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Lowering kit options with 26" wheels

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Im narrowing down my choices for a set of 26" wheels on my 07 Escalade. After looking at pics of other vehicles online with larger wheels it looks like perhaps a 2" drop would compliment the finished look. I don't want to go too low and I want to maintain or improve handling if possible. In the past when Ive lowered a vehicle I have needed to replace the shocks so they are not bottomed out or kicking on any "Suspension error" lights. But I noticed some kits don't come with shocks, some come with sway bars, and the prices jump all over the place depending on what you buy. After spending over $4K on a wheel and tire package the last thing I want is to be wearing our tires due to alignment issues or suffer from poor handling. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.....
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Just bag it and have any drop you want - find what sits and feels best and alight to that? Here's my previous 09 on kelderman's kit:

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Here's where my 2/4 left me on my ESV. Grooving the front shocks, and playing with the air ride link lengths out back gives you an additional inch of variance.

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You able to wrench yourself at all deron? 5hrs of book time is a bit much. It's not more than 3hrs worth a work for a slow rookie. 250-325 is going rate for labor. 2/3 drop can be had for 500-525.

If you have a NTB nearby, they do excellent with alignments for right about 100-110 here locally.
By machining incremental snap ring groves you can net an additional 0 to 2" up front with no additional components.
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