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Lowering 2018 GMC Sierra 1500 4 WD

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Snowcamo Senior Enthusiast

Snowcamo

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haha. That is funny.
But not to my taste. 
Texas born and raised
Man i was really hoping you didnt have that squat goin on. Nice truck tho diggin the deep red.

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xSHIFTxNASTYx Enthusiast

xSHIFTxNASTYx

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12 hours ago, fallfromgrace67 said:

The Rough Country level/lower kits have been making the rounds up here among my friends.

 

https://www.roughcountry.com/

Man I need to start looking into their leveling kits, would be nice to level out and maybe just add an inch (even though I know gaining height through a leveling kit is not the right thing to do...)

9 hours ago, rah7777777 said:

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I'm digging that deep red.  It looks really nice... nice looking truck!

Frankielozano214 Senior Enthusiast

Frankielozano214

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9 hours ago, rah7777777 said:

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haha. That is funny.
But not to my taste. 
Texas born and raised

Nice color just missing that Texas Editions ? just messing with you, actually like that color seen a lifted 7/9in lift with 22s on 37s looks really good!

Ozer Enthusiast

Ozer

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im 4wd on level with 33" and most off road i went was on a gravel road haha

I love how the slightly lowered ones look. If i ever get a Tahoe after this truck, i will lower that for sure. 

rah7777777 Enthusiast

rah7777777

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15 hours ago, Frankielozano214 said:

Nice color just missing that Texas Editions ? just messing with you, actually like that color seen a lifted 7/9in lift with 22s on 37s looks really good!


thanks everyone!!
it actually is a Texas edition.

I just de-badged everything I could. 
guys at work have me a hard time for taking all the Z71 and Texas badges off. 

Frankielozano214 Senior Enthusiast

Frankielozano214

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9 minutes ago, rah7777777 said:


thanks everyone!!
it actually is a Texas edition.

I just de-badged everything I could. 
guys at work have me a hard time for taking all the Z71 and Texas badges off. 

That’s exactly how I wanna do my truck but silver, I wanna swap the frontend as mine is a 2014 But I’m thinking selling the LT headlights and thinking bout gettin the LTZ headlights 

NYHighCountry New Member

NYHighCountry

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Some peop;e me included have disability's and can't get into a 4x4 easily . I still want the 4 wheel drive fo NY winters.I have not lowered it but will consider it.

rah7777777 Enthusiast

rah7777777

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I’m not going to lie, before I had this truck I thought anyone who lowers a 4x4 truck was crazy. 
 

but after buying my first 4x4 and seeing firsthand how awesome the AWD feature is in bad weather or even just light rain, I don’t care if your truck is 1mm or 8’ off the ground, I highly recommend the 4x4 just for the AWD feature. 
 

I do 99.8% concrete driving, but as long as my wallet allows, I’ll buy 4x4 with AWD feature every time from here on out. 
 

it’s more to break and more to maintain, but I’m my own mechanic ?

doubeleive Enthusiast

doubeleive

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I bought mine with it already dropped IHC, inez 4/6 it's ok I guess, slight steering radius loss, I'm working on tightening it up put on a Hellwig front sway bar but having a little issue with the end links lining up right (they are at an angle), Hellwig sent me some adjustable D bushing brackets and I bought some heavy duty Mevotech end link bushings I am hoping that just getting the sway bar moved back an inch or so will line the end links up if not I may have to have some brackets made or drill a new hole in the lower control arms, making the sleeve shorter on the endlink just makes a worse angle.

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1SLOW1500 Senior Enthusiast

1SLOW1500

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Had to tell just from pics but you can do rod end links, drill hole in arm or even build a reinforced bracket that bolts to the a arm and moves it anywhere you like.

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doubeleive Enthusiast

doubeleive

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42 minutes ago, 1SLOW1500 said:

Had to tell just from pics but you can do rod end links, drill hole in arm or even build a reinforced bracket that bolts to the a arm and moves it anywhere you like.

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not quite sure I follow what you mean I see rod ends but those are at the opposite angle of what I need, do you mean something like this? I see these for lift kits but it would have to be machined down much shorter

 

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1SLOW1500 Senior Enthusiast

1SLOW1500

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It is used on race cars it is a all metal swivel end. That way with a 90* bracket bolted to the a-arm that point can swivel. Or billet off set sway bar mounts are available but honestly you.can make them up cheap. Nothing but bar stock, drill press, and a tap.
There are companies that sell the brackets to swap from horizontal to vertical then rod ends just bolt though. Only issue is it rides harder then poly or rubber bushings.

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