2014+ Lowering / Drop Kits

jcfountain33 · August 9, 2018

I have the bell tech rear shackle with the block removed and rides no different than stock. Springs are the same, just slightly different attachment point. Not low enough to bottom out.

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Dinner · August 9, 2018

On 7/19/2018 at 6:46 PM, Dinner said:

Alright, I'm going to need some help here guys. My gut and measurements tell me that the rear DJM 7" flip kit lowered it too much but I want to know what I should do.

Put it on a flat surface (alignment rack) and here is what I have from fender to wheel centre.

DF - 18" 1/8 PF - 18" 5/8 - 1/2" difference which should be fixed by pulling the 10mm spacer on PF to account for the "Chevy Lean"

DR - 17" 1/2 PR - 17" 3/4

Now another concern is the rear wheels sit way back in the wheel well.

DR is 1" 7/8 - Tire to bottom of wheel well
PR is 2" - Tire to bottom of wheel well

Is this normal?
Any help would be appreciated.

I went with the DJM kit cause I could adjust the pinion angle which was great cause I have ZERO vibrations but this cali lean is driving me nuts

Update...

Installed the 6526 Belltech kit and got some better results

DF 18 PF 18.5 *Haven't pulled the PF spacer yet*

DR 18.25 RR 18.5

The rear wheels sit a little more centre in the wheel well but not by much

DR is 2" from the tire to the rear fender lip
RR is 2.5" from the tire to the rear fender lip

No vibrations. Going to drive it home and back to work tomorrow and re-check all the bolts and maybe see I can shift the driver side ahead at all to make a little less noticeable.

Any suggestions? I've seen a lot K2 trucks around 5-8" drop in the rear with wheels sitting centre and some I see are way pushed back. Going to assume that the ones that are centre have had they're driveshafts shorten?

Nasty · August 9, 2018

36 minutes ago, Dinner said:

Update...

Installed the 6526 Belltech kit and got some better results

DF 18 PF 18.5 *Haven't pulled the PF spacer yet*

DR 18.25 RR 18.5

The rear wheels sit a little more centre in the wheel well but not by much

DR is 2" from the tire to the rear fender lip
RR is 2.5" from the tire to the rear fender lip

No vibrations. Going to drive it home and back to work tomorrow and re-check all the bolts and maybe see I can shift the driver side ahead at all to make a little less noticeable.

Any suggestions? I've seen a lot K2 trucks around 5-8" drop in the rear with wheels sitting centre and some I see are way pushed back. Going to assume that the ones that are centre have had they're driveshafts shorten?

Yes. Change the flip kit. My mcg kit is centered. and it wont loosen up like the djm tends to do

Dinner · August 10, 2018

4 hours ago, Nasty said:

Yes. Change the flip kit. My mcg kit is centered. and it wont loosen up like the djm tends to do

The DJM is gone, this is a Belltech which is very similar to the Mcg and fixed 98% of my issues. Going back on the hoist tomorrow to double check torque and everything else

Edited August 10, 2018 by Dinner

SirenRed16 · August 10, 2018

The DJM is gone, this is a Belltech which is very similar to the Mcg and fixed 98% of my issues. Going back on the hoist tomorrow to double check torque and everything else

Is that 4/6?

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SirenRed16 · August 10, 2018

The DJM is gone, this is a Belltech which is very similar to the Mcg and fixed 98% of my issues. Going back on the hoist tomorrow to double check torque and everything else

Is that 4/6?

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Dinner · August 10, 2018

8 hours ago, SirenRed16 said:

Is that 4/6?

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4/7 but it ended up measuring out to a 3.75 / 6.5

jegreenwood14 · August 10, 2018

22 hours ago, SirenRed16 said:

It depends, do you use your truck to go off roading any? If you do then stick with the level up front. If you do no off roading then I say drop the back, the level up front is adding more stress to components even though many say it doesn't. I don't see what components have added stress with the shackles.

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Is there a noticeable difference in the rear ride, when shackles are added? Trying to figure out if the ass rides like ass after the drop, lol.

SirenRed16 · August 10, 2018

Is there a noticeable difference in the rear ride, when shackles are added? Trying to figure out if the ass rides like ass after the drop, lol.

For me no. I had the truck stock for about 3 months maybe before I had the shackles installed. Going on 16 months with the shackles and I don't remember the truck riding any different stock.

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Plwtwo · August 14, 2018

I wanted to chime in here as well.

2014 Silverado DCSB LT Z71 4WD.

Really wanting to lower it at some point. I've looked at every possible kit for these trucks and just not sure where to go with it mainly because of the fact that it's 4WD. I know there's companies out there making stuff for the truck, but when you're like me and have never done suspension work or even lowered a pickup before, things can get a tiny bit overwhelming pretty quickly.

