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Nasty Senior Enthusiast

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26 minutes ago, Cf1k1 said:

 

After doing lots of reading both here and on the leveling/lift kit thread, I decided that in order to keep my truck more street friendly, I wanted to go ahead and drop the ass end instead of leveling the front. I ordered the belltech shackle kit after learning that just removing the rear block was not enough to level. With this being said I still have a few a questions that the search function did not turn up answers to. 

 

In order to level the truck, is it best to use the shackle at the 2" position or is better to remove the rear block and do the 2" position for about a drop of 3"?

 

On some of the amazon reviews, people were reporting having issue with removing the shackle botls. Some people said that they had to loosen the bed and raise the bed or even roll the bed seem. Furthermore, there was also talks about removing the hitch so that the lower shackle bolt can be removed. Can anyone attest to the factuality of this?

 

 


https://www.belltech.com/belltech-07-17-chevrolet-silverado-sierra-1-2-ton-all-2-or-3-rear-drop-6401.html

Depends id you have a regular can or crewcab. crewcan sit lower. And you may have to loosen the bed.  It takes longer but its actually easier

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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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2 minutes ago, Nasty said:

Depends id you have a regular can or crewcab. crewcan sit lower. And you may have to loosen the bed.  It takes longer but its actually easier

I have a crew cab.

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On 7/24/2018 at 10:42 AM, K_Sevy said:

Finally joined the forum. Been following this thread for awhile and just finished up installing a Belltech 3/4 on my 4wd truck. (struts, spindles, and a flip kit)

 

 

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Fantastic looking truck! Any chance you can tell me which part numbers from  Belltech the kit/parts you used are? Especially the rear flip kit? I was under the impression that the mildest drop you could do with a rear flip kit was 5”?? I checked there web page but it honestly frustrates me!! Cheers

SirenRed16 Senior Enthusiast

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I'm about to pull the trigger on Mcgaughys 34270 but I'm torn between going 4/6 or 4/7. For those on a 6" or lower drop in the rear are you guys bottoming out any?

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I'm about to pull the trigger on Mcgaughys 34270 but I'm torn between going 4/6 or 4/7. For those on a 6" or lower drop in the rear are you guys bottoming out any?

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What cab?
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I'm about to pull the trigger on Mcgaughys 34270 but I'm torn between going 4/6 or 4/7. For those on a 6" or lower drop in the rear are you guys bottoming out any?

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I'm at 4/6 and have never bottomed out. But I don't carry much in the bed with this truck either. 46fa156c47b5c17a7e17e7c68b12b02b.jpg

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3 hours ago, SirenRed16 said:

I'm about to pull the trigger on Mcgaughys 34270 but I'm torn between going 4/6 or 4/7. For those on a 6" or lower drop in the rear are you guys bottoming out any?

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I have a regular cab. i bottomed out but i have bump stops now 

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I'm at 4/6 and have never bottomed out. But I don't carry much in the bed with this truck either. 46fa156c47b5c17a7e17e7c68b12b02b.jpg

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That's a nice truck! Do you have a full side shot of the truck? To be completely leveled I need to go 3/6 or 4/7 right? 4/6 looks to have some rake to it.

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4/6 does have a slight rake to it, it's no more than an inch difference front to back. 1ab1a278c3af28b887936eefd3adfe15.jpg

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4/6 does have a slight rake to it, it's no more than an inch difference front to back. 1ab1a278c3af28b887936eefd3adfe15.jpg

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3/6 it is then unless I get convinced and go 4/7 lol

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3/6 it is then unless I get convinced and go 4/7 lol

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Lower is better

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Lower is better

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Lower is better but our California roads are horrible and I don't want to hear the truck bottom out every time I hit a dip or hole. The kit is adjustable to i can always lower it some more

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18 minutes ago, SirenRed16 said:

Lower is better but our California roads are horrible and I don't want to hear the truck bottom out every time I hit a dip or hole. The kit is adjustable to i can always lower it some more

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There's no way the roads are worse than New England's :lol:

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