Anyone have pics with just the REAR lowered?

[KMeloney]

Would love to see how it looks (and what you think of the ride, looks, etc.).

Thanks!

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[BOSS]

I don't know about that one.....never seen anyone with it, and honestly I don't know why the offset height would look good?


BOSS

 

[Nfamous60]

haven't seen just the rear lowered not really a fan of lowered TRUCCS if i wanted a low ride i would have brought a impala im more of the beefy look kind of guy but i think wit just the rear lowered would look like you have a bad suspension problem especially when you add people to the bacc..

 

[road1will]

haven't seen just the rear lowered not really a fan of lowered TRUCCS if i wanted a low ride i would have brought a impala im more of the beefy look kind of guy but i think wit just the rear lowered would look like you have a bad suspension problem especially when you add people to the bacc..

Do you not know how to use the letter "K"?

 

[mdtahoe]

I have thought about doing the same thing, just to make the truck level. I am not really interested in bring the truck up in the front to level it (usual way). I would not want to increase the wheel well gap. I am just afraid the rear would end up being lower than the front which would look retarded.

 

[Modded]

Yeah I do, my Pedders 3.5" rear kit has been installed and I'm still waiting to do the front 2.5" lower. And it does "Cali Lean" a bit but not to noticable....i'll get pics later.

 

[KMeloney]

I have thought about doing the same thing, just to make the truck level. I am not really interested in bring the truck up in the front to level it (usual way). I would not want to increase the wheel well gap. I am just afraid the rear would end up being lower than the front which would look retarded.

Md -- You've got it. A few of these companies have kits that consist of only rear springs (and whatever else is necessary) with the idea that you can level the truck without raising the front. (I am NOT talking about dropping the rear lower than the front, folks. C'mon. That would look absurd.) I'm also not interested in lowering my truck (as much as I like the looks of other folks' trucks that have been lowered. I just want to drop the rear an inch, really. ('Cept I hear that most of these kits drop it 2"+ in the rear.)

Thanks!

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Do you not know how to use the letter "K"?

I really like all that Nfamous has to offer here (lots of good info) -- I just can't understand the no-K thing, either... Maybe he'll chime in and let us know what that's all about.

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Yeah I do, my Pedders 3.5" rear kit has been installed and I'm still waiting to do the front 2.5" lower. And it does "Cali Lean" a bit but not to noticable....i'll get pics later.

I guess I was writing as you were writing! Ok, so that 3.5" rear drop is part of a front-and-rear lowering kit, right? I'm talking about these kits that are intended to only drop the rear, and not as much as the drop you get in a kit that lowers the front, too...

...But, yes, I'd still like to see pics as it is now (rear drop). Thanks!

(Oh, can you measure the front and rear wheel well heights for me? Thanks!)

 

[Modded]

I can try to measure but I don't really know how?
And yeah the kit was front/rear drop kit, but you can go to the USA Pedders site and order just the rear 2425 coils (2) and you'll be good for a rear only kit, but it Cali Leans a bit with 1/4 tank of gas. When I fill up I bet it'd be alot worst!

 

[KMeloney]

I can try to measure but I don't really know how?
And yeah the kit was front/rear drop kit, but you can go to the USA Pedders site and order just the rear 2425 coils (2) and you'll be good for a rear only kit, but it Cali Leans a bit with 1/4 tank of gas. When I fill up I bet it'd be alot worst!

But the lean (now) is based on the 3.5" rear drop, right? I'd think that I wouldn't get a lean with only a 2" drop, right?

I was just wondering if you could take tape/yard stick, start it on the ground running up through the center of your wheel, and see how high the center of your fender/wheel well is off the ground at the rear wheel. That will give me an idea of just how much drop you got in the rear compared to my stock height.

 

[Modded]

I do know for a fact that the rear of these Tahoes is a little bit less than three inches higher than the front. A 2" drop will give you the level look you looking for. 3.5" is too much and your rear will be lower than the front (Cali Lean).
ANd yeah its the 3.5" rear Pedders drop that is making my rear lower than the front!

 

[mdtahoe]

I have thought about cutting 1" off a rear coil. I have not looked to see if it was even possible, not really sure if I want to hack my truck up like that.

 

[iwaslowr]

I have thought about cutting 1" off a rear coil. I have not looked to see if it was even possible, not really sure if I want to hack my truck up like that.

Removing the spring isolators may be a better option... not sure how that would affect the ride though. JK did this mod and I'm considering doing so too...

 

[Nfamous60]

lol sorry man its a force of habit. bac in my old days i use to be gang related (Crips) and we never put K's after the C's long story...... but can't say i've grown much only 25 i just decided that i have to much to lose to put my family, kids and myself in harms way for reasons left unknown i try to break one habit at a time but thanks for noticing i'll correct it....lol (truck, duck, puck) seems funny lookin at it sorry!!!!!!

 

[BOSS]

Removing the spring isolators may be a better option... not sure how that would affect the ride though. JK did this mod and I'm considering doing so too...

I did the same mod, removed the spring isolators...got me maybe a 1/2in. at best but I used this mod to correct the ride height. On older hoes, the driver side is lower than the passengar side. Reason is debatable but I added more rubber to the spring on the driver side to lift it slightly.

BOSS

 

[KMeloney]

Incidentally, what exactly does "autoride" (which I have) do to level the truck when it's moving at speed? Does it drop the rear down a SET amount, or does it drop it down to whatever makes it level? (Or, just more level? Or, does it drop the entire truck down?) I ask because I'm wondering how it function with a drop kit. If the truck is leveled through a drop kit, will the autoride still try to drop the truck? Or, will it sense that it doesn't need to?

NFamous -- Had no idea that the answer to the "K" thing was that involved. Dang. Well, good for you!

 

[Modded]

For what it matters when I installed the Pedders rear springs I pulled the isolators.....

 

[oakster]

Incidentally, what exactly does "autoride" (which I have) do to level the truck when it's moving at speed? Does it drop the rear down a SET amount, or does it drop it down to whatever makes it level? (Or, just more level? Or, does it drop the entire truck down?) I ask because I'm wondering how it function with a drop kit. If the truck is leveled through a drop kit, will the autoride still try to drop the truck? Or, will it sense that it doesn't need to?

NFamous -- Had no idea that the answer to the "K" thing was that involved. Dang. Well, good for you!

Autoride uses sensors at all four wheels to determine when the car is riding low in the rear and adds air to the rear shocks to pump it back up to level. Only the rear shocks are set up to rise from the compressor out back so it can only raise the rear, not lower the front.

If you drop your truck, you need to adjust the rods on the sensors. Some kits come w/new rods, others tell you how to adjust/bend them.

 

[Modded]

Here yall go, pics with just rear lowered on about 3.5" coils....

 

[KMeloney]

Here yall go, pics with just rear lowered on about 3.5" coils....

Thanks. So, you didn't lower the front at all? And did you, in fact, get 3.5" of drop in the rear, or did you get less (or more)? How is the ride?

Anymore full side shots? Thanks!

 

[Modded]

Hey, the front is not lowered yet but will be as of probably tomorrow. The rear Pedders drop is meant to lower the rear about 3.25", but w/o spring isolators I think I'm pulling about a 3.5" rear drop.
The ride is good, feels just about stock smoothness wise!

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I'll get more pics when O lower the front.....