I planned on starting out on either an easy 2/3 drop (while upgrading shocks and struts since the ranchos have 70K+ miles on them now) to get a feel for how I'd like having the truck lowered, and possibly going to a 3/5 or 4/6, but biggest things I'm concerned about are the driveshafts and CV axles (All of which really ought to be upgraded since I would like to go faster, but that's a different topic for a different area of the forum) and pinion angles, etc. All that fun stuff.

Am I really making it out to be that hard in my head, or is there honestly more to it?

Forgive me if this has been long since discussed. Trying to dig through 106 pages of posts is going to get tiring quick. So, I do apologize if it's been discussed. I figured it'd be easier to reply here rather than start a new thread.

Go with Mcgaughys kits they use the same parts in a lot of their kits that are used by GM; example their leaf springs for the 2014+ lowering kits the leafs are from same company that makes GM’s they just have less of an arch so u could swap ur leafs for Mcgaughys and have same ride quality! I actually used to co-own a performance shop and we rep’d Beltech at the time. I swapped to Mcgaughys due to ride quality for my personal vehicles. This 2014 4wd All-Terrain makes the 13th lowered vehicle Ive owned and 5th 4wd lowered.

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jegreenwood14 · August 15, 2018

FUUUUU... so conflicted on what I want to do. Any opinions are welcomed.

I have had my truck for a while now, and put a leveling kit on the week I bought it. Have since added larger tires, and been driving the hell out of it. Thinking of dropping it back down to stock, and either removing the blocks or adding a 2" shackle drop. I know it won't be perfectly level, but it'll be close enough I think. Should I go through the trouble of removing the spacer/adding shackles/removing the block, or just leave as is? Would also probably trade back for 20s like I had when I bought it, but might roll with 18s for a while. Think I could fit my 33s at stock height with a dropped rear? I have a new set of 275/65/18 in the garage, that I pulled off these wheels when I got them.. I could toss those back on. Wouldn't mind the stock ride again, and if I drop it back down I think it'll be low enough that I can take my steps off and the wife can get in without complaining.

Current:

How I'd look if I dropped back down to stock and removed the block/added a 2" shackle drop (this truck was posted on here a while back):

jcfountain33 · August 15, 2018

FUUUUU... so conflicted on what I want to do. Any opinions are welcomed.

I have had my truck for a while now, and put a leveling kit on the week I bought it. Have since added larger tires, and been driving the hell out of it. Thinking of dropping it back down to stock, and either removing the blocks or adding a 2" shackle drop. I know it won't be perfectly level, but it'll be close enough I think. Should I go through the trouble of removing the spacer/adding shackles/removing the block, or just leave as is? Would also probably trade back for 20s like I had when I bought it, but might roll with 18s for a while. Think I could fit my 33s at stock height with a dropped rear? I have a new set of 275/65/18 in the garage, that I pulled off these wheels when I got them.. I could toss those back on. Wouldn't mind the stock ride again, and if I drop it back down I think it'll be low enough that I can take my steps off and the wife can get in without complaining.

Current:

How I'd look if I dropped back down to stock and removed the block/added a 2" shackle drop (this truck was posted on here a while back):

I did the Belltech 6401 kit, shackles and nut spacers for removing the block and I'm perfectly level, within ⅛" all the way around, on my 17 Crew Cab LT. Rides great, no issues, with stick size tires.

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Breedsrt · August 24, 2018

Any know of any good shops around north Houston that can install a Belltech 2/4 lowering kit?

Nasty · August 24, 2018

3 hours ago, Breedsrt said:

Any know of any good shops around north Houston that can install a Belltech 2/4 lowering kit?

Reklez in pearland

2k10CrewCab · August 28, 2018

On 8/15/2018 at 4:52 AM, jegreenwood14 said:

FUUUUU... so conflicted on what I want to do. Any opinions are welcomed.

I have had my truck for a while now, and put a leveling kit on the week I bought it. Have since added larger tires, and been driving the hell out of it. Thinking of dropping it back down to stock, and either removing the blocks or adding a 2" shackle drop. I know it won't be perfectly level, but it'll be close enough I think. Should I go through the trouble of removing the spacer/adding shackles/removing the block, or just leave as is? Would also probably trade back for 20s like I had when I bought it, but might roll with 18s for a while. Think I could fit my 33s at stock height with a dropped rear? I have a new set of 275/65/18 in the garage, that I pulled off these wheels when I got them.. I could toss those back on. Wouldn't mind the stock ride again, and if I drop it back down I think it'll be low enough that I can take my steps off and the wife can get in without complaining.

Current:

How I'd look if I dropped back down to stock and removed the block/added a 2" shackle drop (this truck was posted on here a while back):

Here’s mine with a 2” drop shackle to give you an idea. Bottom pic is with 24s on 395/35 tire. I’m looking into a 4/6 or 5/7 drop kit now. Just kinda undecided between MG or the Inez kit.