BERMRYDER31 Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 CAN ANYONE THAT HAS LOWERED THERE TRUCK WITH THE 6400 BELLTECH SHACKLES AND TURNING THE TORSION BARS LOOSE TELL ME IF THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVESHAFT RUBBING OT VIBRATION PROBLEMS? I CALLED BELLTECH AND THEY SAY THEY DON'T SEEL A KIT FOR THIS TRUCK BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD THE DRIVESHAFT RUB. NEED SOME INFO BECAUSE I HAVE A SET OF SHACKLES SOMEBODY GAVE ME AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO PUT THEM ON. THANKS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewfo Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 Works fine on mine with no real problems. I did flip the helper spring on the bottom of the rear spring pack also thou ( The GF kit does this also ) helps put with the pinion angle a little bit. Turned down mine torsion bars 7 turns and cut down the stock bump stops about a inch and haven't had any problems what so ever. Mine has a little vibration but it barely noticable to be honest. I might do a medal shim to correct the pinion angle. Its barely even noticable to be honest. ! So no hurry BTW I am using the stock shocks and they work fine with the setup. I would do this again in a heartbeat instead of buying a kit for $ 400 bucks that does the same thing. $ 60 belltech shackle 6400 $ 49 Alligiment Total to lower $ 109 Vs $ 400 + Ground force Kit $ 49. Aligment $ 449 total BTW turn off you cap lock unless you yelling Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plwtwo Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 You need to tell them you have the 4WD chassis, with a single sectioned driveshaft, Not split-section. This is the third truck I've had this kit on, the others were just 4WD's, this one's a SS, and never had a rub problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m396 #00-011 Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 I've got them, no problems here. Also flipped the rear load spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebbb Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 Could someone tell me why you flip the small spring over? I like the sound of this. I see Bell Tech sells pinion shims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewfo Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 Many people flip the helper spring cause it puts the pinion angle at less of a angle. The ground force kit has people do this and people using the Belltech 6400 shackle works well with this setup. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdrumright Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 CAN ANYONE THAT HAS LOWERED THERE TRUCK WITH THE 6400 BELLTECH SHACKLES AND TURNING THE TORSION BARS LOOSE TELL ME IF THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVESHAFT RUBBING OT VIBRATION PROBLEMS? I CALLED BELLTECH AND THEY SAY THEY DON'T SEEL A KIT FOR THIS TRUCK BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD THE DRIVESHAFT RUB. NEED SOME INFO BECAUSE I HAVE A SET OF SHACKLES SOMEBODY GAVE ME AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO PUT THEM ON. THANKS I lowered mine with bell tech shakles & turned the torsion screws when it had 250 miles on it. I just turned 5,000 miles. No bad vibes or any issues what so ever. It's the best $85.00 suspension lowering method I've done yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viperkiller97 Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 Has anyone changed there keys . The place that lowered mine put Belltech shackles and keys . Then they sent it out for an alignment . $200 O.T.D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERMRYDER31 Posted December 19, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 ;) vdrumright do you happen to have the before and after measurements of your truck when you dropped it? I want to try and drop my front end a little more because the truck seems to look a little high in the front after lowering the back. Do the keys drop the front end anymore than just loosening the torsion bars? Anybody have any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico750sxi Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 The keys are supposed to allow you to lower the front some more. They are indexed a bit differently so you can back release more tension on the bar before the key hits the bolt plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERMRYDER31 Posted December 26, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2003 Rico do you know anywhere they sell just the keys alone, and how much are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico750sxi Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 You can buy Belltech keys alone, here's a link to them at StylinConcepts.com: Torsion Keys Or this place has keys for 4wd tahoes, They also have spindles for what appear to be 4wd. I will be calling them to ask. McGaughty's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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