Just wondering if anyone has lowered their 2500HD Duramax. If so how was it done and how does it look.

i have some friends in SO CAL that have - if you like that look then
great, i personally dont, and dont know how you could like a truck that
can barely clear speed bumps when it was meant for something
different. what they do like many others is modify the suspension
and put it on airbags, and use the stock shocks. ride is ok, but
again all small bumps become large ones

All of my trucks have been lowered. I said I wouldn't do it to this one but, this one is the worse riding truck I have ever had. I am going to keep my springs and torsion bars. I am going to use airbags as helpers only. Like all of my previous trucks it will be able to tow or haul everything it can now. It will only have less ground clearance and hopefully ride better. I need to find out if the kit for 3500HD duallies will work on this truck.

In MI we just run over the top of those lowered trucks.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley2.gif

I must take the chance to say http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley21.gif. Why ruin a perfectly good truck. If you want a toy why not use a Benz or Honda?

yeah, im a little leary of doing all that as well, i lifted mine http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley1.gif . when you lower them, depending on how much, and you want to tow with it, youre going to have to make other mods to make sure you can pull it and not damage the vehicle in any way, not to mention you cant just slam over speed bumps and in and out of driveways http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/hihi.gif

well, this is an HD truck and it does have tight suspension for hauling and towing.. that ride is expected with these trucks. Mine is tight, but comfortable. just my personal thoughts. I will admit some lowered trucks (1500's) look ok , but not sure about an HD truck.


how is lowering this truck going to help your towing ability? seems that it would make it worse.Edited by: briano

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I don't slam my truck and trailer through dips and driveways anyway. I am not ruining it because I can always put it back to stock. I already notched the frame. I decided to lower it about 8 inches. I had to get a modified transmission crossmember so it won't drag on the ground. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/hihi.gif

If you already notched the frame, you already hurt the tow and load
carrying capacity. Same goes for the crossmember. I've seen duallies
with notched frames come apart after a few hundred miles of towing a
racecar trailer. Mechanically, just not a good idea...

It is finally all done. The frame is nothed and reinforced. I had it aligned and it drives great. I also put in stiffer shocks which seemed to help the ride greatly.

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Very good way to waste a good truck. No longer good for towing heavy loads... Nothing more than a glorified payment princess now... Not for me at all...

It is finally all done. The frame is nothed and reinforced. I had it aligned and it drives great. I also put in stiffer shocks which seemed to help the ride greatly.





Motivational,


BlueOx03 lowered his a little and it looks great http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley20.gifhttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley20.gif


I also wanted to lower my truck just a little like 1" in front & 2" back, but I couldn't find a kit like that.


Pictures please !!!! http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley2.gif

Now all you have is a El Camino with a shot load carrying capacity. Not to be taken the wrong way but you can now save on future mods. All you need now is curb feelers, sub woffers and furry dice hanging from the rear view mirror. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley11.gif


After 2nd thought part of this post has been deleted and edited for viewer discretion. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley24.gifEdited by: a bear

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You guys are brutal. A lowered truck is a matter of taste, and some of
us like them. For crying out loud, can't we be individuals? I'd like to
lower mine, which is why I bought a 2 wheel drive, but noone seems to
have a good kit. My last truck, an '89 was lower 3 inches in the front,
and 5 in the back and looked great. I really don't know why my 2 wheel
drive truck has to sit as high as it does, it even has a 2 inch lift
from the factory. I'm not really into notching the frame though, I hope
there are other alternatives.

2 inch lift is there to clear the Allison trans.

Well, I guess lowering does the same thing as us crazy people that install huge tires, both mods end up lowering towing capacity.

Tom

I was cosidering lowering mine for summer. there is a 4 wheel drive 2"drop spindal avalable, then do a 3" leaf drop in the back. When winter comes lifter back up again. Get 20" rims have low profile tires for summer and sum all terrain tires for winter. You can pavement pound in summer not to mention shorter 1/4 mile times at the strip, and smash through snow drifts in winter.WHATS WRONG WITH THAT!http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley3.gifhttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley4.gif

I dropped the a$$ end of mine, took about an hour. I just put in
drop shackles from DJM. I would slam a 4X4, but I like the nice level
look. You can see the pics on my page. How does lowering lower
load capacity? The shackles I used are beefier than the OEM ones. I
also have bigger wheels and tires. The wheels are rated for 3500lbs
and the tires are load range E just like OEM. I'm getting ready to
bring mine back up for the winter, not a big deal....

