The cost and benefit of lowering 93 mighty max 2wd

[Yuta]

Hi all,

I have a 93 mighty max 2wd. It's been a sweet truck for me for 5 years. But over time I'm getting bored about its handling and style. I'm thinking of lowering it a little bit. I'm wondering what is the cost and benefit of doing it. I'm thinking of using lowering springs in the front and blocks in the rear.

Will the handling be improved?
How much will the kit cost ? Any good sources for the kit ?

Will the front tire have abnormal wear because of camber change? Currently my front tires have wear towards the outside.

[LSR Mike]

you can get drop spindles for the front. I did a 2/4 drop on my race truck, with drop spindles and blocks.
Before

18227

After

18228

[t97]

I just installed my beltech lowering kit around a month ago and I must say it handles significantly better but that may just be because all of my steering components were worn pretty bad. If you do decide to lower it I would go with the beltech spring and block kit but spend the extra money to get the street performance shocks. I've had no experience with the nitro 2s but from what I've read and heard from people who have used them is that they ride fine but wear out way to quickly. My kit cost me around 450 and was here in 3 days.

You shouldn't have to deal with any weird tire wear problems if you go get an alignment after you install it. On a side note if you order new tie rod ends the part number that they pull up is the wrong parts you have to get them to order it from the moog website. If I can find my receipts I can tell you which part to buy and which is the wrong one.

[Beowulf.50Ram]

You can get the entire drop set off of eBay for 350-450 an it's belltech.

[geezer101]

Lowering your suspension will drop the trucks' centre of gravity which improves road holding during turns. It also has a small impact on wind resistance but you won't notice any real improvement without other mods like a front air dam (this will help reduce 'hovercrafting' at freeway speeds). Drop the ride height by not less than 2 1/2", get your hands on bigger diameter wheels with lower profile tires, match your shocks to accommodate the ride height drop (if not, at least buy new shocks all round) and your truck should feel a lot more user friendly.

[pennyman1]

don't forget to trim the front bump stops to allow the suspension to travel, or you will have no ride at all. I cut Geronimo's in half to get about 1-2" of space between the stops and the contact pad.