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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 12:33 PM
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Default 2-4 drop on a 04 silverado ext. cab

i just put a 2-4 drop kit on my truck which consisted of springs in the front and angers and shackles for the rear, but for some reason it doesnt look like it was lowered enough. can somebody tell me how much ground clearance i should have from the center of the truck or at least the front bumper?
 
Old Dec 12, 2009 | 04:28 PM
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No a 2-4 drop wont give much a look to a drop. 3-5 or a 4-6 would have been what you may have been lookin for.
 
Old Dec 13, 2009 | 09:16 AM
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I started with a 2/3 on my truck, its not that noticeable of a drop. I'm at 4/4 right now.
 
Old Dec 13, 2009 | 12:35 PM
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the only tthing i really noticed was that it leveled my truck which is one thing i was trying to do, but i think if i go more than 4 in. then i have to notch the fram in the back is this so?
 
Old Dec 13, 2009 | 03:07 PM
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You dont have too. I didnt do mine that way. I dropped mine 1 in the front and 4 in the back. I also put air shocks in the rear in case I haul some stuff. With it like that I have about 5 inches between the bump stops and the axle.
 
Old Dec 13, 2009 | 09:15 PM
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so then ur truck is sitting lower in the rear then
 
Old Dec 13, 2009 | 09:16 PM
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Oh yeah. It looks more level and low, not slammed. I did it for performance.
 
Old Dec 13, 2009 | 09:27 PM
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ya i just looked at mine and i would have to notch my fram cuz i had to cut the bumpstop down to with in an inch of the frame
 
Old Dec 14, 2009 | 05:23 AM
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Thats what I did too. Advance Auto has some really small bump stops to replace the factory ones for cheap. Every once in a while I will hit the axle but its not real bad.
 
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