d_a_n_payne Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 And I am not trying to spend much money at all. The torsion keys from my brothers yukon came from a belltech drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickmedic1 Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 Try adjusting your torsion bars out 1/2 to 1 inch and see how it feels to you. If you take out more than that you will probably need to do other work. By lowering the torsion bars you also lower the spring rate. This as you know can effect your ride and performance. I'm not lowering mine but will upgrade the shocks and add sway bars to flatten out the suspension. It all depends on your tastes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_a_n_payne Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 What about the back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickmedic1 Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 You can get shackles I believe in 1 or 2 inch drop. Belltech ofr Ground Force I think. Some other guys on here I'm sure have posted other info too. Just do a search for past posts. Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_a_n_payne Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 How much would those be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickmedic1 Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 Belltech shows some starting at $39. Stylinconcepts.com I got a catalog recently and it has some suspension stuff listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_a_n_payne Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 Most shops could prolly do the torsion bars, right? About how much$? Could you show me the site of those shackles you found? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 I hear the word is dropped spindles only. Too many variables with dropping it with the keys. I don't want to risk messing up the handling with so much$$ at stake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_a_n_payne Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 You could just reset the keys, right? How much could i get spindles? Too much money for me, i think. The install would be a little expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted April 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 Some people with 2WD trucks prefer control arms over spindles. I noticed Tahoe/Suburban/Avalanche 2WD LCA's are either identical to 4x4, or really darn close. DJM has lowering LCA's, but one reason I don't think they will work is it looks like the DJM LCA's place the strut closer to the center which wouldn't give enough clearance for the halfshaft. It makes me wonder if they would be interested in a slight redesign to accommodate the SS and other 4x4/AWD trucks. One person once told me DJM had made some one-off 3" drop LCA's for him. Also, just looking at the suspension setup makes me wonder if a lower balljoint flip on the existing LCA could work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 Lowering control arms just sink the coil spring in the pocket, spindles are the only "correct" way to do it on a torsion bar front end. At least if you want to maintain all the geometry and suspension travel. If you do it with the keys find out how to adjust the bumpstops properly or it'll get way goofey feeling in the front, even unsafe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted April 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 The DJM control arms are actually shorter than stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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