Regretting lowering, please help!

[MrSnacks]

Yea that is not done, I just took a look under there and that is definitely not done. Just the bump stop was cut shorter. I was thinking of a mini notch to get more clearance

 

[NORCAL SS]

my custom 3/5 kits sit lower than your truck in the rear and is fine. Cut the bracket off the frame and add a small bumpstop and ride will be much better. You have no travel back there

 

[MrSnacks]

Ok thanks will look into getting that taken care of. Another question, are the drop coils used with the belltech adjustable struts or OEM coils?

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Never mind the last question. I found the answer to that question. Thanks for the help Norcal.

 

[TheSuspensionSource]

I would only use Belltech's Street Performance shocks on these regardless of which manufacturer drop kit you have.

 

[NORCAL SS]

yes but shocks wont make a difference in rear at his drop level if brackets not cut off the frame.

 

[MrSnacks]

Thanks for the info Norcal. I know of a guy that can take care of the bracket for me. I'm going to try and talk to him this week hopefully he isn't to busy this weekend. You are a vendor right?

 

[NORCAL SS]

been a vendor here for years. I not only sell kits but also install them and around 24/7 for support.

 

[MrSnacks]

As soon as I get the bracket taken care of, I'm going to need some new shocks. Do you sell beltech shocks? Would the beltech shocks be good to help with the weight of a big sound system in the back of the table or would that not matter?

 

[hoe]

My 2cents for what its worth....

After owning BOTH DJM & Belltech kits...

Both ride suprisingly better than stock...


* DJM comes with little to NO intructions (figure it out)

* BELLTECH comes with better documents, and better design of hardware to make install easier.

Point being, is the design of things, the DJM shock extender brackets are a good bit different than the Belltech brackets.

Belltech is best as it can only be installed 1 way, the proper way.

DJM.... well believe it or not, it CAN be installed reversed and the wrong way!~! << I did it before and God was the ride bouncy and terrible. Once I pulled my own images of a Belltech extender, I was able to figure out that my DJM extender was installed incorrectly, and only then WAS the DJM a good ride.

I never used the keys on both kits, just used my stock 2wd keys, decranked. Ride is still great, as 2wd came with tons of rake and naturally lower to begin with.

Heck with my 2/4 drop this time, which is the Belltech rear kit, with my front stock keys to do the work upfront, I swear my truck rides and handles better than stock.

The myth about lowering sucks, is wrong... heck Ive been lowered 2/3, lifted with lift keys, and 1.5" spacers, leveled at stock, then back down to 2/4.... Rides tons better than lifted or leveled IMO

 

[NORCAL SS]

As soon as I get the bracket taken care of, I'm going to need some new shocks. Do you sell beltech shocks? Would the beltech shocks be good to help with the weight of a big sound system in the back of the table or would that not matter?

i havent sold the nitro or nitro 2 brand for years. I will not the street performance version is much better. System will be fine with the shocks. If you have any other questions shoot me a pm on the shocks ill be happy to help

---------- Post added at 11:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:59 PM ----------

My 2cents for what its worth....

After owning BOTH DJM & Belltech kits...

Both ride suprisingly better than stock...


* DJM comes with little to NO intructions (figure it out)

* BELLTECH comes with better documents, and better design of hardware to make install easier.

Point being, is the design of things, the DJM shock extender brackets are a good bit different than the Belltech brackets.

Belltech is best as it can only be installed 1 way, the proper way.

DJM.... well believe it or not, it CAN be installed reversed and the wrong way!~! << I did it before and God was the ride bouncy and terrible. Once I pulled my own images of a Belltech extender, I was able to figure out that my DJM extender was installed incorrectly, and only then WAS the DJM a good ride.

I never used the keys on both kits, just used my stock 2wd keys, decranked. Ride is still great, as 2wd came with tons of rake and naturally lower to begin with.

Heck with my 2/4 drop this time, which is the Belltech rear kit, with my front stock keys to do the work upfront, I swear my truck rides and handles better than stock.

The myth about lowering sucks, is wrong... heck Ive been lowered 2/3, lifted with lift keys, and 1.5" spacers, leveled at stock, then back down to 2/4.... Rides tons better than lifted or leveled IMO

in rear the 5305 coils as i wrote about ride the best out of any kit out there. THats why I use the belltech set up.