Cost Of A 2/4 Drop?

Dustin07 · March 21, 2007

I just put 18's on my 99+ silvy and it doesn't look like there is more than three inches left between the front tire and fender, so I was thinking a light 2/4 drop job would look nice. My question is, how much have people been spending for these things? I've been getting quotes of less than $1,000 to over $2,000.... I have 170,000 on it already so I know I can justify at least new shocks already ;)

Dustin07 · March 21, 2007

oh yeah, and I was thinking:

front: spindles and new shocks (unless you think 2" coils would be OK)

back: hangars, shackles, new shocks.

suggestions?

cptf830 · March 22, 2007

just find a kit online you like. its another like 100 to install it. i did the spindles with shakles and hangers for about 500 installed no shocks though

Dustin07 · March 22, 2007

sweet.

I was doing a 'bounce test' on the bumper yesterday and man oh man is it time. The get lots of bounce after I let off of the bumper. both up and down, and forward backward. Finally justification for new suspension. I'm wondering if I should go a bit lower.

Maybe I'll just spend a bit more and go 2" spindles, 1" coils, and then a 4" back end.

blkshadow · March 24, 2007

sweet.

I was doing a 'bounce test' on the bumper yesterday and man oh man is it time. The get lots of bounce after I let off of the bumper. both up and down, and forward backward. Finally justification for new suspension. I'm wondering if I should go a bit lower.

Maybe I'll just spend a bit more and go 2" spindles, 1" coils, and then a 4" back end.

dude, i'm no mechanic but if you can turn a wrench you can do most of this by yourself. i put 2" drop spindles on the front and a set of hangers and shackles out back, but my truck set lower in the rear by about an inch so i took the hangers back off. just make sure that whatever you do take it and have a front end alignment done asap. spindles are way easier to install than coil springs are but if you pay someone to do it go all out. lol, jd

Dustin07 · March 26, 2007

JD, that drop looks really good. What size rims are those? I blew out one of my tires last month and found some brand new 07 Denali Rims and tires (tires still had the nubs on them) for $500. It's a far cry from 20's, but better than my 16's... can't wait to get it lowered now.

on the drop... I was really surprised to hear the guys at the shop say this, but they told me he'd perfer that I just go with coils in the front and the shackle/hanger combo in the back for a 3/4 drop (I decided 3 instead of 2 in front). He said unless I want to go REALLY low, that's a good height to keep my OEM spindles because of the turning radius issues you get with after market ones. Did you notice any difference?

Including all materials, I should be in and out of the shop with new drop shocks, drop kit, and labor at around $700. I thought it sounded pretty good. I'm going to do it next month.