
The devil is in the details here and how its done is very important. Lets dive into what it takes to istall a 4/6 lowering kit from Belltech. The first thing to get off the table regarding flip kits is nothing is actually flipped Simply put a flip kit moves the axle from beneath the leaf spring to on top of the leaf spring. To ensure the truck steered straight and true, new steering components and balljoints were in order from Proforged.Īll of these parts combined are going to create a truck that handles as well as it looks. We chose drilled and slotted front rotors and a rear disc conversion from Little Shop Manufacturing.
#Lowered obs sierra upgrade
While we were tearing into the suspension, we also decided to upgrade the brakes and steering components. We chose the new Ridler 606 gray with milled spoke wheels wrapped in Toyo rubber to round out the look we were after. The folks at Belltech recommended a 4/6 lowering kit with their Street Performance shocks part #688SP. We knew we wanted it to be low, but didn’t want to lay frame. To get the stance and look we wanted, we reached out to our friends at Belltech and Ridler wheels. The next step was to address the suspension, brakes and wheels. A little elbow grease and replacing a few things such as the carpet and body side moldings had the truck looking much better than when we bought it. It was a bit rough around the edges but had great bones and potential. We recently picked up a 1996 GMC Sierra C1500 as a project truck. All of these components resulted in a ride quality that hadn’t been realized before now.

They also addressed the rest of the suspension with shackle kits, flip kits and lowering coil springs.

The launch of the drop spindle allowed people to lower their trucks while maintaining front-end geometry. One company has been getting it right since 1983-Belltech.īelltech was at the forefront of the sport truck craze in the early ’90s building parts for none other than the GMT400 trucks. 1988-1998 Chevy Silverado OBS Drop Kits Shocks & Parts Lowering Kits 1988-1998 Silverado Sierra 1500 Front Coil Over Springs Chevy/Gmc GMT400 1988-1998 Chevy/. When it comes to lowered trucks, the stance is everything! Without the proper stance, the truck will not look good or handle correctly. Installing A Belltech Lowering Kit in a ’96 GMC Sierra C1500
