lowered 95

metallica21156 · #1 01-10-2005, 10:49 AM

i have a 95 jiimmy with 4X4. i want to drop it 3". can this be done or what is the max and will the tires on it rub. they are BFgoodrich 205/75 R15 thay are on the stock rims. i know most peple don't lower 4X4's but i'm not off roading and i'd like to have better handleing.can it be done? i was told once that the max i could drop it is 3.5" safely but anything lower is pushing it and if i took out the front drive shaft i could drop it lower.

BlazerLT · #2 01-10-2005, 12:31 PM

It can be done for 3 inches maximum.

Remove the torsion bar key bolts for the front drop and use 3 inch drop blocks in the back and you will be huggin the ground.

Be ready to do an alignment after 300 miles after the suspension has adjusted and settled.

Here is what mine would look with a 3 inch drop:

metallica21156 · #3 01-10-2005, 05:05 PM

how hard is it to remove the keys? step by step? or should i just use the clamps to lower it. how much faster will the front end wear out?

BlazerLT · #4 01-10-2005, 05:16 PM

If you look bar along the torsion bars attached to the front suspension, follow them back till you get to a crossmember.

In that cross member will be two bolts sticking down, one for each side.

Backing those bolts all the way out will drop your front end 2-3 inches.

If you want more of a drop, you will have to purchase some some belltech drop keys that allow for even more dropping.

Just be mindful that it is not just a drop and everything is cool.

You will have to get an alignment done after the front settles a bit and this process may accelerate the front ball joint wear.

Don't you currently have other problems with your truck?

I would fix them before you move on to anything else.

metallica21156 · #5 01-13-2005, 11:27 AM

if i pull the bolts out and it lowers it can i put them back in to raise it back up? have you ever heard of using speacal clamps to clamp the spring to lower it? my shocks are also starting to get soft. if i replaced them would the handling be better or just the ride? other then that the truck is fine. would the tires rub or should they be fine?

BlazerLT · #6 01-14-2005, 02:20 AM

We don't have front springs, we have torsion bar front suspension.

Yes, you can raise it back up if you want by reinserting the bolts and tightening them up to where they were before.

You will have to lift the front tires off of the ground to do it though.

metallica21156 · #7 01-14-2005, 09:48 AM

will getting new shocks affect the handleing or just the ride?

BlazerLT · #8 01-14-2005, 12:08 PM

Both, they are directly related.

metallica21156 · #9 01-14-2005, 02:22 PM

so by replacing the schicks i'd be able to take corners faster or would it be about the same?

BlazerLT · #10 01-14-2005, 02:43 PM

Wake up, you are driving a heavy SUV.

Not meant to be taking ANY corner fast.

blazee · #11 01-14-2005, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metallica21156

so by replacing the schicks i'd be able to take corners faster or would it be about the same?

Why? Is your beard getting in the way?

cubanlorenzo · #12 01-14-2005, 03:17 PM

how much of a lift would you get for turning the torsion bars the other way around to lift it?

BlazerLT · #13 01-14-2005, 03:26 PM

Not much, plus you don't really want to do that seeing it will really put a lot of stress on the balljoints.

BlazerLT · #14 01-14-2005, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blazee

Why? Is your beard getting in the way?

Hehe, nice one.

metallica21156 · #15 01-15-2005, 11:01 AM

it was just a mis type. i want to know that if you pull the bolts out some will it lower it a little or are they in or out?

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