Shocks??

[Dahoe]

Hey guys I have several questions regarding which shocks I should go for. My application is drop spindles and loosened keys 1" in the front and in the back I have cut drop springs with belltech shock extenders but lately its been riding like shit and I think one of my shocks is blown what do yall suggest? Btw its sittin 31¼ front and 31¾ back

 

[Knobz]

Hey guys I have several questions regarding which shocks I should go for. My application is drop spindles and loosened keys 1" in the front and in the back I have cut drop springs with belltech shock extenders but lately its been riding like shit and I think one of my shocks is blown what do yall suggest? Btw its sittin 31¼ front and 31¾ back

If you haven't already, cut off the rear bumpstops and the brackets completely (free-travel mod) and install some 3/4" bumpstops. And for shocks the Belltech street performance shocks are good. It's what I run and like them. If you want a stiff shock go with bilsteins.

And by your ride height numbers, your pretty low and if you don't have a rear hardware kit that's prolly part of your bad ride because your sway bar is hitting your panhard bar.

 

[Dahoe]

Thanks ive cut my bumpstops all the way down but not the bracket, and do you know the serial to those shocks? My friends been telling me to go with belltech but havent come to a conclusion yet

 

[Knobz]

Thanks ive cut my bumpstops all the way down but not the bracket, and do you know the serial to those shocks? My friends been telling me to go with belltech but havent come to a conclusion yet

Yea I would deff cut the rear bumpstop bracket off completely all the way to the frame and grind it smooth so you do t have any sharp edges and then spray some rustoleum on there. And for the shocks get ahold of NorCalSS (Tony) and heres a link to his store http://tbssowners.com/store/

Here's a cpl pics of my truck with the bumpstops cutoff.

 

[Dahoe]

Nice setup and thanks ill do that tomorrow first thing in th a.m and thznks for the info on the shocks

 

[Alex33]

I'm late but I have the Bilsteins on my truck because I thought the belltechs were too soft. Both are a good shock though. If you prefer the bilsteins I can get you the PN for the shocks I have on my truck. Btw, I have a key/spindle drop up front and a 5.5" drop spring in the rear. I measure just a hair over 30" up front and 32" in the rear.

 

[M Hankel]

I'll have to agree with Alex. I've ran Bilsteins on quite a few GM rigs and they are 10x better than a stock shock and feel very connected with the road. Although they are firmer than stock, I would hardly call them "stiff". IMO Bilsteins are one of the best shocks out there for the coin spent.

I steered away from Belltechs a long,,, looooooong time ago when I had my first lowered C10. I had a problem with the Nitro shocks blowing out and went through 3 shocks in 9 months. After that I vowed to never buy another new Belltech shock lol....

Mike