(Mechanics) 3 inch chevy blocks
 

i have a 2006 chevy 1500 and i want to drop the rear end.....someone told me i cant use 3 inch chevy lowering blocks because my truck is springs over axle instead of axle over springs....i was wondering if anybody knew if this was true??? if so would i need a rear axle flip kit to do it?? is there any other way to drop the rear without having to flip the axle if this is true?

You need drop shackles and hangers for the leaf springs. Using blocks will lift it.

so if i get adjustable rear shackles will it give me an option to lower it up to 3 inches?

and why hangers?

Not sure if they make 3" drop shackles. Most of them are only 2"...using drop shackles and hangers will usually drop it about 4". I have 2" drop shackles on my truck just to level it out,the front is stock.

How low u tryin to go?

2"drop shackles. 2" drop hangers. You can get less on the hangers if ya want. Call me at the shop tomorrow and I can tell ya how to do it. Gonna need an air chisel and a good compressor!

im tryin to go 3 inches....or a lil bit lower than level but not much lower....montauk u got a pic of your truck id really like to see how it sits to see if thatd be enough or if id want a little more...

Oh yeah, 225-622-2772. That's the shop number. My name is Corey.

southern can i make the hangers only 1 inch?? also how much do hangers run?? i know i can get shackles for about 16 or 17 bucks from autozone...

Throw some bags on it

Hangers are more and require more effort. You have to remove the factory hanger which is riveted on.

If you want the truck level, figure, on average, 2" more in the back than the front.

Why not just pick up the front with a leveling kit?

Not a very good pic,but thats all I got. And my driveway is uneven so it looks lower than it really is.

With a 4x4, I would agree. With 2wd, I say get LOW!... Assuming it's not a heavy duty.

appreciate the pic looks good...and longside its way too expensive to pick up the front end on a 2wd truck...thats y i got a 1990 toyota 4x4...i dont know anything about lowering a truck but i know how to lif trucks all day....i just want it a about 3 inches like a inch lower than that pic....and ill be satisfied.....

corey wheres your shop?? and whats it called?

haha I had a 2 wheel drive like Montauk's when I was in high school. I shackled down the rear end, put a donut on top of the springs in the front then put a 3" body lift and 33" Buckshots. Then I put a programmer, throttle body spacer, K&N cold air intake system and one of those tornado things. That thing was FAST!!!! I miss that truck big time...:cry:

Yea I hear ya man. I'm all about picking a truck up. It's like a sticker I read on the rear glass of a truck once......




Lowriders are for guys that can't get it up! :eek: :p :*****:

I was thinking about lifting mine,but it burns enough fuel as it is.

Did you really notice anything with that tornado insert? Always seemed like bs to me :smokin:

It was the last thing that I had put on it so it was hard to tell. I doubt that it did anything but that's when I was all about "This is what I got on my truck". That's the whole reason I had 5 pairs of tweeters in my truck too, lol, just because.

Is it a bad idea to put a leveling kit on a 2wd truck?

[QUOTE=Marsh Boy;196747]Is it a bad idea to put a leveling kit on a 2wd truck?[/QUOTE

i dont think it is...

5 sets of tweeters...LMAO

My shop is in Prairieville. We are Fisher Collision Center. I was big into lowered suspension at one point in life so, I think I can help. My brother still is into it so, I can call him if needed.

Again, the shop number is 225-622-2772.

Not a bad idea,just does not ride as good. Spindle lift will give you a factory ride and will not change the suspension geometry. Coil spacers are alot cheaper vs spindles,I would use spindles.

http://www.daystarweb.com/productdet...?productID=248
This is what I used, Cost me $150 for the leveling kit installed.

I bought one from rough country about a year ago but never put it on.

http://www.roughcountry.com/chevy_4wd_leveling_kit.html

lol Yea it was pretty insane. I had 2 10" Kicker CVR's, 2 6x9 Alpine Type S's, 2 6.5" Alpine Type S's and the 2 factory door speakers. I had my subs on 1 amp and my mids and hi's on another amp. That truck would SCREAM!!! Every now and then you could hear it over the exhaust which was straight true dual exhaust with some 24" long 3.5" diameter tips. lol

:eek:

Hows your hearing these days?

Huh? :*****:

I SAID HOW IS YOUR HEARING THESE DAYS? :rotfl:

man corey im going to school right now in sorrento every day till december we might have to ride by....im not but a couple miles down the interstate from ya...

Yeah man, goin to LTC, huh? Go check out Mr. Jim Falgout while you're there. He's the welding instructor there. Tell him I sent you. He's a great guy and also a CWI!

Come see me. We'll catch lunch or somethin. I'm goin back on TA Monday for about a week but, should be freed up after that.