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spartan1984 · May 15, 2025

Reaper21 said:
How's the drive with the Belltech struts? I'm coming from a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT with a tight/firm suspension and the softness and body roll of the Tahoe is killing me. Putting it in Sport mode improves it a bit, but I need more.

The ride is firmer than what it was, body roll feels like it's been reduced. It's not MB AMG C63 firm (my previous vehicle), but I think the overall ride quality has improved. I like it

lakaw · Feb 9, 2026

Maxtrac now has high clearance control arms with up to a 3” drop. Says 50% more ground clearance than the 4” drop. No one has tried these yet? Am I going to be the guinea pig here?

CMoore711 · Feb 12, 2026

lakaw said:
Maxtrac now has high clearance control arms with up to a 3” drop. Says 50% more ground clearance than the 4” drop. No one has tried these yet? Am I going to be the guinea pig here?

Got a link to those high clearance lowering control arms?

lakaw · Feb 15, 2026

This is for the 2-3 drop kit.

https://maxtracsuspension.com/product/2021-2025-gm-suv-2wd-4wd-w-magneride-adaptive-ride-2-3-lowering-kit-50-more-ground-clearance-over-0-4-arms/

lakaw · Mar 2, 2026

I now have this kit on hand. Waiting for a few more parts, then my mechanic will go to work. I'll keep you guys posted.

lakaw · 2026-06-10T14:51:52-0400

Finally getting around to posting pics of my Maxtrac High Clearance 2-3 drop. Although it looks like the front end is higher than the rear, it’s actually the front fender is cut differently than the rear. I reached out to Maxtrac on this, and that is what they told me. They said to verify, measure height at the running boards. Sure enough it was .25” from level, with the rear being higher.

Tape is 3.25” tall, so about 3.5” ground clearance to the control arm.

89Suburban · 2026-06-10T17:12:44-0400

looks good

olyelr · 2026-06-11T00:00:44-0400

lakaw said:
Finally getting around to posting pics of my Maxtrac High Clearance 2-3 drop. Although it looks like the front end is higher than the rear, it’s actually the front fender is cut differently than the rear. I reached out to Maxtrac on this, and that is what they told me. They said to verify, measure height at the running boards. Sure enough it was .25” from level, with the rear being higher.

Tape is 3.25” tall, so about 3.5” ground clearance to the control arm.

Yep, gm’s been doing that for eons, even back to the square bodies…front fender opening is higher than the rear.

Your rig looks great !

KMeloney · 2026-06-11T10:15:24-0400

olyelr said:
Yep, gm’s been doing that for eons, even back to the square bodies…front fender opening is higher than the rear.

Agreed. I'd recommend leveling the truck by way of matching the wheel well gapping, not by leveling the running boards to the ground. The truck will always look like it's sagging in the rear by leveling the running boards.

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