this once with an '01 f-150 lariat crew cab 4x4 i had... my friend had the exact model as mine but it was an '02 and he was going to sell his truck.. so i gave him my stock suspension, wheels, some cash and paid for the installation... and he gave me his 6" fabtech lift kit and 35x12.5r20 rims and tires... no problems with his truck or mine after we did the swap!

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I had thought about a complete removal, as well. My concern is it looks like some of modifications to install the lift are somewhat permanent - or at least very difficult to reverse (i.e. cutting the mount off of the front differential housing).

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