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Whats the easiest way to lower my Tahoe 1-2 inches

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Old June 20th, 2011, 11:10 PM
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Im not trying to lower it much, just 1 or 2 inches. Whats the most affordable and easiest way to lower my truck?
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Heat the springs w/ a cutting torch.

Seriously tho there's lots of aftermarket suppliers that sell shorter springs but it will ride rougher since the spring rate has to be increased to prevent bottoming out.

If you have one w/ torsion bars, you can get new keys to lower the front.
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If I heat the springs wouldnt that make the springs brittle and become unsafe
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put a bunch of fat american kids in it.
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Let all of the air out of the tires.
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take the wheels off.
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Originally Posted by KiDD QuE
If I heat the springs wouldnt that make the springs brittle and become unsafe
Actually this was the old school way of lowering the front end of a car (called rake) back in the 50s-60s. You put blocks under the frame w/ a gap of how much you wanted to lower the front. Then you'd heat a section of the coil spring w/ a smoke wrench (torch) and the car would sag 'til it rested on the blocks. Wouldn't recommend it today.

I already suggested the safe way to do this.
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