I need you guys input on this. I installed my mcgaughys 2/4 drop today on my 2008 rcsb. I used spindles up front and leafs and shackles out back leaving the stock block. My thoughts were that since the truck sat about 3 inches higher in the rear stock lowering it 4 and the front 2 should still have a slight rake with the rear being 1 inch higher. Correct? Well when it was sat down off the lift the rear was actually about 1/4 of an inch lower than level. thats more than 5 inches right? It initially sat firmly on the bump stops and with about an 1 1/4 of the bumps removed it barely clears. Is this normal? How much bump stop should I leave? Remember this is with the block left in and stock shocks. Maybe I can move to the second lower hole in the shackles for a 1 inch raise but that would only amount to about a 1/2 inch at the axle. Thoughts?

 

if the leafs are 4" of drop why did you use the shackles or are they 4" leafs

 

supposedly the leafs were supposed to give me 2" and the shackles the other 2". This was all included together in kit #34020. The leafs are practically flat.

 

you have to cut the bumpstop metal drop bracket off the truck, then drill/tap the frame and screw the bumpstop to the frame

 

Yeah, when you "cut off the bump stop" it doesn't mean cut off just the foam part, it means the whole metal bracket so the frame sits even, like JB said.

 

 

Thanks JB for the pics and thanks to the rest of you guys for the help. The truck is now sitting low and sexy. Now if only it weren't so slow...

 

post some pics

 

Move the rear shackle to 1 inch instead of 2 maybe......?

 

That's what I ended up doing. Now its about 1/4 inch higher in the back than in the front, but looks completely level. I like it.