2dr 4x4 lowerd anyone????

i have a 95 2dr 4x4 and i want it a few inches lower nothing to dramatic... anyone ever done it and how?!

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if i did a axle flip kit in the rear, would it sit to low and id have to change the control arms in the front? if i get the 2-3 tortion keys

In the front you can use drop torsion keys to get 1"-3" adjustable. For the rear you can use a flip kit (will probably drop it 5"-6"), 3.5" drop leafs (mine dropped me 4.5"), or modify a 4dr tahoe shackle/hanger kit.

I didn't like the load capacity of the belltech drop leafs so I modified a DJM 4dr tahoe shackle hanger kit. It got me 4" drop and I can use my stock leafs. IMO it rides much better now than with the drop leafs.

I used the upper holes of the drop shackle and the barely cleared the fill hose. They have been on for a couple of months now and have had no issues.

First, I unscrewed the stock bolt holding on the driver's side hook in the back cargo area and replaced it with a M10 x 65mm 1.5 pitch bolt. I then used one of these clamps
http://www.fittingsandadapters.com/galsteelvind1.html
and put it around the vent tube next to the filler hose. I tightened it up with a M10 locknut until it lifted the hose up enough to barely clear the shackle.

I can't remember exactly but i believe two new holes were drilled into the frame and one new hole in the hanger (for each side). Then you had to massage the cabin floor a little to clear the hanger. The hardest part about this swap was getting the rivets out, what a pain.

Pics:
Shackles





Drop Hangers

thanks whippled this is some good info, i still tow with mine and i want a good strong leaf, so u just changed your keys for the front, and that's it? which keys did u use?

Belltech keys. They came in their kit for the 2dr tahoes but you can buy them seperately. I'm also using Belltech's Street Performace shocks which I like the best out of all that I've tried.

Belltech keys part# 3920

I have the torsion bar unloading tool so it made the job easier. The only problem I had was one of the torsion bars would budge (slide out of the key). Besides that, it was very easy and straight forward. Also I started out by using belltech's short bump stops for the front but decided to put the stock ones back in (trimmed a little bit though). I read that the bump stops on our trucks are part of the suspension, they somehow help with the spring rate of the torsion bars. They have to be kissing the stock bumpstops a little. It rides much better now.

Just look at how the stock stops are on you stock height truck. They are probably touching your lower control arms.

thanks did u get the keys online?

You can get the keys on summit racing or any other belltech dealer.

Whippled2dr said:

You can get the keys on summit racing or any other belltech dealer.

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les schwab had them instock... got them i dont think they were the exact same as the ones u told me but they got the job done! and they came out pretty easy

is there a good was to drop the back with out having to swap out the leaf springs? can i just change the shackles or something? im trying not to go super exspensive, cuz im a addict i wont stop when it comes to my vehicles lol

clean95 said:

is there a good was to drop the back with out having to swap out the leaf springs? can i just change the shackles or something? im trying not to go super exspensive, cuz im a addict i wont stop when it comes to my vehicles lol

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If you want you can just do shackles and see if its enough drop. They are cheap and easy to do.

These are the ones on mine and will fit for sure doing the modification i mentioned above with the fuel filler hose.
http://www.stylintrucks.com/part.as...sults_trigger=&partfamilyid=5310&partid=12822

Whippled2dr said:

If you want you can just do shackles and see if its enough drop. They are cheap and easy to do.

These are the ones on mine and will fit for sure doing the modification i mentioned above with the fuel filler hose.
http://www.stylintrucks.com/part.as...sults_trigger=&partfamilyid=5310&partid=12822

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so these till just bolt up? or im gunna have to do the same modification you did? and they will give me about 2 inches... the front dropped quite a bit...

clean95 said:

so these till just bolt up? or im gunna have to do the same modification you did? and they will give me about 2 inches... the front dropped quite a bit...

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They bolt right up using the stock bolts but you'll need to pull up the fuel filler hose or else the shackle will hit it.

Here is a pic of my truck with the keys and drop leafs.


Here is a pic with titan wheels. Again with the rear leafs. When I changed over to the shackle/hanger drop, the rear was 3/4" higher than with the leafs.

so that was just adding the shackles? to top one, thats what i want mine to looklike, i ordered the shackles hopefully i get them by the weekend, i will get pics up asap, when i get them thanks for all ur help whipple!

clean95 said:

so that was just adding the shackles? to top one, thats what i want mine to looklike, i ordered the shackles hopefully i get them by the weekend, i will get pics up asap, when i get them thanks for all ur help whipple!

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No. The above pics are with the drop leafs (which gave me a 4.5" drop). The shackles alone should only give you a 2" drop. If your front is too low you can crank up the keys and lift the front a little.

Also for reference the tires above are 28.25" in diameter.

This is what the drop leafs look like. You won't be able to tow with these unless you use some type of helper bags or something. Not my truck.

im prolly not going to do the extra 4.5 lower like u showed earlier, ill prolly just install the 2in shackle for now, i should be able to tow with just installing the shackle rite?

You shouldn't have a problem.

alright sounds good thanks for all ur help!!!

No problem man.

haha i kno im prolly a pain in the ass!!! but what if i got the flip kit?!?! and didnt mess with the shackles or hangers?!

http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts.a...|cat_-30|373=Lowering+Parts&partfamilyid=3326

clean95 said:

haha i kno im prolly a pain in the ass!!! but what if i got the flip kit?!?! and didnt mess with the shackles or hangers?!

http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts.a...|cat_-30|373=Lowering+Parts&partfamilyid=3326

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Here is the flip kit for a 2wd 2dr tahoe (not 100% sure if the hangers are the same between the 2wds and 4wds).
http://www.stylintrucks.com/part.as...sults_trigger=&partfamilyid=3339&partid=12841
Instructions
http://www.stylintrucks.com/images/UploadedImages/instructions/FK10292D.pdf

I believe this kit uses some sort of lifting hanger to bring it up to 4" or the flip kit would drop it lower. Im not an expert on these thing so maybe someone else will chime in.

Here's belltech's flip kit. This one drops a 2wd 2dr 5.5".
http://www.stylintrucks.com/part.as...sults_trigger=&partfamilyid=3338&partid=19432

This one looks like it uses some type of lifting hanger too.
http://www.stylintrucks.com/images/UploadedImages/instructions/6640BLT.pdf

wow that looks like a bit of work, i think im gunna try the shackels and if that itsnt low enought i will prolly do what u did i like it better but im going to have to add some helper bags, thanks again for your help and i will let u kno what i do and add pic... thanks again for your help