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I knew there were several 2wd turbo trucks out there, I hadn't seen any lowered 4wd trucks. This is good to know, lower it is!

I’m have a supercharged 4WD currently sitting at 5/7... Probably going up to 4/6 b/c of my wheels but there are a few out there running 5/7 with 295/30/26 so I may stay but we will see in a few weeks...c98bf7a55926f7c045c6f7503e8f8999.jpg
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A few pics from last week:    

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First post here Picked her about 2 weeks ago couldn't wait to start modifying it. Just installed Belltechs 4/7 drop this weekend It's low enough for the time being ??  

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Yeah, at least it's just labor... If you were paying a shop to do it, it would be a bit much for 1/2". Doing it yourself makes it much easier to swallow.

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I’m have a supercharged 4WD currently sitting at 5/7... Probably going up to 4/6 b/c of my wheels but there are a few out there running 5/7 with 295/30/26 so I may stay but we will see in a few weeks...c98bf7a55926f7c045c6f7503e8f8999.jpg
That's a slick truck.

I know some guys in the diesel crowd have problems if their cv axles are at weird angles, good to know we don't have the same problem. Makes life so much easier.

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That's a slick truck.

I know some guys in the diesel crowd have problems if their cv axles are at weird angles, good to know we don't have the same problem. Makes life so much easier.


Thx Lovelessjl... With my truck being 4WD, it has been some challenges over this past year to get lowered to what I wanted but finally here. She’s going back in next week to get the 2” lowering springs so that should raise her back up a inch. I relocated the strut w/ 2” drop spindles on the front to get the 5” drop but 4 should be what I need for the 6s...


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21 minutes ago, Xpensive Chevy said:


Thx Lovelessjl... With my truck being 4WD, it has been some challenges over this past year to get lowered to what I wanted but finally here. She’s going back in next week to get the 2” lowering springs so that should raise her back up a inch. I relocated the strut w/ 2” drop spindles on the front to get the 5” drop but 4 should be what I need for the 6s...


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So what spindles are you using in the front?  also what else did you do to get it down the rest of the way? 

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56 minutes ago, Cardinals11 said:

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Looks great!! what did you use in the front? 

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So what spindles are you using in the front?  also what else did you do to get it down the rest of the way? 

MaxTrac spindles along with what I said in the post u quoted... Use a MaxTrac flip kit for the rear... Order adjustable kit form he Suspension Superstore... They coil cups that came for the front did not work so they sent me the lowering springs...


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Looks great!! what did you use in the front? 

Thanks man. New to the forum. Still figuring things out. Front has spindles and the rear is shackles but I may end up lowering the back more. Ride great though but it can rub up front if the wheel travels up too much.


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So I just went down to 8 in the back...and apparently had nowhere near the clearance that I thought I did, even with the c-notch. It bangs way hard. May I recommend an underbed notch to anyone who wants to go down that far? Lol.

 

Gonna give it a few weeks to decide if I'll keep it there or come back up just a little. First impression is that I can deal with it.

 

The pinion angle still needs to be adjusted, but otherwise the driveshaft should be fine. I only had a 3/4" gap before contacting the output seal after going down 6 1/2, but any change here was pretty minor.

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So I just went down to 8 in the back...and apparently had nowhere near the clearance that I thought I did, even with the c-notch. It bangs way hard. May I recommend an underbed notch to anyone who wants to go down that far? Lol.

 

Gonna give it a few weeks to decide if I'll keep it there or come back up just a little. First impression is that I can deal with it.

 

The pinion angle still needs to be adjusted, but otherwise the driveshaft should be fine. I only had a 3/4" gap before contacting the output seal after going down 6 1/2, but any change here was pretty minor.

What shocks do you have. Change the shocks to some adjustables and you might be ok.  Because you should be fine at 8" with a c notch.   Hoping you're a regular cab though 

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So, for guys wondering about turning radius on a 4x4 lowered with spindles. Here is a demonstration with my 2016 RCSB lowered 4/6 with spindles and springs up front and a flip kit in the rear.



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57 minutes ago, Nasty said:

What shocks do you have. Change the shocks to some adjustables and you might be ok.  Because you should be fine at 8" with a c notch.   Hoping you're a regular cab though 

Belltech Street Perfomance on a double cab. That extra 500 pounds makes a bigger difference than I thought it would.

 

I forget...did you end up with Vikings or QA1's?

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33 minutes ago, lovelessjl said:

So, for guys wondering about turning radius on a 4x4 lowered with spindles. Here is a demonstration with my 2016 RCSB lowered 4/6 with spindles and springs up front and a flip kit in the rear.
 

 


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Tighter radius than a lot of cars. Lol.

 

Nice video.

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40 minutes ago, Stressin said:

Belltech Street Perfomance on a double cab. That extra 500 pounds makes a bigger difference than I thought it would.

 

I forget...did you end up with Vikings or QA1's?

Qa1 in the rear. Which made a huge difference. And Vikings are being installed in the front after the rain stops

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