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51 minutes ago, GMC_SD_Ult_16 said:

I went to my dealer the other day to talk about dropping the back end 2" using drop shackles...Dealer guy said they had several that had done this and started getting bad vibration due to the driveline distance beening affected. Anyone else noted this issue or had to adjust this in someway to prevent issues..I know the Magride can cause bad ride as well unless adjusted. Any feed back appreciated.

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I had my dealer install the 2" drop shackles and have had no problems whatsoever.  Rides the same as before the install.

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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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I installed 2 inch shackles on mine and it rides the same, no vibrations. I have been thinking about taking the blocks out also.

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If the driveshaft angle was that sensitive 90 percent of the people who used their trucks for what the were designed for would be screwed. Most of my trucks carried enough equipment to drop the bed 2-3 inches, especially my 1/2 tons. My 14 GMC I took the block out no problems.


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Any of you guys that used drop shackles for 2 inches in the back..I would love to see some straight on side pics. Also Magride how did you adjust for it...Move sensor or go to dealer for pcm reset?

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15 minutes ago, GMC_SD_Ult_16 said:

Any of you guys that used drop shackles for 2 inches in the back..I would love to see some straight on side pics. Also Magride how did you adjust for it...Move sensor or go to dealer for pcm reset?

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Can't answer the Magride question but I can share the picture below of what it looks like after the drop shackles.  Not straight on but it gives you an idea.

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This is from a different angle but it gives an idea of how high the back used to sit.

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Nasty Senior Enthusiast

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12 hours ago, GMC_SD_Ult_16 said:

Hey KD,
Thanks for the feedback... I happened to be over there trying to get the details of how to adjust for doing the drop on Magride...What you are saying makes sense...He did not explain it fully so trying to understand what he was saying. Between adjusting for Magride and driveline shimming the last thing I want to do is have the truck start driving differently or vibrating.
Thanks.

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Just a shackle should make the angle better I think.  I don't have magride but lowering my truck made the drivelune angle better

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Here's my truck when it just had  the blocks in the back removed. Front is stock height.  

 

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SASK_RT Enthusiast

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This is mine with the lowering shackles installed and blocks removed.

 

 

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thanks for the update! sounds like a pain in the ass
 
i guess i will see if i can find any other spindles that will work with a 4x4 and aluminum front end, or just leave at my current 2" drop i guess
OK, she's back on the road, spindles and 1" drop springs I front and a flip kit set at 5" in the rear. Drives like a dream, nice and smooth.

I may have lost a small about of turning radius but if I'm on a 2 lane road with a turn lane, I can still flip a u-turn without touching dirt on either side, so the amount lost was negligible to me.

All in all I couldn't be happier. With how it all turned out. c3f52c3ed6237998c3340d8730b2578b.jpg

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2 hours ago, lovelessjl said:

OK, she's back on the road, spindles and 1" drop springs I front and a flip kit set at 5" in the rear. Drives like a dream, nice and smooth.

I may have lost a small about of turning radius but if I'm on a 2 lane road with a turn lane, I can still flip a u-turn without touching dirt on either side, so the amount lost was negligible to me.

All in all I couldn't be happier. With how it all turned out. c3f52c3ed6237998c3340d8730b2578b.jpg

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Looks great! love the blue/black combo, what size tires are you running? Im guessing they are smaller then stock diameter?

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Thanks! They're actually the same diameter as stock, 305/40/22 they're definitely wider, but I checked my speedometer with a GPS and it's dead on.

They do rub just a bit at full lock, and when I hit a big dip too fast they'll rub up top, but for the most part they fit great.

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1 hour ago, Derek66lsx said:

Looks great! love the blue/black combo, what size tires are you running? Im guessing they are smaller then stock diameter?

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UofAZCats Enthusiast

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7 hours ago, lovelessjl said:

OK, she's back on the road, spindles and 1" drop springs I front and a flip kit set at 5" in the rear. Drives like a dream, nice and smooth.

I may have lost a small about of turning radius but if I'm on a 2 lane road with a turn lane, I can still flip a u-turn without touching dirt on either side, so the amount lost was negligible to me.

All in all I couldn't be happier. With how it all turned out. c3f52c3ed6237998c3340d8730b2578b.jpg

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Looks great.  Sharp looking colors and the stance is fantastic.  Congratulations.

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