lowered 4th gens ?

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yeah yeah. :D

I forgot where the text was for that last night. Duh........CM. :D
 

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I didn't remember either, had to dig through me email sent box. :D
 

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Good info there myoung84! Still curious about the rear axle shifting as some have described without the traction bar relocation that Mcgaughy has? Other than that Im ready to drop it.
 

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Here is the solution for the track bar issue.

Best thing to do is unbolt the track bar and the truck will center itself, then mark and drill your holes. When I disconnected the track bar from the axle the truck seemed to naturally find true center. Not sure how, but it did. Could be shocks, springs or end links pulling it back to center. Then you can raise the track bar back into place and see where the new holes need to be drilled. I went a little too far to the left (because I didn't do the above method) and it pushed the axle too far to the drivers side, basically giving me the same problem, just on the opposite side. I ended up slotting my hole to the right side of the truck to push it back to the right and its perfect now. You will have to remove the passenger side exhaust pipe to have room to drill.

I used a 5/8 bit for mine. It's a tiny bit bigger than the stock hole (9/16 would probably be perfect) but once you tighten everything down it won't matter. Mine hasn't moved at all, even though I have a 1" wide slot. Be sure to triple check everything before drilling holes. Start with an 1/8 (or similar) bit through the mount towards the rear of the truck, then slide the bolt back in the stock hole and use that as a reference to get the 2nd hole marked. You want the 2 holes to be as close to perfect as possible to prevent binding. Once you have both 1/8" holes drilled, drill out the 5/8 hole. It's really not as bad as it sounds once you get started.

First pic is the original hole I drilled, 2nd is everything bolted up. Notched about 1/2 the width from the 1st pic.

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This 4th gen is going back up... My belltech kit will be for sale soon...
 

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^^ Morgan, what does your belltech kit consist of, and how was the installation. How much drop and how was the ride also?

Kit has 4 coils and 4 bumpstops and I will also include the bolts and washers to relocate the sway bar. Ride is stiffer but still good, even with stock shocks. It gave me an actual 2/4 drop. I'll see if I can find the post with my actual measurements (posting from my phone). Installation is pretty easy, especially the rear.
 

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Trup is a 4wd, keep that in mind. :D
 

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I don't think there's much difference at all with the 4th gen 4x4's. Not 100% sure, and I cant go outside and look, cause I'm still deployed. All have coils, so the other stuff might be the same as well. Have to take a look when I get back.
 

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Front suspension is completely different so the front coils won't work. You have struts up front.
 

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only 1 kit bud. Its about 800 normally, but I have seen it for 640 once!
 

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wow that is not cheap just to lower a truck
 
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