Lowering advice

[89Suburban]

@Fosscore @KidWgn

 

[Doubeleive]

I would probably start with shock extenders 2" and go from there.

 

[CMoore711]

@CMoore711 jajaja with a little shame i will tell you to cut the oem springs.
Everything was fine until I changed the shock absorbers and compressor.

From what I gather you lowered your vehicle by just cutting the OEM springs…

Was that for both the front and the rear?
Did you take any ground the fender lip measurements or have any point of reference to determine how much you lowered the front and rear after you cut the springs?

Without some of this information and detail it’s kinda hard to make recommendations. But I will try…

Based on what you’ve shared you replaced the rear shocks and compressor and it seems to have raised your vehicle back up and you’re wanting to get it back down to the lowered ride height BEFORE you replaced the rear shocks and compressor.

It may not take too much to get back there. I would suggest doing two things to the rear:

1. Install some rear lower shock extenders (as others have suggested). I would suggest the ones from DJM.

2007 - 2015 Avalanche, Tahoe and Suburban rear shock extender

Even mild drops can put your shocks in a bind. Shock extenders ease the pain so you can keep those factory shocks and still lower your truck some kits.

djmsuspension.com

2. Shorten your rear ride height sensor rods.

This can be done a couple ways.

You can buy shorter ones like these:

2007-2014 Chevy Tahoe 2wd/4wd Rear Auto Ride Sensor Rods - MaxTrac 990962

MaxTrac Suspension Store Lowering Kits, Lift Kits & Leveling Kits

maxtracstore.com

Or you can purchase some 10-24 stainless steel machine screws and cut the heads of the screw off so you’re left with a fully threaded piece of 10-24 rod. And adjust from there. This is a cheaper route and more readily found at your local hardware store. You can get a pack of (6) screws and play with various lengths to dial it in.

I would start with an overall rod length of 3” from end to end including the round plastic end rod caps that attach to the sensor and upper control arm. It is estimated that for every 1/8" change in sensor rod length changes the ride height by 3/4".

Based on what you’ve shared I think starting with these two steps would be the quick simple and low cost way to get your rear ride height lowered back down to before you replaced the rear shocks and compressor.

 

[89Suburban]

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