Questions about slightly lowering a Yukon XL

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NIevo

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We have a 2017 Yukon XL SLT with the Max Trailering that I am thinking of lowering a bit. Nothing crazy but thinking about a 2/3. I want to maintain full towing capabilities though is we will be using it quite a bit to tow.

Would something like the basic Belltech 1019 kit work? I'm thinking that only going down a couple inches the factory shocks should be ok for now?

Anything else I should consider or another route I should take to get down that amount with my suspension setup?
 

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We have a 2017 Yukon XL SLT with the Max Trailering that I am thinking of lowering a bit. Nothing crazy but thinking about a 2/3. I want to maintain full towing capabilities though is we will be using it quite a bit to tow.

Would something like the basic Belltech 1019 kit work? I'm thinking that only going down a couple inches the factory shocks should be ok for now?

Anything else I should consider or another route I should take to get down that amount with my suspension setup?

The extenders are supposed to return 2" of travel to the shock, so it'd only be losing 1" if you did the 3" drop (installed 1" spacer with the 4" spring). That 1" won't make any difference. If you have ALC, you'll need to make shorter links so it doesn't try to lift back up to stock height.

Some say the drop springs are a lot softer than the stock ones. If this is the case, Air Lift or Firestone has helper bag kits you can utilize when towing if you don't have ALC or if it's insufficient.
 

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