03' Yukon Body Drop

[89 chevy]

Well today I finally body dropped my Yukon. It was definatly a fun time doing it! I took some pics, but there in my Yukon and its still at my shop. It took us about 2hrs because we took our time. Just the body drop lowered it 1.25" at the very least. We made little rubber inserts to go inbetween the body and the frame, but they were only like 1/16 thick. Like Clean95 said, the only hard part was the front, and it wasn't even that hard, it was just a pain in the ass. Here is 2 pics from my cell phone, and there not the best. If you guys have any questions just ask! Thanks to Clean95 for the help when I called him today!

The first pic is just the body dropped down. No bolts or tightened, and the spring Isolaters still in.

Will get more pics tomorrow!

 

[pats hoe]

Looks great, thats on my list to do next.

 

[iwaslowr]

Looking good 89 chevy! Did you buy a kit to do this or ?

 

[89 chevy]

No we had to do some cutting, and grinding on the factory mounts.

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I will get more pics up tomorrow, but I don't think u can body drop your 08'!

 

[clean454]

looks good bro
glad i could help

 

[89 chevy]

Like I told Clean95 lastnight I found out a way to lower the body about a half an inch, but you will have to drop the front and rear bumper down. Right now, I cannot stick a pencil between the bumper and the hatch. I can't even fit a cutoff wheel inbetween there either so the bumper will have to be moved. Im going to trim a shock bolt now thats almost rubbing on the tire, so I will have pics up in a hour or so.

 

[Max]

You should be able to flip the rear upper shock bolt around so they don't rub. I'm interested to see how this pans out once you correct the bumper height, that shit is all over the grill right now.

 

[89 chevy]

Thats what I did max. The rear hatch is so close to touching the bumper, its crazy. The more I measure today, it lowered it right at a 1.5" in the rear, and 1.25" in the front. I am very happy I did it, but it is a little louder in the cab going over bumps, but It's not even that bad to worry about it!

Here are some pics!

Just got it on the lift

The piece you cut. You cut the circle part that is stucking up flush with the cup.

This is how you can make it lower, we cut this one just for an example to show you guys then welded it back together!

The little rubber piece that we put in place of the big bushing. This is just so the frame doesen't squeak against the body.

This is how far we lifted the body from the frame.

Cutting and Grinding

First time off the lift!

Pics that I took today!

The gap between the grille and the Bumper.

The gap between the rear hatch, and the bumper! Can't even it a paint stick between it! haha

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The reason it lowered it more in the back than it did the front was because the front 2 bushing were a little thinner than the back ones. Why I don't know, but mine were!

 

[BOSS]

Great job, looks good as hell....can't wait to do it myself

Any reason why you didn't go with S10 bodymounts instead of eliminating your OEM? Seems you would get the 1inch drop and still retain the shock absorption from the shorter rubber bushings.

I asked clean also, I've got a complete S10 set sitting around waiting to install....

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[BOSS]

No we had to do some cutting, and grinding on the factory mounts.

Also just curious how you guys went about lifting the body up with it on the lift so high in the air....floor support jacks??

B

 

[89 chevy]

We used a tranny jack, with a piece of square tubing and thats how we lifted it up.

 

[chistoso]

That looks really good.. I wanted to do this to the Tahoe when I had it because I had about one inch of gap between the front bumper and the body I wanted to close up and the same out rear. The front gap looks perfect, if you can figure out a way to get the rear bumper to clear 1/4 inch of the hatch it'l be nice..

 

[fatnlowtahoe504]

looks awesome man!

 

[89 chevy]

Thanks everyone. Im getting a bigger sub box, and were gonna take the Isolators out. Im gonna get the rear to tuck without 500lbs in the back, and doing it the right way.........haha

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Great job, looks good as hell....can't wait to do it myself

Any reason why you didn't go with S10 bodymounts instead of eliminating your OEM? Seems you would get the 1inch drop and still retain the shock absorption from the shorter rubber bushings.

I asked clean also, I've got a complete S10 set sitting around waiting to install....

B

I wanted to get it dropped right away thats why we didn't wait.

 

[BOSS]

The front gap looks perfect, if you can figure out a way to get the rear bumper to clear 1/4 inch of the hatch it'l be nice..

Hell ya, agree 100%...I think a rollpan would be perfect for that.


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[89 chevy]

I always thought of a rollpan, but i don't know if I want to have to buy a hideaway hitch, just in case I need to use it. Who makes good roll pans and hideaway hitches? Do you have to remove the rear tire for a hideaway hitch?

 

[BOSS]

I always thought of a rollpan, but i don't know if I want to have to buy a hideaway hitch, just in case I need to use it. Who makes good roll pans and hideaway hitches? Do you have to remove the rear tire for a hideaway hitch?

Yup no tire....Sir Michaels makes a good hidden hitch. Mine is still in the garage...


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[89 chevy]

Well, I won't be using a hitch then! Who makes the best roll pan in your opinion?

 

[pats hoe]

Ill be doing a roll pan anyway so that will take care of that.For the front ill just modify the brackets.Looks great sitting outside.

 

[89 chevy]

Thanks! What are you doing about the rear?