I spent some time in the garage this evening lowering the rear end of my new (GMT800) Tahoe.
I purchased a GroundForce 2.5" rear lowering kit (Kit# 1086) from Amazon.com and had it delivered 2nd day for $302 and change.
My goal was to end up with a dead even ride. I'm now sitting 34.5" from fender to ground on all four corners and couldn't be happier. This kit was very easy to install and came with everything needed including new GroundForce shocks which ride really well, much better than the old stock Nivomat shocks.
Anyway, here's a quick rundown of the work involved. I took some pictures along the way. I may have missed a step or two but this should help anyone considering this kit to understand what's involved and how easy it really is.
First I opened the box.
Second, I cut a hole in the.. Oh wait, sorry, wrong story.
Second, I jacked up the rear of the vehicle and placed it on jack stands.
Next, I removed the stock shocks.
The next step was to remove the sway bar mounts from the axle.
Once removed it was time to lower the axle down and relieve the pressure from the springs. I had to remove the wheels at this point to achieve enough drop.
Once the pressure was removed from the stock springs they popped right out.
At this point I replaced the stock bump stops with the provided replacements.
Next the new springs were put into place and the axle jacked back up making sure to check that the springs were seated properly on top and bottom.
Once the springs were in place I mounted the new shocks.
The final steps were to insert the sway bar spacers and then put the wheels back on.
This is where it started:
This is where it ended up:
Now for some new RIMS.
I purchased a GroundForce 2.5" rear lowering kit (Kit# 1086) from Amazon.com and had it delivered 2nd day for $302 and change.
My goal was to end up with a dead even ride. I'm now sitting 34.5" from fender to ground on all four corners and couldn't be happier. This kit was very easy to install and came with everything needed including new GroundForce shocks which ride really well, much better than the old stock Nivomat shocks.
Anyway, here's a quick rundown of the work involved. I took some pictures along the way. I may have missed a step or two but this should help anyone considering this kit to understand what's involved and how easy it really is.
First I opened the box.
Second, I cut a hole in the.. Oh wait, sorry, wrong story.
Second, I jacked up the rear of the vehicle and placed it on jack stands.
Next, I removed the stock shocks.
The next step was to remove the sway bar mounts from the axle.
Once removed it was time to lower the axle down and relieve the pressure from the springs. I had to remove the wheels at this point to achieve enough drop.
Once the pressure was removed from the stock springs they popped right out.
At this point I replaced the stock bump stops with the provided replacements.
Next the new springs were put into place and the axle jacked back up making sure to check that the springs were seated properly on top and bottom.
Once the springs were in place I mounted the new shocks.
The final steps were to insert the sway bar spacers and then put the wheels back on.
This is where it started:
This is where it ended up:
Now for some new RIMS.
