haul@ss Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 ok my dad's ss, soon to be mine, is in need of getting laid... er... lowered... just a little so that when i get 22s, it space between the tires and the fenders wont be so spacious.. after asking on ls1tech, they suggested probably a 2/4 drop kit from hotchkis or mcgauphy.. like any other, i dont want the wheels/tires to be scraping anything so will this all work out? what other opinions/advice do you all have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haul@ss Posted July 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 will the mcgauphy kits come with EVERYTHING i need to lower the truck? will i have to buy any other components? also, i was just wondering, is djm any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m396 #00-011 Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 ok my dad's ss, soon to be mine, is in need of getting laid... er... lowered... just a little so that when i get 22s, it space between the tires and the fenders wont be so spacious.. after asking on ls1tech, they suggested probably a 2/4 drop kit from hotchkis or mcgauphy.. like any other, i dont want the wheels/tires to be scraping anything so will this all work out? what other opinions/advice do you all have? Try a search, many on here have lowered their ss's in a couple of different ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSminneapolis Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 i went with the mcgaughys..the kit comes with everything that you will need to get it lowered...then just make sure you get an alignment...have them cut down the bump stops too..then you should be good to go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssblackss Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 I have the Mcgaughys drop too and am running 22's no problem here 2/4 well actually its 2/3.5 is as low as you can go on the AWD trucks before you begin to damage the front driveshaft joints. just FYI As mentioned before you will have to cut the rear bumpstops down to about 3/4" but I also suggest that you remove the bump stop brackets and mount the bump stop directly to the frame. It will give you more travel and you will not bottom out so much. Good luck Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haul@ss Posted July 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 ok thanks for all the help guys.. im planning to lower it sometime next month so ill update u guys throught out. thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haul@ss Posted July 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 one question.. which kit do i get?!!! im looking around and seeing that others are getting the 99+-2/4 DELUXE $384 ... but on the pricelist, its shows: 2004 CHEVY SS TRUCK AWD #SS2E $214 #SS2D $385 is that because others are 03 ss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSminneapolis Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 one question.. which kit do i get?!!! im looking around and seeing that others are getting the 99+-2/4 DELUXE $384 ... but on the pricelist, its shows: 2004 CHEVY SS TRUCK AWD #SS2E $214 #SS2D $385 is that because others are 03 ss? i called mcgaughys some time ago, before i bought my kit and talked with mike mcgaughy about the kits, pros and cons. from what he said, you can't lower the SS any further than 2" all around (2" front and 2" rear) otherwise you will be messing with the driveline angles. the reason being is that the suspension system along with the AWD is a little touchy. you can drop a AVY or a Escalade 2/4 no problem, just not the SS (unless you dumped a lot of money into it) so...from that part number, using common sense from the rest of their part numbers it would lead me to believe that the SS2E is the economy 2" lower. and the SS2D is the deluxe 2" lowering kit for the SS...and i would assume that would be for either 2003-2004 (the year really shouldn't matter). and my guess as to what is different between the 99+-2/4 DELUXE and the SS2D is that the shackles and hangers only have one hole in them...so that you do not make the mistake of droping the truck further than suggested....but that is just my best guess.... give em a call...i am sure they are the best source for answering questions... Phone: 559.226.8196 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTOGUY Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 I talked to McGaughy's yesterday and they said I need the SS2D kit for my 03 SS. She told me it is a 2/4 drop and includes the spindles, shackles and hangers. There is no need to replace the original shocks according to them. The price of the kit is now $395.00 plus shipping. It went up July 1st but they have not yet updated the web site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSminneapolis Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 I talked to McGaughy's yesterday and they said I need the SS2D kit for my 03 SS. She told me it is a 2/4 drop and includes the spindles, shackles and hangers. There is no need to replace the original shocks according to them. The price of the kit is now $395.00 plus shipping. It went up July 1st but they have not yet updated the web site. i thought you were selling your rig autoguy??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTOGUY Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 The Escalade EXT I was looking at wasn't in the condition I was looking for. Almost 30k miles, It was an 02, and I didn't want pewter. I also could not see spending an additional 10K to go from a 2003 SS with 6k to that. The numbers just didn't make sense. I also just bought a 2004 Sierra CC/LB Duramax/Allison that gives me the space I was looking for in the EXT interior. Now the SS will just be a fair weather toy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico750sxi Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 Although the McGaughy's kit says 2/4" it can be 2/3 or 2/3.5 by changing the mounting of the springs in the shackles and drop hangers. I did lower hole on the hanger and shackles for the least drop and I still got about a 3" drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haul@ss Posted July 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 thanks for all this helpful info! i got a pm saying : LOWERING CAN BE DONE WITH EAR SHACKLES AND ADJUST TORSION BARS FOR UNDER $100.00 did anyone else do this? is there a big difference? pros... cons...? im not planning on spendin a great load of money on just lowering because i need to get a lid, wheels, etc... so.. which do yall think is the best solution..?? and thanks for the number, ill give em a call soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southernSS Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 hey , i did the torsion drop. just loosened them up and then had the front end realigned and it drives fine, the front feels a tad bit loose but i think i have my bars a little too loose, could use a turn or two for tightening but all around i spent right at $100 for the rear drop shackles and the front end alignment and i got two inches all the way around.pretty god deal i thought. haveing a lift at your disposal helps alot though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySSouth Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 thanks for all this helpful info! i got a pm saying : LOWERING CAN BE DONE WITH EAR SHACKLES AND ADJUST TORSION BARS FOR UNDER $100.00 did anyone else do this? is there a big difference? pros... cons...? im not planning on spendin a great load of money on just lowering because i need to get a lid, wheels, etc... so.. which do yall think is the best solution..?? and thanks for the number, ill give em a call soon I did the same thing...I spent a total of 70$ for everything, excluding labor because I did it myself....I got a 2 inch drop in the front, and a 2 inch drop in the rear using belltech shackles..i am extremely satisfied..I had to do a little bit of cutting in the fender wells because I am running 24s, but simple work and now no rub....Check it out if you want, its under the pictures section under PICS AFTER DROP posted by xxJiggaxx JK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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