Need help lowering my 2004 GMC Yukon XL Denali

[Zigger21]

How do you drop the leaf springs to make it a lower ride and the front I just need new shocks and cutting a piece out of the coil springs. Is this correct on the front and how to do the leaf springs. I remembering watching a show and they lowered the springs by spreading them out, I wish I would have DVR'd it. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[NeverSatisfied]

If it's a 2004 you shouldn't have lead springs at all in the rear. It should consist of coils and what's virtually a 4 link with panhard bar. The front should consist of torsion keys/bars and spindles.

Depending on how low you want to go will depend on the best route to achieve that

 

[TheAutumnWind]

Leaf springs are only in the trucks.

You'll have coil springs in the rear.

Also there are not coil springs in the front you have torsion bars.


Go take a look under there first and then come back with some questions lol.

 

[Zigger21]

Leaf springs are only in the trucks.

You'll have coil springs in the rear.

Also there are not coil springs in the front you have torsion bars.


Go take a look under there first and then come back with some questions lol.

 

[Zigger21]

Im sorry I was misinformed, sorry guys, but If I want to lower it 2 inches could I do that in my garage with a quick-jack and basically an apprentice tool box plus more besides a welder.

 

[Fosscore]

Take a look here.

http://www.tbssowners.com/store/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=90

There are many kits that this vendor has sold to guys all over this forum depending on what setup you are looking for. This kit is for the 2/3 inch drop. Good place to research before going at it and yes you can do it yourself if you want.

 

[TheAutumnWind]

Im sorry I was misinformed, sorry guys, but If I want to lower it 2 inches could I do that in my garage with a quick-jack and basically an apprentice tool box plus more besides a welder.

Yeah. You can do it yourself No problem.

 

[NeverSatisfied]

Adjusting the torsion keys could get you about a 1" up front before it'll make the ride terrible and cutting 1 curl out of each coil would drop the rear a 1"-2" but then you would have to mess with the ride height sensors being a Denali

But that's the cheap way out. It would be better overall for your ride quality and vehicle longevity to buy a proper kit

 

[TheAutumnWind]

Take a look here.

http://www.tbssowners.com/store/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=90

There are many kits that this vendor has sold to guys all over this forum depending on what setup you are looking for. This kit is for the 2/3 inch drop. Good place to research before going at it and yes you can do it yourself if you want.

I still can't figure out why people use keys to drop. The stock keys are more than capable of getting you as low as you can go without completely trashing your ride quality. Yet people still buy them... I have mine turned down about an inch - 1.5" (and I could go further on the stock keys if I wanted) which is really the limit on keys alone if you value ride quality at all. I even run shorter aftermarket jounce bumpers as the ride with the stock jounce bumpers @ this height was harsh. I couldn't imagine people decranking 2"+ on those keys with stock jounce bumpers.

 

[NeverSatisfied]

my 04 had spinldes, keys, and a camber kit to achieve a 5" drop which means I had the keys backed out to about 3" of drop. I don't think you can get that out of the stock keys