All of your 2/3 drop info here!

[00xtremeninja]

Seems to me that the most popular question about the Xtreme drop is the static drop 2/3. Lets get some basics down with the Xtreme........

It has the Zq8 suspension package.....which includes steering box, sway bars, Bilstein shocks front and back, sits 1.5 inches lower than the stock S-10 using drop coils

For most of the people who can't afford bags or just want to go a little lower and level it out because of this 1.5 drop, the most popular drop is the 2/3 (2 in front and 3 in back) This involves using 2 inch drop spindles and 3 inch drop blocks **note** if you have an extended cab, you use ANGLED blocks!

The most popular setup and cost efficient one I have seen is through Summit racing and the part numbers go as follows

a 2/3 drop

belltech drop spindles bel-2100
and belltech 3" blocks bel-6200 or bel-6202 (depending on if you have a extended cab or not)

This usually runs for about $170 shipped, and is pretty easy to do with the follow along instructions.

**Note** Some cut the bumpstops out halfway or completly this is to prevent from bottoming out hardcore, and also you will run into the infamous Chevy lean where one side will lean about a 1/4 of an inch lower than the other side, this can simply be solved by using the spacers that are available at Summit.

I hope this has helped answer some questions and if I forgot anything I will add it later! Keep on rockin kids!

[HAWK]

maybe a make it a sticky? great info :thumbup:

[cain]

nothing you couldnt of found out by just searching..but good consolidating

[HAWK]

Quote: Originally Posted by absolutcain

nothing you couldnt of found out by just searching..but good consolidating

true but that was the problem. no one would search for the info they just made a new thread, but now that we have all the info in one thread and have it stickied at the top they have a better chance of seeing it before making another thread on it.

[digital_xtreme]

Would the "chevy lean" cause the truck to pull slightly to one side? or can you drive fine with it?

[HAWK]

na, everything i've read so far says it doesn't pull the truck, i'm not worried about mine

[wagonproject]

Quote: Originally Posted by xHAWKx

na, everything i've read so far says it doesn't pull the truck, i'm not worried about mine

you should be you homeless fool

[digital_xtreme]

Quote: Originally Posted by wagonproject

you should be you homeless fool

So does it pull to one side then?

[Silent Warrior]

so whats the part #'s for the spacers.

[HAWK]

Quote: Originally Posted by digital_xtreme

So does it pull to one side then?

no, scotts just being the dumbfuk he always is.....lol.. the lean wont effect your alignment or anything

[Twin-10s]

Quote: Originally Posted by Silent Warrior

so whats the part #'s for the spacers.

p/n for the spacer is bel-4930 at www.summitracing.com

[red03xdime]

How hard is this to install yourself. Can you do it with a few floor jacks and jack stands or do you need a lift?

[3rdCoastCrawlin]

This can be done with floor jacks and jack stands. Thats how I did it and it wasn't very hard at all. make sure you get that spacer though for the drivers-side spring.

[red03xdime]

I just have to convince my parents that it wont do anything.

[HAWK]

yup, me and my dad did it in our garage... a jack and 2 jack stands.. took about a weekend to do... front one day, and the rear the next day..

spindles took the longest for sure! they're kinda a bitch to do if its your first time

blocks..... with a sawzall, no more then 1 hour and half..... AT THE MOST!

[red03xdime]

Will dropping it affect anything. Like will I have problems down the road besides scraping the front?

[HAWK]

nothing i've noticed wrong yet...... had the drop on almost a year, only is scrapping the front, and you will do that a lot.

[lilorgy]

quick question for the sticky icky, would i need to camber the truck after doing the drop?

[YellowXtreme]

Quote: Originally Posted by lilorgy

quick question for the sticky icky, would i need to camber the truck after doing the drop?

Yes, you are going to need an alignment after putting the drop spindles on...

[red03xdime]

Will I have to do anything to the driveline? Or will it be fine.

[lilorgy]

oh man, great stuff, my brother in law just told me he would do it for me for free!!! i love australians...

[lilorgy]

i just hope when i go get an alignment they dont tell me its too low ...

[HAWK]

i dont know if you have firestone out there, but they can get it on there racks out here, im sure they can do it out there.... check and see if they can do it.....

[lilorgy]

gotta check it out, thanks

[Tmyz72]

Sorry to get in late on this thread, but i was looking for a picture of a zq8 with the 2/3 spindle/block drop done to it. I have a stock 01 sonoma extended cab with the zq8 and its not low enough for me. I want to go lower, but only to where the top of my tires are just inside of the bottom of the wheel well. Can anyone help me out with this?

[digital_xtreme]

I've got angled 3" blocks on my blazer x, do you guys think i should get some shims?

[YellowXtreme]

Quote: Originally Posted by digital_xtreme

I've got angled 3" blocks on my blazer x, do you guys think i should get some shims?

If you put in angeled blocks, i wouldn't get shims unless you have like a really noticable vibration while driving...which you shouldn't with the angeled blocks.

[lilorgy]

ALRIGHT!! i lowered my X with a 2/3 drop. i got some questions...i get some rubbing when i turn, is that normal or do i need to adjust something? and also do i need to buy a camber kit, cuz the wheels dont look like they are out of line... i kno i need an alignment but dont know about camber kit? i love my truck this way...

