Our lowering selection tool for the 1988 to 1998 GMC & Chevy 1500 2WD Regular Cab Complete Lowering Kit. Each kit can be selected with or without either Belltech NitroDrop 2 shocks, or Belltech Street Performance shocks.
It is time to lower your 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 GMC / Chevy 1500 2WD Regular Cab Truck.
The Lowering Kit is available in the following configurations.
The rear can be lowered by 2 inches using shackles while leaving the front at factory height.
The Economy 2/4 kit drops the front 2 or 3 inches using coils and the rear 4 inches using hangers and shackles.
The Deluxe 2/4 kit lowers the front 2 inches with spindles and the rear 4 inches using hangers and shackles. The advantage of using spindles is improved ride quality.
The 4/6 lowering kit uses spindles and coils in the front to lower it 4 or 5 inches and a 6 inch flip kit and c-section in the rear
1988 to 1998 GMC & Chevy 1500 2WD Regular Cab Complete Lowering Kit
The most popular truck to lower ever. Period. I don't even need to look that one up. I just know it.
There were two different spindles on the 1500's. If the truck is a 1988-91 regular cab, not 454 SS, then use a spindle that takes a 1" thick rotor setup. The bearings and calipers are different, so if you get the wrong spindles it's not a matter of just going out and getting a different set of rotors. We have also seen the odd truck that should have the 1" rotors that actually has 1.25" thick ones. You can usually measure without even taking a wheel off.
In the rear is a standard leaf spring setup. A shackle will get you 2 inch drop, shackle / hanger combo gets you 4 inch drop and a flip kit will give you 6 to 7 inches. This is also the first generation that we have parts available to lower the 4x4's.
