[LikeARock]

im just starting out with this whole truck thing and i have a 2002 chevy crew cab 4x4 and i was wondering if you can lower a four wheel drive truck. i've been told that you couldnt and if you did you would have to disconnect the four wheel drive but i would still want it so could i still do it?
thanks

 

[Whifflebat]

You can lower it, but not a whole lot.

http://www.gmfullsize.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1535

 

[LikeARock]

how low can i lower it? i was looking at a 2/4 or a before but i dont want it that low anyways because i wouldnt just be driving it in town so....

 

[Whifflebat]

to quote Physh1 ..

I won't go into the whole whether or not you should drop a 4x4 or whether a 2wd would be better. That's totally your choice. However, you do need to know that you can only drop a 4x4 3/5 max safely. Why? If you go lower, particularly up front, you'll get some nasty cv angles.....any more than 3" will be problematic. You can drop them, you can do it safely, but you can't go very low.

Cameron

Theres prolly some more info in that thread. :ninja:

 

[LikeARock]

so then a 2/4 would be fine? according to him?

 

[Whifflebat]

yep. I wouldn't know for sure though, someone who actually knows something will probably chime in here...


I'm an offroad guy :head:

 

[LikeARock]

hahahaha thanks a lot for the help
offroading is awesome! i just like the look of the street truck

 

[LowBlue02]

I'm a dirt road guy :head:

Don't worry, I'm sure you'll lift your truck someday. :bowtie:

 

[Whifflebat]

Don't worry, I'm sure you'll lift your truck someday. :bowtie:

Someday when it makes sense :bowtie:


And this ain't no dirt road...

http://www.cs.trinity.edu/~avaselaa/Andy.wmv

 

[Phil]

you can do it. The thing is theres no full kit for it, or at least not to my knowledge, and ive spent alot of time looking. I'm gunna lower my 4wd once i get it, and im gunna use shackles in the back and torsion keys up front.

But you kinda confused me on the "crew cab" thing. Do u mean extended cab? Or do you have a 1500HD or 2500HD or what?

 

[LikeARock]

[QUOTE: you can do it. The thing is theres no full kit for it, or at least not to my knowledge, and ive spent alot of time looking. I'm gunna lower my 4wd once i get it, and im gunna use shackles in the back and torsion keys up front.

But you kinda confused me on the "crew cab" thing. Do u mean extended cab? Or do you have a 1500HD or 2500HD or what?]

i have a 1500HD. i meant 4 full doors by me saying the "crew cab". ya i haven't found a kit for anything over an extended cab yet, and i dont think that they make one. but i would get the roll pan and the bumper first anyways. maybe try to get custom side skirts, but it will be a price

 

[Physh1]

so then a 2/4 would be fine? according to him?

Yes, a 2/4 would be fine . Like whifflebat quoted anything up to a 3/5 is safe. Nice truck BTW :bowtie:

Cameron