07 Silverado Nbs And Mcgaughys 4/7 Lowering Kit (pics)

hmsbusch5 · January 18, 2009

Well guys and girls, finally got my lowering kit last Tuesday. I installed it Tuesday and Wednesday night. It wasnt a bad kit to put on. I did 95% of the work by myself. I worked about 3 hrs a night. So a total of 6hrs I installed the kit. A friend of my at work has a home shop and it has a lift in it. The lift makes life much easier. The first night I done all the work in the front end. I took the struts with me. On the way to work on Wednesday I dropped the struts off at Meineke to have the springs changed. I picked them up on the way home and installed them when I got to the shop. Then on to the back. The most difficult part of the whole job was to get the rearend on the topside of the springs. I did it by not dissconnecting anything. I hung the rearend with tiedown straps from the chassis. Swung the rearend to each side to get the springs past the rearend. You could only take the rear spring down. To get the front bolt out you would have to drop the fuel tank and I wasnt going to do that. The swinging of the rearend is where I needed the help. Had to man handle it pretty good. I also bought with the kit rear spring hangers. So I had to take the old ones out and replace with new ones.

The kit was Mcgaughys 4/7 drop part number 34004, you have to buy new rear shocks part number 2050 and I also bought the spring hangers part number 93049. Its a very well made kit. Also a very good company to call if you have questions on installation. I have added pics before and after. Sorry for the filthy after pics. Here in NC it got cold enough the have cut off most car washes for freezing. I am sure I forgot something so just ask. Here is a good article in Truckin magazine that is exactly my same project with pics http://www.truckinweb.com/tech/suspension/...rado/index.html

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2000DV4.8 · January 18, 2009

Maybe it's just the angle, but to me the crew cab looks awkward lowered to me. I like the stance though, and it's a damn good looking truck. Not feeling the pinstripe though.

ozy89 · May 27, 2009

Well guys and girls, finally got my lowering kit last Tuesday. I installed it Tuesday and Wednesday night. It wasnt a bad kit to put on. I did 95% of the work by myself. I worked about 3 hrs a night. So a total of 6hrs I installed the kit. A friend of my at work has a home shop and it has a lift in it. The lift makes life much easier. The first night I done all the work in the front end. I took the struts with me. On the way to work on Wednesday I dropped the struts off at Meineke to have the springs changed. I picked them up on the way home and installed them when I got to the shop. Then on to the back. The most difficult part of the whole job was to get the rearend on the topside of the springs. I did it by not dissconnecting anything. I hung the rearend with tiedown straps from the chassis. Swung the rearend to each side to get the springs past the rearend. You could only take the rear spring down. To get the front bolt out you would have to drop the fuel tank and I wasnt going to do that. The swinging of the rearend is where I needed the help. Had to man handle it pretty good. I also bought with the kit rear spring hangers. So I had to take the old ones out and replace with new ones.

The kit was Mcgaughys 4/7 drop part number 34004, you have to buy new rear shocks part number 2050 and I also bought the spring hangers part number 93049. Its a very well made kit. Also a very good company to call if you have questions on installation. I have added pics before and after. Sorry for the filthy after pics. Here in NC it got cold enough the have cut off most car washes for freezing. I am sure I forgot something so just ask. Here is a good article in Truckin magazine that is exactly my same project with pics http://www.truckinweb.com/tech/suspension/...rado/index.html

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when you changed the wheels where did you get the tire sensors to replace the ones you had? and how much did they cost?

jvmorgan · May 27, 2009

Man that looks great hopefully after saving some cash from the internship this summer mine will be that low and looking that good. How is the ride now compared to before?

Stevens03 · May 27, 2009

Looks good, but me too, not digging the pin-stripe

gmowner4life · May 31, 2009

Nice!

robertmagni · June 2, 2009

Well guys and girls, finally got my lowering kit last Tuesday. I installed it Tuesday and Wednesday night. It wasnt a bad kit to put on. I did 95% of the work by myself. I worked about 3 hrs a night. So a total of 6hrs I installed the kit. A friend of my at work has a home shop and it has a lift in it. The lift makes life much easier. The first night I done all the work in the front end. I took the struts with me. On the way to work on Wednesday I dropped the struts off at Meineke to have the springs changed. I picked them up on the way home and installed them when I got to the shop. Then on to the back. The most difficult part of the whole job was to get the rearend on the topside of the springs. I did it by not dissconnecting anything. I hung the rearend with tiedown straps from the chassis. Swung the rearend to each side to get the springs past the rearend. You could only take the rear spring down. To get the front bolt out you would have to drop the fuel tank and I wasnt going to do that. The swinging of the rearend is where I needed the help. Had to man handle it pretty good. I also bought with the kit rear spring hangers. So I had to take the old ones out and replace with new ones.

The kit was Mcgaughys 4/7 drop part number 34004, you have to buy new rear shocks part number 2050 and I also bought the spring hangers part number 93049. Its a very well made kit. Also a very good company to call if you have questions on installation. I have added pics before and after. Sorry for the filthy after pics. Here in NC it got cold enough the have cut off most car washes for freezing. I am sure I forgot something so just ask. Here is a good article in Truckin magazine that is exactly my same project with pics http://www.truckinweb.com/tech/suspension/...rado/index.html

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Looks awesome, the pinstripes don't bother me any.

Robert

y2kz71 · June 2, 2009

looks good...get some better "non-driveway" pics

daylower · June 6, 2009

looks good man, makes me wish I'd purchased a 2WD rather than the 4WD so I can lower mine. Mcgaughys is a really good company, and I've heard nothing but kudos from customer service dept if theres any problems.

LawmanSS · June 6, 2009

looks good man, makes me wish I'd purchased a 2WD rather than the 4WD so I can lower mine. Mcgaughys is a really good company, and I've heard nothing but kudos from customer service dept if theres any problems.

Ground Force makes two kits to lower 4x4 trucks...they both use drop leafs/shocks in the rear, one uses drop spindles up front, the other uses drop coils. The only thing is 2/4 is the maximum you can go with 4WD (according to one of G.F.'s engineers).

daylower · June 7, 2009

Ground Force makes two kits to lower 4x4 trucks...they both use drop leafs/shocks in the rear, one uses drop spindles up front, the other uses drop coils. The only thing is 2/4 is the maximum you can go with 4WD (according to one of G.F.'s engineers).

nah, personally I think lowering a 4x4 is blah...But I plan on lifting mine a few inches anyway now. Ive had lowered rides the past two trucks ive owned so now I think I'm going to ride up in the sky for a bit. Thanks for the info on the 4x4 lowering kit though.