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Need help from all wise men i bought a 1987 GMC truck. Want to drop it down but dont want rough ride. Would like baggs but best one i seen is by ridetech. should i do spindles and reverse leaf springs and save for baggs later thank u for help.:metal:

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Originally Posted by harveyrc2003 (Post 4547079)

Do you like the way the truck rides now?
How much drop are you wanting?
Weekend toy or daily driver?
Budget?

bag it!!!!:metal::devil::metal::ito::metal:

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Originally Posted by SCOTI (Post 4547297)

Do you like the way the truck rides now?
How much drop are you wanting?
Weekend toy or daily driver?
Budget?

Rides rough want smooth ride
Want low
Is daily
Don't want to spend lot
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Originally Posted by harveyrc2003 (Post 4547755)

Rides rough want smooth ride
Want low
Is daily
Don't want to spend lot
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Your not giving us much to work w/as far as details. "Rides rough" could be any number of issues (bad shocks, bad tires, poor suspension condition, etc). For some guys, a 3" drop is too low while others wouldn't do less than 4". How much is a "lot"? $500? 1K? 5K?

Spindles will drop the truck w/o changing the ride quality. Stock front coils on a 1/2 ton truck have a pretty decent ride quality so if you're not happy w/the current ride quality @ stock height, dropped coils will be the same or slightly more firm. Generally it's best to combine the 2 (3" spindle + 1 or 2" drop coil). But, combining the 2 adds to the cost so it depends on the budget.

The rear can utilize shackles (2" drop) & hangers (2" drop) for a total of 4" drop or you can do a flip kit which yields between 5-6" drop depending on how many leafs are in the spring pack. Again, if your not happy w/the ride quality, these mods won't help it get better.

The alternative is to swap the coils for air bags as they will typically offer better ride quality for a given amount of drop. Air ride definitely adds to the overall costs; how much just depends on how the air mgt system is done. Ride Tech offers pretty good 'kits' that have everything needed for the air ride install. That convenience comes w/a price but their kits are extemely well engineered & built.

Thank you for ur help if I went with bags which is best one I should get?
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Originally Posted by harveyrc2003 (Post 4548730)

Thank you for ur help if I went with bags which is best one I should get?
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Firestones offer great ride quality. I've used them for the most part.... I'm trying the Slam Specialties line for my current project (RE-7's front; RE-6's rear truck arm application).

For a leaf truck set-up, I'd go spindles & Stones or RE-7's in front, & a F9000 tapered sleeve bag w/a 4-bar (for a better ride vs. your current leafs).

Thank u scoti
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