So I contacted Belltech yesterday and they told me the full extended lenght of the struts is only 15.9"
My measurements as my truck sits with worn 265/70/R17's is 37" front and rear, that's without my 2 inch spacers in the rear just Z71's
I changed out my front spring's to Moog 81114's and have Marks 3" spacer now my struts have the ability to be raised to +1 inch but I'm thinking with the 81114's it will be topped out what do you guys think? Go for the extra inch? Or just get bilstien's with the longer extended lenght? I'm trying to get it as close to 39" as I can since that's where mine sits with the 2" spacer in the rear
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I have the hd bilsteins (the rear tahoe shocks)all the way around on my tb with 87 springs in the front and z71 spring in back and I'm and inch off from the back height. 88 springs might get you closer, like within half an inch of the back. I also have a sub, a tool box and an amp mounted on top a shelf with some other safety equipment in it the back, might weigh the back down a little. An inch off really isn't that noticeable so I wouldn't let it bother you. Hope this helps.
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I actually just realized I've been fighting myself the whole time...my struts are LOWERING struts...I put my new spring's in and forgot about that fact so I've got my 3" spacers and my struts instantly took 2 away... (-_-) I'm gonna leave it for now until I can get some bilstien's and then It will be right...any opinions on where to order them from?
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eschy1990 wrote:I actually just realized I've been fighting myself the whole time...my struts are LOWERING struts...I put my new spring's in and forgot about that fact so I've got my 3" spacers and my struts instantly took 2 away... (-_-) I'm gonna leave it for now until I can get some bilstien's and then It will be right...any opinions on where to order them from?
That's why I didn't answer in the first place, that was my impression of the Belltech's lol. I think everyone here get's there's from shockwarehouse? I got mine from Dirtybacon lol.
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Yep, Shockwarehouse is were I got mine. Don't know anything about belltech so I wouldn't of ever known lol.
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Well I can set it to +1 to lift it 1" but I'm pretty sure it will just be topped out all the time...bilstein here I come!
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