Ox

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Sorry about the pic size. I will try and fix it later when I have more time. Other pics at www.motivational.net (http://www.motivational.net) under "racing".

Wow that's low...
Your truck is screaming...wheels...de-badge...paint...something
other than stock... What's next on the list?

Lowered trucks were all the rage here in SoCal a few years ago but have become far less common (because they're useless). By the way lowering seems to wreck the ride from the looks of those things bouncing down the freeway.

http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley32.gifThat looks *****in great. Props to you, now just get rid of thoughs nasty stock rims, with some 20"+ rims and you will be offishaly pimpinhttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley4.gif. By the way is your truck 4x4 or 2x4 and how hard was the drop to accomplish what parts did you use and what problems did you run in to?


thanks in advance.:Aron

It looks like you cased the truck on a 30 ft double!

Wow motivational, that is really nice. I appreciate lifted and lowered trucks, because a lot of hard work go into both. Your truck is screaming wheels. I personaly think 18" Evo Velocti 8's would look real nice. Keep up the good work

http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley32.gifThat looks *****in great. Props to you, now just get rid of thoughs nasty stock rims, with some 20"+ rims and you will be offishaly pimpinhttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley4.gif. By the way is your truck 4x4 or 2x4 and how hard was the drop to accomplish what parts did you use and what problems did you run in to?


thanks in advance.:Aron








Notching the frame was the hardest part. I've been lowering and building custom suspensions for 20 years. I am a DJM distributor and used all of their parts. It took 2 1/2 days to do. I had to move the exhaust up a little over the rear end and relocate the drive shaft center support bearing up to keep the drive shaft and pinion angles correct. I charge $2500 for this job at my shop. The parts are about $1500.


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I have a couple of questions about this. A buddy of mine lowered his
the same way, and he's had front alignment problems. He says he
couldn't get the front end to align correctly, or hold a front end
alignment. He attributes this the the DJM control arms. Have you had
any problems with this? Also, how much do you C notch the frame? And do
you strengthen that area?

There haven't been any problems with alignment. If you take it to a good alignment shop. I take all of my cars to the guy who does my race and magazine cars. He is very good. I used the DJM frame section which is made of 1/4" steel plate and welded it in. You can bolt it in but, I always weld them in. The notch is about 5 inches deep. Another thing to do is box the frame in the area of the notch in the inside with 1/4" steel plate.

I can remember when lowered trucks were the in thing, but they were all done with gas motors. This should have been no exception.http://dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley21.gif That was a terrible waste of a very nice motorhttp://dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley24.gif... Have not really liked chevy's since the front end switch, but still....http://dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/throw%20up.gif

That would make it a heck of a lot easier to load and unload my toys http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/hihi.gif . But here in Alaska lowering is NOT an option.


Besides, Bigger IS Better. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley2.gif

"I used the DJM frame section which is made of 1/4" steel plate and welded it in. You can bolt it in but, I always weld them in. The notch is about 5 inches deep. Another thing to do is box the frame in the area of the notch in the inside with 1/4" steel plate."



This sounds like it would be plenty strong enough. How much does it lower it in the front, and the rear? Yours came down 8 inches? Mine is a C3500 dually with a Duramax, does the DJM kit work on that? I'd sure like to do an altitude adjustment on it!

I can remember when lowered trucks were the in thing, but they were all done with gas motors. This should have been no exception.http://dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley21.gif That was a terrible waste of a very nice motorhttp://dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley24.gif... Have not really liked chevy's since the front end switch, but still....http://dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/throw%20up.gif





To each his own right? I've had a few lowered trucks, and plan on having more in the future. I think his truck looks sweet. Gas, diesel, it doesn't matter. The Duramax is a badass motor, and I would have loved to of had one in my old lowered rides. Nice truck!!! http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/smiley20.gif

This sounds like it would be plenty strong enough. How much does it lower it in the front, and the rear? Yours came down 8 inches? Mine is a C3500 dually with a Duramax, does the DJM kit work on that? I'd sure like to do an altitude adjustment on it!





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I used the DJM Kit for the 3500HD dually actually. It's advertised as a 5 inch front 8 inch rear. They have a picture of the dually on their website. www.djmsuspension.com

Thanks very much for the great information!

Your welcome. Thanks for the compliments guys.

I got a quote for ya'll...

" I lifted My Truck cause fat chicks can't climb.."

saw that few yrs ago...