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Old 09-19-2007, 01:18 PM   #13
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Re: ECE drop springs ride quality

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Originally Posted by Already Gone View Post
I've studied the different drops for a few years now and tire size should be big factor in your drop choice. You are going to run 15's with the rear tires being meaty so imho I think you would be happy with a 3 1/2 Front drop ( 2 1/2 inch dropped spindle and 1" dropped coil and a 5" Rear Coil Drop with ECE's shock relocators and Super Track bar to replace the original panhard bar and that is the route I'm going when I do mine. One other thing , if your truck does not have a front sway bar I'd highly recommend getting a 1 1/4" sway bar with the polyurethane bushings and ECE sells the bar and bushing too. I'm attaching a pic of one of the board members trucks with the drop I have outlined. I know this truck has the 2 1/2 dropped spindle and 5" dropped coils but not sure if it has the 1" dropped front spring. The truck has 255/70/15's all the way around.
Although that is a beautiful truck, it is just a little lower than I'm wanting to go. Even though I have a newer truck, this truck has become my daily driver when I'm not working. Most of the of trucks I see on here with the 4/6 drops are just a tad lower than I like. They look great, but they are just a little lower I want. I hear of people having some scrubbing problems here and there with 4/6 and I know it has to be VERY close to the bumpstops that low, and I am not at all interested in C-notching my frame. I guess what I mean is that I don't want to have to worry about where I pull into a rough parking lot, etc. I want to drive the truck like I do now. The truck below has the 2/4 drop on it, and it has pretty much the exact look I want, except I want 10's on the rear and mine will have a '69 grill. I do appreciate all the suggestions though, and I do plan on getting sway bar kit. Thanks everyone for the input!
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