Newbie 2011 Tahoe LTZ

[11BlkGraniteLTZ]

Man, i love yours that's exactly how i have pictured mine! i actually saw pictures of your vehicle before i bought mine when i was researching hybrids. I really wanted a hybrid but couldn't find the right one and i am very inpatient so i didn't wait.
may ask i how much you paid to get it lowered? And did you get your parts through them or did you buy them online?

 

[soulsea]

Thanks.

I got the kit through NorcalSS who is a vendor here ... and if I remember correctly it was north of $500 to get it installed at trick trucks.

 

[11BlkGraniteLTZ]

Thanks, much appreciated!

btw, did you like the ride after it was lowered? my wife is worried that the ride is going to stink after have it lowered.

 

[soulsea]

No I did not, it was too stiff for my taste ... I had it taken out a week later.

However my truck does not have autoride. I could have actually restored the ride quality and kept the drop if I had done something called the 'free travel' mod. Apparently it is quite easy and involves cutting off the rear bump stop brackets. I chose not to cut up my truck and took the kit off.

 

[11BlkGraniteLTZ]

oh no!! I i'll have to read up on the free travel mod... sounds intense.
Thanks again for your input.

 

[soulsea]

You're welcome.

You should also get the take of folks who have autoride and have done this drop, with and without the free travel mod, their experience might be different than mine. Also keep in mind the state of DC streets and that I was rolling on really thin sidewalls. The combo of all that was just too uncomfortable for my personal taste.

 

[KMeloney]

Regarding the shorter autoride links, they come with the Belltech kit.

With autoride, and the shorter links, the truck will NOT think it has been lowered, and so it won't put air into the rear shocks to raise the rear. This allows the truck to ride on the springs, which are nicer than stock. When there's air added to the shocks, the ride gets harsh.


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[Dizigidy]

Have no fear, when modifying just add beer.

3/5 drop
Front: 2" belltech spindles, 1" bt coils, stock struts
Rear: 5"+ new belltech coils from Tony, rear hardware kit, djm lowering shocks, and free travel mod. A friend and I lowered my truck in 6 hours. Whole job is not that hard. The free travel mod is simply cutting the bump stop brackets off the frame. It's not something to worry about. Let alone deciding to pull your whole drop out of the truck in fear of "cutting up your truck".

 

[soulsea]

I'm pretty sure that the folks I sell my truck to will appreciate having their bump stop brackets there ... or they may not care, but I leave it to them to make that choice. Cutting is cutting, no matter how insignificant one perceives it to be. I appreciate that for some this is no deal at all, but as I was asked the question, I simply expressed that I chose not to do so.

 

[Dizigidy]

To each his own. The structural integrity of the frame itself does not get tampered with. How I see it, when you decide to lower and you don't want your truck to slam on every bump, then give yourself some wiggle room and create travel. For those who don't know, the bump stop bracket is a piece of steel welded to the frame that houses a rubber/foam cushion. To me, with no offence to others, it is not a big deal. Just another step in making my truck the way I want it.