4x4- 4 door flip questions -

[jroman]

hello all. picked up a 97 a week ago. 88k original mile truck been sitting a while but clean.
came with 16s and tires that were all cracked up- found some clist wheels and good tires- 20s for 230. purchased. did front brakes. put wheels on, turned down the stock torsion bar keys a bit.

want the truck lower. looked at lowering keys but saw a bunch of issues getting them out - so not sure its worth the pItA. for 100 keys- or spend 2 and get good spindles. read djm- might be the way to go- won't push wheels out.. my cheepo craigslist purchase was good to me on one end. 5 wheels and tires with good meat for cheep. but i dont like the way the front tires stick out - rears are good and will tuck if i lower. but the fronts- not so happy right now. but know with spindles id need bigger wheels so for now- they will do.

was under the truck this weekend checking things out. i was gonna put shackles i have in the garage on but didn't want the rear lower than the front.

so the question now- can i use 98 silverado flip kit instead of paying more for a 4x4 kit?
also- while under the truck, looks like getting the leaf spring off the side with the Gas Tank, might be hard.
dont look like theres a way to get the bolt out..
ill be flipping on the floor in my garage. how do you guys do it????
do i need to find the size of stock bolts and nuts and buy 6 new ones for each side and cut out the old?

appreciate any help - direction- pics that you guys can send my way.

j from jersey

 

[drakon543]

low miles but its still a 97 might be a pain in general to get those bolts out. whenever possible i dont mess around with suspension bolts and buy replacements ahead of time. bolts are cheap compared to finding out after you need them anyway or just the frustration of getting a bolt out.

 

[jroman]

low miles but its still a 97 might be a pain in general to get those bolts out. whenever possible i dont mess around with suspension bolts and buy replacements ahead of time. bolts are cheap compared to finding out after you need them anyway or just the frustration of getting a bolt out.

this sounds like a good idea. i was going to put shackles on the other day and it seemed the 2 on driver side rear, came off easy enough. but i know the one by the gas tank will be a pain.- any chance you know the size or where i can get that info-
just so i can grab extras in the event i need to cut it out when the time comes

 

[drakon543]

 

[jroman]

awesome. thanks

 

[jroman]

 

[hagar]

I used a 98 Silverado flip on my 99 Tahoe because it was half price and works the same. If you get a notch it's totally different, but the flip hardware worked perfectly for me. It's a 4x4 as well so it should work the same for you.

 

[jroman]

I used a 98 Silverado flip on my 99 Tahoe because it was half price and works the same. If you get a notch it's totally different, but the flip hardware worked perfectly for me. It's a 4x4 as well so it should work the same for you.

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read that you did your drop with no notch-
anyone have info on how to do the notch? finally getting around to ordering or putting together a kit to lower my 4 door 4x4.

 

[Big Mama]

I don’t have that model rig but is the front sticking out further common? Almost looks like staggered wheel/tire set up but backwards.

 

[jroman]

you think thats possible?? i found on c list. super cheap with good tires. when i picked the truck up, tires where shot. so for 200 i jumped on these.
never thought that they make 20s in staggered fitment??