What are lowering kits?

As the name suggests, they are meant to lower your vehicle from its original height. Your vehicle’s suspension might already have springs pre-installed in it. However, lowering springs will be a few inches less taller than the stock springs. Hence, when you install them on your shocks your car lowers.

What does an axle flip kit do?

A flip kit (like the Belltech system shown) is a series of steel plates, saddles, U-bolts, bumpstops, brackets, and hardware that, once installed, relocates (raises) a truck’s rear axle to a new position above the leaf springs.

How many inches does a flip kit drop?

A flip kit is designed to move the rear axle of your truck from being underneath the leaf spring pack to being on top of the leaf spring pack. This will generally give about six inches of lowering to the back of your truck.

Why choose DJM suspension products?

The staff at Andy’s Auto Sport has used DJM Suspension products on some of its own projects with great success, including a few classic trucks that needed some serious height reduction. DJM offers some great parts that are built to strict tolerances and made to install with ease.

Can you adjust the alignment on a beam suspension?

Since there is basically no alignment adjustment to be made with a beam suspension, it is especially important to maintain suspension component accuracy, which is why DJM Suspension puts so much effort into every Dream Beam it produces. DJM has been designing and building lowering suspension kits since 1982.

Is there a flip kit for the rear suspension?

Now it’s time to do the rear suspension. DJM has supplied us with a “flip kit” for the rear axle that should bring us down 6″ in the back. Matt and Steve wrap up the DJM Suspension install and put the shop truck project back on track. There will be snow. There will be fire and flying metal.

What is included in the package with the lowering system?

They include front and rear lowering components, all mounting hardware, and instructions. Select your preferred location and we’ll note which parts are ready to be picked up TODAY.