Can't handle the low ride quality anymore....

[jtalambo]

That's so nice, I can't believe that is a 2/3 drop. Good job, I would be proud if I had that truck.

 

[R.Beezy]

That's so nice, I can't believe that is a 2/3 drop. Good job, I would be proud if I had that truck.

thx bro!! its now actually a 3/4 drop. the belltech 2/3 drop kit comes with a rear 1" spacer that you can choose to use or not. if you use it, its a 3" drop. i didnt use it so it ended up becoming a 4" drop.

the front was initially dropped 2" but since i installed the adjustable Belltech drop struts, i dropped it another inch so now its a 3" drop.

my measuremens up front from ground to fenderlip center is 33", while the measurements in the rear center is 33 3/4"-34"

 

[NORCAL SS]

looks good man!!!

 

[R.Beezy]

looks good man!!!

its cuz u helped a brotha out lol... thanks!!

 

[quick66ss]

UPDATE. Well I sent one more hail mary email to Pedders asking for help and they knocked my socks off with the reply.

"We have not had any problems with these, so I am not sure if you got a bad set or what the issue was. The life on the struts should be much longer than one year, and like I said I am not sure exactly what the problem is and I can not 100% guarantee that there won’t be a problem again, but I can tell you that myself and Pedders will make sure we take care of you in the future as a Pedders Customer. "

So I may be keeping my kit after all. I am very happy they are hooking me up as I was expecting to be out in the cold after all the email that went unanswered.

 

[R.Beezy]

good luck. but how are they going to hook you up?

 

[quick66ss]

They are sending me new front struts at no cost.

 

[NORCAL SS]

trust me get the belltech rear springs you will be much happier when you run into some money

 

[R.Beezy]

They are sending me new front struts at no cost.

nice. hopefully your ride gets better after the new struts

 

[GreatWhite]

Ditto on that! I've been running the full Pedders kit for about 8 months now and for me it's just about ideal. The damping is a little more abrupt than stock but no way would I call it harsh. (If you want harsh, try Bilstein sport setting shocks!) Of course ride quality can be pretty subjective.....

 

[quick66ss]

GreatWhite



I hope your kit last longer than mine. I did put a ton of miles on it as well as expose it to one Ohio winter but my front strut shocks have zero resistance so my wheel bounces over bumps and the front end bobs up and down. I am happy that they stepped up to the plate and are sending me replacements but after driving it through the winter I feel the kit is to low for a daily driver in Ohio. Once I get the stock stuff on I will post the kit for sale.

Mike

 

[jhoodlum77]

mine rides like crap too

I installed a 2/3 drop and beltech street performance shocks front and rear, trimmed the bump stops and it still rides like shit. anyone have any hits as to why its not even close to factory ride as everyone says it should be?

 

[NORCAL SS]

jhoodium where did you get your kit from? do you have a part number for the rear kit? are you using shock extenders? your truck is pretty low in rear id cut the bumpstop brackets off (aka free travel mod) then go from there.

 

[trevorluken]

how much does a beltech 2/3 drop cost????

 

[NORCAL SS]

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