2009 Chevy Silverado Buildup - Get Low

With the spindle off of the truck, it was placed on a workbench and the hub was unbolted from the spindle.

McGaughy's spindles are cast and come without any finish, so Todd laid down a quick coat of spray paint over the spindle. The new spindle comes with a threaded stud for the top hole on the hub and Todd made sure to put red Loctite on the threads, otherwise, it could back out and cause a problem.

The brake shield needed to be trimmed as well, so Todd took a pair of tin snips to the metal and took it down to size. Next, Todd bolted the hub to the spindle using the factory bolts and a little bit of red Loctite.

The top bolt on the hub is the one with the stud, so a bolt has to be secured from the front of the hub using a wrench.

The stock bumpstop had to be trimmed a little bit to provide extra travel for the drop. Todd simply cut it down using a knife.

To finish up the front suspension, Todd reassembled the strut with the McGaughy's 2-inch drop spring, and reassembled the front end in the reverse order as it was taken apart.

Todd started taking apart the rearend by unbolting the shocks from the axle using a 1/2-inch ratchet.

Next up were the u-bolts, which an impact gun zipped right off, but you could also use a large 1/2-inch ratchet.

To install the flip kit, Todd unbolted the shackle from the rear leaf spring hanger and dropped the leaf spring down off the front hanger.

The axle was now flipped onto the top of the axle. The leaf spring pack was then secured together with a C-clamp and then the pack was unbolted so the factory U-bolt mount could be removed and the bolt could be flipped.