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Old 11-01-2009, 06:00 PM   #15
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Re: lowering a 78 c10 diesel

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great i got sprindles off DJM 3" GONNA cut the coil 2.5" so that would be 1.25 coils off im gonna use a sawsall with an aggresive blade and in a 5 gal bucket of water see how that goes hopefully not electrocuted LOL
Start w/1-coil & see where it sits. Many times, there's enough sag in the springs height over the years that cutting 1-coil yields more than the average 2" of drop.
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