lowered on 22s?

[lwrd93]

i have a 98 sonoma sls does it come lowered from factory? it has 22s whats the lowest i can go before i have to cut it? can u do 2/3 on it? or 1/2?? i wana lower it but dont wana mess with any hard stuff...

[lwrd93]

someone knows...

[civil]

friends 5/5 on 22's

[lwrd93]

he didnt cut anything?? does it rub bad in the front? mine does already and its not even lowered... 2'' in the back will even mine out i think.

[eutechnyx]

shit that black truck would have fun pulling in my driveway i did a 3 inch drop on the rear of my old blazer with 22's and when i pulled in the driveway the tires rubbed the fenders and the truck got stuck,had to get a friend to lift up on one side to pull in the driveway! lol

[civil]

Quote: Originally Posted by lwrd93

he didnt cut anything?? does it rub bad in the front? mine does already and its not even lowered... 2'' in the back will even mine out i think.

in the front he had to do some cutting. but not a lot. and it does rub when turning. and in the rear it's all stock. fits nice and tight.

[lwrd93]

im thinkin 2 or 3;; in the back and mayb 1 in the front i dont really wana hide tuck rims you know.. just kinda lowered look to it..

[eutechnyx]

Have fun with a 3 in the rear!

[lwrd93]

didnt the sls come with a lowered suspension stock??

[Wrkn prgs]

No, the ZQ8 package came with the lowered suspension. What size tire are you running? I have a 275/40/R20 tire thats taller than my buddys 22" tires, and I'm lowered 3" in the front.

[Driveway Kustomz]

if its just a sls then no, check your glovebox for the sticker that has a lot of codes on it, those are your rpo codes, and they will tell you a lot about your truck.

If it says "zq8" it means it has a zq8 suspension package, and then it will be lowered from factory, have larger front and a rear swaybar, tighter ratio steering box, 16" wheels and tires, and some came with a frame brace.

Now if it does have a zq8 package, the front and rear will be lowered 1.5" and if your wondering, its done by putting different springs up front and different leafs out back.

But check out some of your other codes, I found out I have a posi (gu8 if im not mistaken but dont take my word for that one). Hope this helped and lemme kno if u need anythin else

[lwrd93]

hey thanks.. i think it did say zq8 in there.. so 2'' blocks would make it 1.5/3.5?

and the tires are 275 or 255/30/22 i know there pretty low..

[Wrkn prgs]

You should be alright.

[AbOvEone]

i did a 2/3 on 18s and it was fine lol

[orangesonoma]

Quote: Originally Posted by lwrd93

didnt the sls come with a lowered suspension stock??

my sls had a zq8....hop shock and all

[Kunde]

you should be fine. the only thing i had to do was remove my top bolts the help hold the inner fenders in place and pound them back closer to the fire wall. but i wound up taking them out so. i didnt do any cutting just a little pounding and slamming beers back as i worked.

this pic shows that i dont have much steering left but i can still turn into parking lots and spaces, and make three point turns.

[chicagotypewriter]

it looks like its about an inch higher in the back. id say put in once blocks and call it a day. save your money till you have money for bags. thats my opinon

[eutechnyx]

wow i dont know if i could sacrifice that much radius

[fdimeroller]

kunde, ur truck looks sick... but 1 big pothole or 1 emergency swerve & ur ****ed.

[project87sdime]

cant wait to see it juiced!

[lwrd93]

whos juicin what? mine is stayin like it is after i lower it 2 in the back..

[civil]

kunde is going to juice his.

[lwrd93]

i want that front end on my sonoma...

[Dropped'01]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kunde

you should be fine. the only thing i had to do was remove my top bolts the help hold the inner fenders in place and pound them back closer to the fire wall. but i wound up taking them out so. i didnt do any cutting just a little pounding and slamming beers back as i worked.

this pic shows that i dont have much steering left but i can still turn into parking lots and spaces, and make three point turns.

thats sick

[xon2zinVA]

mine with a 2/3 on top of the factoy zq8

[lwrd93]

truck is mean and clean..

[baggedzq8]

gu8 is a 3:73 gear ratio i believe. g80 is the limited slip rear end(which is not posi, they are different and no s10s came with posi from the factory)

[eclpsmtsbsh]

just pull a leaf in the back, should even it right out. for FREE

[lwrd93]

then it will ride like ass

[supasoulja]

read this.... http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f198/h...af-pics-14700/ hope it helps

[eclpsmtsbsh]

if you cut the bumpstops it will ride quite smooth

[xon2zinVA]

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member...jpg?295511-265
Another pic of mine

[lwrd93]

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