2001 tahoe 2/3 belltech drop tahoe ride is bouncy!!

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daylon1991

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I put a belltech 2/3 drop on my 2001 tahoe, and now it rides like crap.
A list of what i put on is:
torsion bars in the front
nitro drop shocks all 4
rear springs
My tahoe is bouncy and bottoms out on every big bump, what do i need to do to fix this problem?
 

ohiokon

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Did u cut the rear bumpstops in half and adjust or replace the autoride rods? If it has autoride that is!
 

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1) did you get shock extenders?
2) on the nitro shocks what is the part number they sold you>?
3) in rear you will need to cut the bumpstops down?
 

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You are bottoming out because your front bumpstops are too short.

Get the GM Z71 front bumpstops, i forget the part number but it's on this board.

They are installed very easily, jack the truck up, remove wheel, pry existing ones loose with two large flathead screwdrivers....install is the reverse

Use jackstands for safety!

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I am also a 2001 with the Beltech 2/3 and the same shocks. I have the same Prob that you do. I thought it was the weight. I was thinking of Putting Air Bags on the rear and Really good shocks on the front.

PLZ let me know what you find out.
 

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cut the rear bumpstop brackets off.
 

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its bouncy because your not getting travel also the nitro 2 shocks i dont like the ride to much with the 3 inch drop spring. Street performance belltechs ride better
 

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