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Old 01-07-2007 | 10:28 AM
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is there such a thing, i dont wanna go any bigger than that, i have the 2" shackles and just wanna get about another 1" all the wya around outta my truck. is there anything i can do, and no comments about putting stuff in the bed for lowering the back
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well i found out belltech makes 1" coil springs least

just need to do the back, any ideas?
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put on 2" hangers then move your shackles to the 1" hole. unless you could find 1" drop springs or 3" drop springs and just put in the stock shackles.
Old 01-07-2007 | 11:56 AM
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Belltech and Eibach make a 1" drop spring. There are also 3" drop shackles out there too but I'm not 100% sure who makes them. Might be DJM but can't remember for sure. BTW truck looks good w/ the denali's but if you went w/ some stock sized tires w/ them (265/70/17's) you wouldn't have to worry about the drop, and you could just run your 2" shackle and be done w/ it. Seems that would be an easier fix rather than having to compensate for smaller diameter tires w/ a slight drop. Just my .02 tho.......
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yea thats what im gonna do next time. these tires are supposed to last me awhile though, there michelins, i didnt realize they were gonna be this small, it really doesnt bother me enough to drop my truck 2/4... im probably just gonna do what kevinf56 said

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Old 01-07-2007 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by SlvrSierra4.8
Belltech and Eibach make a 1" drop spring. There are also 3" drop shackles out there too but I'm not 100% sure who makes them. Might be DJM but can't remember for sure. BTW truck looks good w/ the denali's but if you went w/ some stock sized tires w/ them (265/70/17's) you wouldn't have to worry about the drop, and you could just run your 2" shackle and be done w/ it. Seems that would be an easier fix rather than having to compensate for smaller diameter tires w/ a slight drop. Just my .02 tho.......
I agree. Just get a set of taller tires and be done with it!!! They will help fill in the fender gap.
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i think ground force makes a 1" drop spring as well for the front. id do the hangers and 1" shackles in back

you could just air down the tires in the back
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Originally Posted by nightrunner
you could just air down the tires in the back



1/2 yard of gravel huh
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Beast,

I've done a good bit of research on this exact topic, cause I want to do the same thing on my truck. To my knowledge, the companies that make 1" front coils are belltech, McGaughy's, I believe ground force(though they are too pricey), and a few on ebay( i think they are chassis tech-or some other name) Eibach has some that are listed to be 1.5" drop, which is actually what I have considered.

Unfortunately, I think the rear is going to have to be hangers and move the shackles up to the 1" hole. I hear people speaking of the 3" shackle, but the only one I have seen is a belltech part number and its supposedly for an HD model. Don't know what the difference would be there. AIM Industries makes an adjustable shackle up to 3", but it just looks like a bolt on the end that you can untighten to let out slack. I'm sure it would last a real long time, plus all the negative reviews of all of AIM's products= no thanks.

I do know a guy that I used to work with that made 3" rear shackles out of stock units and they worked pretty well, but didn't seem like a true 3", maybe about 2.5" actual drop.
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WARNING: DO NOT BUY ANY PRODUCTS FROM AIM INDUSTRIES OR CHASSIS-TECH!

all of the products made by them that i have seen are CRAP very poor fit and finish and overall a poor quality product


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