[lilorgy]

oh yea and how much is an airdam cuz i see myself cracking mine with all the potholes in miami...

[lilorgy]

see this is why we start new thrreads, nobody wants to play with me....

[HAWK]

answers.....
. a new airdam......... get it from twins0203 here on the forum. as for a camber kit.. i didnt buy one.... and you still havent got the alignment yet? man i smell my tires burnin just going to get mine done. lol and yes rubbing is common, but when is it rubbing? mine rubbed on a full lock turn, and some times turning in reverse.

[lilorgy]

ok good to hear...it rubs on turns, not even on a full lock turn tho.

[Ziggster]

ok new guy here fill me in on the camber kit thing what is it and do i need one doing a 4/5 just got the last of the parts in (i hope). Was going to drop it this weekend but if i got to order more parts it will have to wait

[HAWK]

camber kit? just take your truck and get it re-aligned.... the alignment will take care of the camber

[YellowXtreme]

Quote: Originally Posted by xHAWKx

camber kit? just take your truck and get it re-aligned.... the alignment will take care of the camber

[chizwizdiz]

With the 2/3 drop, can you use stock wheels and tires? Also anyone know any shops near louisville, ky that can help me with air bags?

[HAWK]

ya for sure you can still use your stock tires on it..... you'll get some rubbing on a full lock and sometimes in reverse, but it's very minor.... i used my stock tires for over a year till i got the 18's

[chizwizdiz]

thanks alot

[eagle66952]

Hey guys......I am going to put the 2/3 drop in my 2003 ext. cab. zq8. I looked at all the posts. Y do i need angeled blocks? and what are the spacers for again?

[HAWK]

angled blocks = Extended cab
Regular flat blocks = single cab

Spacers are used if you want to fix the "chevy lean" (one side of your truck sits a little lower then the other).... it's really not that big of a deal

[eagle66952]

thanx.

[eagle66952]

Hey guys got another question for ya. I am getting the 2/3 kit on Tues. Do I need Drop shocks???? If I do , Do I need them for the front and back or what?

[digital_xtreme]

Have you guys noticed brake problems with the 2/3" drop? I've noticed that the brakes have to be pushed in a lot farther to make the brakes actually work. I've talked to a few people and they've noticed the same thing...

[HAWK]

Quote: Originally Posted by eagle66952

Hey guys got another question for ya. I am getting the 2/3 kit on Tues. Do I need Drop shocks???? If I do , Do I need them for the front and back or what?

na, the xtremes come with billstein shocks, they will work perfectly fine.. if you ever come across a cheap set of them, it wouldn't hurt to get them... i ran the stock shocks on mine for 5 months before i got a set of belltech Nitros...

[HAWK]

Quote: Originally Posted by digital_xtreme

Have you guys noticed brake problems with the 2/3" drop? I've noticed that the brakes have to be pushed in a lot farther to make the brakes actually work. I've talked to a few people and they've noticed the same thing...

do the other people have blazers? or the s10s?... cuz if im not mistaken they use a different set of spindles then the s10s...

my brakes have always been really hard to stop with.. i always thought it was just because it was a truck... :confused:

[YellowXtreme]

Quote: Originally Posted by digital_xtreme

Have you guys noticed brake problems with the 2/3" drop? I've noticed that the brakes have to be pushed in a lot farther to make the brakes actually work. I've talked to a few people and they've noticed the same thing...

Did you flip the brake line in the rear?? On S-10's you don't have too, but i've heard on the blazers that when a 2/3 drop is done you gotta flip the brake line in the rear cause it could get pinched or tear it....If you didn't you better check your brake lines asap...cause you could lose your brakes all together.

[digital_xtreme]

The other people i've talked to had blazers, i've heard that if you do a 2/3 drop with a blazer you will be fine but if you go lower than that in the rear you need to flip the brake lines.

[00xtremeninja]

although this might have been answered already, here is some more info i gathered from Y2K Xtreme:
spindles and blocks do NOT i say again...DO NOT REQUIRE NEW SHOCKS!!

the components do not change the shock length. doesn't matter if you have ZQ8 or not.

the blocks are simply a spacer. they move the axle up toward the frame, keeping the lower shock mount in the exact same place it was when it rolled out of the GM plant.

spindles, they simply move the wheel hub up two inches. that's it.

i had a 2/3 drop on my X for a year, had stock shocks on it the whole time, and they are STILL good.

the time when you WILL need new shocks, is if you get new coil springs or new leaf springs. those two items will change the location of the shock mounts, thus making the shock compressed/extended lengths shorter. the ZQ8 shocks ARE a drop shock, and a dam good one at that.

[03 S10 eXtreme]

err..wuts this bumpstop thingy u guys are talkin about? gotta cut if off right if i was to do a drop? cuz it'll bottom out? wuts that? lol good job on makin this a sticky..i was gonna make a whole new thread thanks guys

[HAWK]

http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f198/pictures-and-steps-on-how-to-cut-the-bumpstop-brackets-off-690/

and yeah you have to cut them off or you'll axle will hit em on big bumps