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Heavy_Static
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A few pics from last week:    

bakerrr
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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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ozone Enthusiast

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had a question, hopefully someone here can answer it.  Lowered my truck about a month ago using the crown suspension 2/4 kit.  i recently noticed that now i have a clunking noise/sound coming from the front drivers side. i notice it more when driving slow and go over little bumps in the road.   took it back to the shop and the checked the every nut and bolt in the front to make sure they were tight.  they mentioned that it could be shock the is bad and might have to get replaced.  what do you guys think. my truck only has 24k miles.  

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2 hours ago, ozone said:

had a question, hopefully someone here can answer it.  Lowered my truck about a month ago using the crown suspension 2/4 kit.  i recently noticed that now i have a clunking noise/sound coming from the front drivers side. i notice it more when driving slow and go over little bumps in the road.   took it back to the shop and the checked the every nut and bolt in the front to make sure they were tight.  they mentioned that it could be shock the is bad and might have to get replaced.  what do you guys think. my truck only has 24k miles.  

Are you sure it's not the driveshaft? I had a clunk to and it ended up being the driveshaft.   I had to grease it

ozone Enthusiast

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No, it's not the driveshaft, noise is coming from the front. My previous driveshaft issue was fixed. 

Joshjuniorr Enthusiast

Joshjuniorr

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Maybe a long shot but any of you pull anything remotely heavy after lowering? I'm trying to find a decent ball mount for my receiver that doesn't have a ton of drop on it


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Nasty Senior Enthusiast

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11 minutes ago, Joshjuniorr said:

Maybe a long shot but any of you pull anything remotely heavy after lowering? I'm trying to find a decent ball mount for my receiver that doesn't have a ton of drop on it


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I towed wifes chevelle with my RC 4/7 drop but I had helper bags 

Joshjuniorr Enthusiast

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I towed wifes chevelle with my RC 4/7 drop but I had helper bags 

I've only done shackles and pulled the blocks to level the rear out. I'm just worried about my old drop receiver mount getting too close to the ground


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1 hour ago, Joshjuniorr said:


I've only done shackles and pulled the blocks to level the rear out. I'm just worried about my old drop receiver mount getting too close to the ground


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I had the stock reciever on.   I pulled it off.    Because I dont use it to do anything other than drive it now 

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Yeah this caught me off guard. I had plans for helper bags later this year or early next year


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35 minutes ago, Joshjuniorr said:

Yeah this caught me off guard. I had plans for helper bags later this year or early next year


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Mcg helpers are 350. And bolt in. No drilling.  

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Mcg helpers are 350. And bolt in. No drilling.  

Oooooweeee that's who makes my shackles. I was checking it some riderites but Ill check them out

 

 

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On 2018-04-28 at 11:20 AM, Nasty said:

Do your self a favor and just do a 6 in the back.  Return the control arms for struts and spindles 

 

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I have a 4wd 2016 RCSB. My truck is lowered 4/6 with spindles and springs up front, the spindles are part number 34204 from mcgaughys, and I used maxtrac 2" springs, then a flip kit in the rear. Love driving this truck around.

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34204 comes with an Upper Arm but a bit expensive pair just to achieve just that 2”drop. Then still has to get a Strut for the additional 1-2” drop.

Seems the 2” drop Spindle  and  2” drop Spring is the more practical route but may I know what are the issues that comes with it, like alignment perhaps?

 

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34204 comes with an Upper Arm but a bit expensive pair just to achieve just that 2”drop. Then still has to get a Strut for the additional 1-2” drop.

Seems the 2” drop Spindle  and  2” drop Spring is the more practical route but may I know what are the issues that comes with it, like alignment perhaps?

 
I have had 2 issues, one is a fairly simple fix, the other seems to have no immediate effect on handling or operation, but we'll see how it goes in the long term.

The first issue is cv clearance. The cv boot expands at highway speeds, and wore a hole in the boot and making a big greasy mess. But after figuring out what the issue was, it was pretty easy to do a little grinding and create the clearance needed. For the price of the spindles, this should not be an issue, however mcgaughys recommends no more than 2" of drop on a 4x4, and with the springs I'm at 4". So I knowingly exceeded the recommended drop, thus I can't really fault them there, just an adjustment to account for the extra drop. The photo is where the clearance issue was before fixing it.

The second issue is in alignment. The caster is slightly out of spec, while toe in and camber are well within tolerance. That being said, the truck drives and tracks straight, handles fantastic in the curves. If I didn't have the alignment sheet for the shop, I would never know it was out of spec. It may cause some long term tire wear, however in daily driving, it's not an issue. 941c129a9766754cfe188e023131ef09.jpg

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2 hours ago, lovelessjl said:

I have had 2 issues, one is a fairly simple fix, the other seems to have no immediate effect on handling or operation, but we'll see how it goes in the long term.

The first issue is cv clearance. The cv boot expands at highway speeds, and wore a hole in the boot and making a big greasy mess. But after figuring out what the issue was, it was pretty easy to do a little grinding and create the clearance needed. For the price of the spindles, this should not be an issue, however mcgaughys recommends no more than 2" of drop on a 4x4, and with the springs I'm at 4". So I knowingly exceeded the recommended drop, thus I can't really fault them there, just an adjustment to account for the extra drop. The photo is where the clearance issue was before fixing it.
 

 

I should check my boots,  I took a trip to Maine a few weeks back and spent a few hours on the highway

 

And higher caster isn't necessarily a bad thing, I wouldn't worry about it

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It's definitely something I would take a peek at, but for me at least it was an easy fix.

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