Finally dropped my TBSS

[SMRTSS1]

I always said I wasn't going to lower my Trailblazer because I use it to tow and I didn't want it to affect that. Good thing the blown struts helped me change my mind and it's sitting at 31 3/4" at the front fender lip and 32 1/4" at the rear lip (shouldn't affect towing too much).

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[greasy]

Looks really good, I love the gun metal wheels

 

[Euro]

That looks fuckin' sweet, especially with the larger stock wheels.

 

[SMRTSS1]

It's kinda nice when someone in a new Z06 give me the thumbs up when I'm in my brick.

 

[SleeperLS]

That looks mean as hell man. Nice choice

 

[smug]

very nice. I love the fact that your wheels are not black like everyone else. Oh yeah that the drop looks great.

 

[CrunkMaro]

i hate dropped suvs but that looks really good...i think the wheels class it up

 

[SMRTSS1]

Thanks guys.

SMUG I hate the "murdered out" look and don't even like using that term and all black was NEVER going to happen. I was looking for chrome 22's but I got such a great deal on the painted 22's that I couldn't pass it up, maybe some day I'll have the rims chromed but for now I'm loving the grey.

CRUNK I'm with you on dropping bigger SUV's but I wanted to fill up the wheel wells a little. I could almost stick my fist in between the top of the tire and the fender lip. I was sick of the Grave Digger look.

 

[daturbosix]

whos kit did you use on the fronts?

 

[99PONTIACGP]

:likes:

 

[jim jerk]

love the tbss lowered i am currently tryin to find a 99 4 dr chevy dually and plan on slamming it on the ground with some 22.5 alchoa. nice truck

 

[framos242]

Nice!!

 

[SMRTSS1]

whos kit did you use on the fronts?

I didn't use a kit. Belltech struts with a 16mm spacer, cut the bump stops an inch and it aligned perfectly, you only need the modified arms if you're going really low which isn't advised for an AWD. Rears got new Belltechs, cut the stops an inch and an airbag adjustment.

 

[CrawlinTBSS]

nice job.

i did belltechs in front as well and just adjusted the rears, but somehow mine sits at 30.5 in the front LOL its slammed and looks tight but i know my balljoint is angled so hard. ball joint pops hitting bumps. ohwell, ill change em soon. i tihnk i put the 8mm spacers in so i dropped it too much.

 

[bdyman]

fuckin sweet!! i think i seen ya a few weeks ago i n berwyn was that you by chance

 

[The Broken Regal]

looks great!

 

[SMRTSS1]

fuckin sweet!! i think i seen ya a few weeks ago i n berwyn was that you by chance

Wasn't me, I'm rarely south of North Ave. There are 1 or 2 around here that're dropped and have the same color combo but I think I'm the only one on 22's.

 

[daturbosix]

I didn't use a kit. Belltech struts with a 16mm spacer, cut the bump stops an inch and it aligned perfectly, you only need the modified arms if you're going really low which isn't advised for an AWD. Rears got new Belltechs, cut the stops an inch and an airbag adjustment.

ohhh dam, so i gotta put some struts in if i want to lower it?

 

[SMRTSS1]

ohhh dam, so i gotta put some struts in if i want to lower it?

Yep. Either order them thru the store on TBSSowners.com or get a hold of Greg in parts at Rockenbach Chevy (crate engine depot). TBSSowners has a sticky on how to adjust the bags if you can't figure it out.

 

[CrawlinTBSS]

yeah to lower it .75 you can just do the belltech drop struts. anything else you have to get the modified A-arms that are longer to change balljoint angle.

any lower without arms and you max the balljoints, like im doing right now.

you really have Belltechs or KBEE coilovers to choose from for these trucks.

when you install, make sure you flip the spring perch to cover the spacer. i think i did wrong spacers hence why my shits sooo low. need to swap it out sooner or later but too lazy.

takes maybe hour or so to do it. spring compressor is nice too.