dcairns Posted July 14, 2003 Report Share Posted July 14, 2003 Anyone tried these on the SS (or another Silverado, for that matter)? How much do they drop the rear? Their FAQs say it could drop form 1/2 to 2 inches. Do they really help with the expansion joint bouncing? LORD Corp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenKey Posted July 14, 2003 Report Share Posted July 14, 2003 Never used them, but seen them advertised before. Have you tried asking the same question over on some of the other GM forums? Somebody had to have used them on one of the other truck sites, if not here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted July 15, 2003 Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 I've never even heard of them, Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatrack Posted July 15, 2003 Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 Never heard of them. I had a extended shackle on my 92 Extended cab 2 wheel drive and it rode very smooth. I think that they were belltech because it had belltech spindles on front to drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcairns Posted July 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 Never used them, but seen them advertised before. Have you tried asking the same question over on some of the other GM forums? Somebody had to have used them on one of the other truck sites, if not here. Actually, that is where I heard of them, over at GM-Trucks.com. Those that have them, seem to like them. I was just wondering if anyone here had any direct experience. Particularly on the issue of how much they lower the rear. GM- Trucks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatrack Posted July 15, 2003 Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 dcairns, This is from their web site : Will VELVET-RIDE Shackles lower my vehicle? It is normal for some vehicles to drop between 1/2" - 2". This is caused by the tension of the spring. If the vehicle height is a problem, you may want to consider a lift kit to increase the vehicle height. It looks like there are 2 different hole to use on the shackle so you can drop a little or a little more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcairns Posted July 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 Yes, I saw the faq there on their website. What concerned me was the range of drop they mention. I could handle a 1/2 inch drop, but 2 inches might be more than I want and might exceed what the torsion bars in front could be adjusted for, order to level it out. It looks like the drop varies with the springs used in the rear, so Silverado 4x4 trucks may see more or less drop than we would. I guess I could try them and at the worst, add a lift to the rear to "un-do" the drop . But if it is mild, I think I might like the drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctrow Posted July 20, 2003 Report Share Posted July 20, 2003 dcairns, when will you get the shackles and install them? I was thinking of ordering them but at 4 times the price of normal shackles, I'm not so sure. They'd have to give a really good ride. I want to do it next weekend when I put on the flex-a-lites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcairns Posted July 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2003 I put the Velvet Ride shackles on today. Turned out to be a bit more of a job than I thought. You have to remove the trailer hitch, all 8 bolts of it, just so you can get the shackle bolts out. And it takes some fancy work with the floor jack to get the turck lifted just enough to release the tension on the leaf spring, but not so much that you have the weight of the wheel pulling down on things. Even then you have to "unscrew" the bolts out of the old shackles. I will post my impression of the ride on Monday. I travel over a problem bit of freeway every day on my way to work, so that will offer a good comparison. Since the SS already has a kind of "drop shackle" on it, the ride height seems to have changed little. A quick before and after measurement shows 1/8 inch on one side and 7/16 on the other. So it looks like 1/2 inch max drop from adding these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted July 20, 2003 Report Share Posted July 20, 2003 I can't wait to see if it helped, Dave. I have to travel over a couple "problem" areas here too and am getting tired of being bounced around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenKey Posted July 20, 2003 Report Share Posted July 20, 2003 They really shipped those things out fast didn't they? How long did the install actually take? The wife still in the dark about your new toys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctrow Posted July 20, 2003 Report Share Posted July 20, 2003 How much did you end up paying for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcairns Posted July 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2003 They really shipped those things out fast didn't they? How long did the install actually take? The wife still in the dark about your new toys? I went JDM to pick up my rear window slider and ordered the sway bar and the Velvet Ride shackles. As they were doing the paper work, they discovered they had a pair in stock. They were $190, which is a bit high, but no shipping, so I got them. The wife saw me installing them and said, " I thought this was a new truck, it shouldn't be breaking already" and I had to explain the "need to improve things" that guys have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrymal Posted July 20, 2003 Report Share Posted July 20, 2003 The wife saw me installing them and said, " I thought this was a new truck, it shouldn't be breaking already" and I had to explain the "need to improve things" that guys have. Y'all don't even want to know the noise I heard when I installed my: 1) Bridgestone Revos 2) Velvet Ride Shackles 3) XM Satellite add-on 4) Bedrug (new truck smell still on the inside) And then went through two feet deep mud roads on an all day Saturday mud-hawg fest, all when the truck had less than 1000 miles on it. Ears are still ringing half a year later, but gosh, it was fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctrow Posted July 20, 2003 Report Share Posted July 20, 2003 Irymal, after having the shackles, what do you think of them. Better ride now on expansion joints? Did it lower it any. I'm wanting 2" in the rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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