2014+ Lowering / Drop Kits

Nasty · January 2, 2019

1 minute ago, krunch said:

Nasty,

Im also interested in why you would choose the coils over the struts in this situation. This is the exact decision I am about to make. Would the coils / spindles make a better ride or are their other gains to solving this vs using struts / spindles.

thanx,

krunch

Double adjustable coilovers have more and easier adjustability. I have had drop spindles and struts on my truck since a month after i bought (purchased september 1st 2016) and its good, but i want more adjustability and easier adjustability

DirtyMarcus · January 2, 2019

17 hours ago, TWill said:

New to this site here is my 2018 Sierra Denali with a 2/5 drop.

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Looks great. My truck is only lowered 2/3 on 22's. Those extra 2 inches in the rear and 4 inches on the wheels really change the look of the truck drastically. Ive been thinking about going to a 2/4 or 3/4 drop but cant decide. My small drop still keeps my truck funtional for light off roading and hauling trailers.

TWill · January 2, 2019

36 minutes ago, DirtyMarcus said:

Looks great. My truck is only lowered 2/3 on 22's. Those extra 2 inches in the rear and 4 inches on the wheels really change the look of the truck drastically. Ive been thinking about going to a 2/4 or 3/4 drop but cant decide. My small drop still keeps my truck funtional for light off roading and hauling trailers.

Thanks man I didn’t want to go any lower for several reasons one I want to keep some type of ride quality which I know you can do when even lower. It was just my decision not to and then also with the larger Rims and larger tire you run into extreme rubbing issues. My tires do Rub the liners on hard left and hard rights but other than that it’s fine. The truck rides really good. I love the low look but I have no plans on tubbing the rear or the front of my truck.

TWill · January 2, 2019

By the way your truck looks really nice as well

Dinner · January 4, 2019

Trying to decide on the tire size for 22's, in between 275/40R22 and 285/40R22. Currently lowered on Belltech 2" struts and spindles up front and my stock 20's rub when turning on the inner fender liner. I'm ok with some rub but not this much. I'm leaning towards the 285/40 but not sure I'm going to gain much. These trucks look horrible with too small of tire so I don't want to go with anything 29-30" tall.

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Nasty · January 4, 2019

30 minutes ago, Dinner said:

Trying to decide on the tire size for 22's, in between 275/40R22 and 285/40R22. Currently lowered on Belltech 2" struts and spindles up front and my stock 20's rub when turning on the inner fender liner. I'm ok with some rub but not this much. I'm leaning towards the 285/40 but not sure I'm going to gain much. These trucks look horrible with too small of tire so I don't want to go with anything 29-30" tall.

Crewcab or regular cab? And youll rub with a 30.5 tall. Just not as bad

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Dinner · January 4, 2019

5 minutes ago, Nasty said:

Crewcab or regular cab? And youll rub with a 30.5 tall. Just not as bad

RCSB

Nasty · January 4, 2019

Just now, Dinner said:

RCSB

Id go 265 40. Youll still have a alight rub depending on if youre 3/6 or 4/7

DESERT DOG · January 4, 2019

1 hour ago, Dinner said:

Trying to decide on the tire size for 22's, in between 275/40R22 and 285/40R22. Currently lowered on Belltech 2" struts and spindles up front and my stock 20's rub when turning on the inner fender liner. I'm ok with some rub but not this much. I'm leaning towards the 285/40 but not sure I'm going to gain much. These trucks look horrible with too small of tire so I don't want to go with anything 29-30" tall.

I am at about a 3.5/6 and did 275/45-22 on mine. Heard it rub when backing at full lock once but never heard it again.

Dinner · January 4, 2019

34 minutes ago, Nasty said:

Id go 265 40. Youll still have a alight rub depending on if youre 3/6 or 4/7

Yeah I thought of that size too as it's not much shorter than the 275/40 @ 30.7" and 265/40 @ 30.4"

5 minutes ago, DESERT DOG said:

I am at about a 3.5/6 and did 275/45-22 on mine. Heard it rub when backing at full lock once but never heard it again.

Sounds good, mine is slightly lower at 4/6.5 and the stock 275/55R20 rub quite a bit when turning. It's annoying trying to park it

Your truck looks awesome by the way, what spacer combo do you have for your struts?

Nasty · January 4, 2019

4 minutes ago, Dinner said:

Yeah I thought of that size too as it's not much shorter than the 275/40 @ 30.7" and 265/40 @ 30.4"

Sounds good, mine is slightly lower at 4/6.5 and the stock 275/55R20 rub quite a bit when turning. It's annoying trying to park it

Your truck looks awesome by the way, what spacer combo do you have for your struts?

But its got less width which helps rubbing when turning

DESERT DOG · January 4, 2019

40 minutes ago, Dinner said:

Yeah I thought of that size too as it's not much shorter than the 275/40 @ 30.7" and 265/40 @ 30.4"

Sounds good, mine is slightly lower at 4/6.5 and the stock 275/55R20 rub quite a bit when turning. It's annoying trying to park it

Your truck looks awesome by the way, what spacer combo do you have for your struts?

A good friend of mine installed it for me, so I'm not sure how many spacers he put in. He used this kit:

https://www.belltech.com/products/belltech/lowering/complete-lowering-kits/belltech-2016-5-2018-silverado-sierra-std-cab-2wd-3-4f-5-6r-with-street-performance-shock-1012sp.html

Dinner · January 4, 2019

On 10/31/2018 at 11:22 AM, bkb5 said:

Hi guys, new member here but I've been lurking around for a while. Some great looking trucks on this thread and some really good info. I just picked up a new 18 GMC and took it straight to the garage to get it lowered. I've used Mcgaughys parts on my previous trucks, and while I liked them when I finally got them dialed in, I was really disappointed in the lack of instructions and support. Honestly, on my 14 Silverado, my mechanic buddy and I just had to figure it out and make it work. Turned out looking great in the end but it did have a vibration that we never could get fixed. For the new truck I called BellTech and decided on the 1012SP kit and to go with a 4/6 drop. My last truck was 5/7 which looked great, but it was really too low for a daily driver on the roads around here. The BellTech kit was pretty straightforward to install and the included directions were excellent. I had a couple questions during the install but called BellTech and talked to John on their tech support line and he helped me through them very quickly. He was great to talk to and very knowledgeable. I think it turned out killer and it rides way better than it did stock. Sorry for the crappy pics, I'll post some better ones this weekend. I've still got a few things to do to finish it, but I'm super happy so far.

Looks great, since you got the 1012SP kit that has the 2" coils, struts and spindles what combination of spacers did you use to get to the total 4 inches? How much if any rub are you getting with the 285/40R22 as well?

SirenRed16 · January 4, 2019

Looks great, since you got the 1012SP kit that has the 2" coils, struts and spindles what combination of spacers did you use to get to the total 4 inches? How much if any rub are you getting with the 285/40R22 as well?

Per Mcgaughys instructions 2 rings will give you 2" of drop

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