2014+ Lowering / Drop Kits

qwank · May 9, 2018

I wonder if correcting the caster will also bring the wheel back to the center of the wheel well

Nasty · May 9, 2018

1 hour ago, qwank said:

I wonder if correcting the caster will also bring the wheel back to the center of the wheel well

It will not. Michigan metal workz and reklez susoension make arms to correct that

Edited May 9, 2018 by Nasty

dla · May 9, 2018

On 5/8/2018 at 5:40 AM, 6ftdwn57 said:

you have liners in the rear? Mine only came with them on the front. Thats nice!

I added them... GM 84154470

qwank · May 10, 2018

I had 2 hours after work to tonight to try and get my bushings in, remove the 10mm rings from the drop shocks and get an alignment done.

Let me tell you, these bushings were miserable and fought me the whole way.

I had to use a combination of the adapters they came with and the Snap on ball joint press adapters the get them out. The press adapters didn't want to stay straight and it wasn't as quick as I thought it would be.

Putting them back in was imposs9with the press and I had to pound them in with a hammer and the install adapter they came with. And they were tight. I measured my 9" between both and put them back in.

It took me an hour and a half to get to right side done so I only did one side, since I had to align it before I drove an hour home.

I set the rear adjusters to the full out position and the fronts to the midway position before the alignment because that's how the they were previously set. After I measured everything the right side camber was dead nuts on and the left was - 1.6.

I decided to just set the toe for now and go home since I had no more adjustment on the left side.

Oh, and with the 10mm out of the right side but still in the left side my front is the same height now left and right, so I'll probably leave the left strut alone.

Edited May 10, 2018 by qwank

Nasty · May 10, 2018

2 minutes ago, qwank said:

I had 2 hours after work to tonight to try and get my bushings in, remove the 10mm rings from the drop shocks and get an alignment done.

Let me tell you, these bushings were miserable and fought me the whole way.

I had to use a combination of the adapters they came with and the Snap on ball joint press adapters the get them out. The press adapters didn't want to stay straight and it wasn't as quick as I thought it would be.

Putting them back in was imposs9with the press and I had to pound them in with a hammer and the install adapter they came with. And they were tight. I measured my 9" between both and put them back in.

It took me an hour and a half to get to right side done so I only did one side, since I had to align it before I drove an hour home.

I set the rear adjusters to the full out position and the fronts to the midway position before the alignment because that's how the they were previously set. After I measured everything the right side camber was dead nuts on and the left was - 1.6.

I decided to just set the toe for now and go home since I had no more adjustment on the left side.

It would have been easier to get the camber arms dude near me makes them. Like 300 a set nice stuff

qwank · May 10, 2018

3 minutes ago, Nasty said:

It would have been easier to get the camber arms dude near me makes them. Like 300 a set nice stuff

Probably, the bushing kit was only 60 bucks though.

Do you have the arms on your truck?

Nasty · May 10, 2018

6 minutes ago, qwank said:

Probably, the bushing kit was only 60 bucks though.

Do you have the arms on your truck?

No i didnt need them. I know people who do have them though

qwank · May 10, 2018

I'm rocking the stock wheels again until I get this all sorted out since I don't want to risk chipping the 22s with the alignment heads.

Here's what my specs look like with just the toe set for now

and the set up for pressing the bushings out

ozone · May 10, 2018

On 4/29/2018 at 9:39 AM, 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.

bummed got my truck back from the shop, and they couldnt figure out what the clunking noise coming from the drivers side front is. its really annoying, thinking of gong back to stock . good thing is that the shop will not charge me to reinstall stock suspension. wondering if its the crown suspension. ive read through a bunch off pages of this thread and havent encountered anyone else having this problem. worried if i go back to stock and still have the clunking noise wouldnt know what to do next. wondering if i should just try a belltech kit? advice/ comments appreciated. thanks

Nasty · May 10, 2018

12 minutes ago, ozone said:

bummed got my truck back from the shop, and they couldnt figure out what the clunking noise coming from the drivers side front is. its really annoying, thinking of gong back to stock . good thing is that the shop will not charge me to reinstall stock suspension. wondering if its the crown suspension. ive read through a bunch off pages of this thread and havent encountered anyone else having this problem. worried if i go back to stock and still have the clunking noise wouldnt know what to do next. wondering if i should just try a belltech kit? advice/ comments appreciated. thanks

I'm not sure what the clunking could be. My only clunk was the driveshaft needed to be lubed

Coxryan1 · May 10, 2018

bummed got my truck back from the shop, and they couldnt figure out what the clunking noise coming from the drivers side front is. its really annoying, thinking of gong back to stock . good thing is that the shop will not charge me to reinstall stock suspension. wondering if its the crown suspension. ive read through a bunch off pages of this thread and havent encountered anyone else having this problem. worried if i go back to stock and still have the clunking noise wouldnt know what to do next. wondering if i should just try a belltech kit? advice/ comments appreciated. thanks

Did the dealership test the strut to see if it was failed? My 2014 Tahoe strut went out at 14k. Bought it brand new ltz.... Just a thought haven't read through previous post....

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Coxryan1 · May 10, 2018

Did the dealership test the strut to see if it was failed? My 2014 Tahoe strut went out at 14k. Bought it brand new ltz.... Just a thought haven't read through previous post....

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I ended up replacing bought by 26k, both failed... All under warranty of course.lol

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ozone · May 10, 2018

Well the shop told me that they overtightened on the strut and damaged it, and ended up replacing it with a brand new one from dealership. Cause originally they thought it was the strut, but after replacing the issue persists. They went over every nut and bolt and said everything was tight, they had my truck for 2 days

Coxryan1 · May 10, 2018

Well the shop told me that they overtightened on the strut and damaged it, and ended up replacing it with a brand new one from dealership. Cause originally they thought it was the strut, but after replacing the issue persists. They went over every nut and bolt and said everything was tight, they had my truck for 2 days

Sheeeeet.... Not sure then. Checked tie rods and ball joints?

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