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Old 08-14-2011, 09:35 AM   #10
Denee007
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Re: Straight axle steering

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in the meantime, could I maintain at least a little height in my trucks stance with a frame swap? I'd just like it lowered maybe 3", I don't want it so low I have to crawl over speed bumps. IT's a truck!
Actually, I don't mind the way it sits now since I raised the back end a bit, just like to have power steering and the least expensive way out is like the way Orrie and others did it. I'm just looking at every option known, plus I'd just like to do it myself vs. outsourcing and paying someone to do the work.

why did they make them sit so high in the front end in the first place?

I will say this, I have no idea how the truck rides with the stock front leaf springs. How would it ride down the freeway at 65mph and swaying to miss some crazy driver. The odometer says 85k, so it must have been ok for all those years!

So far, the least expensive way to lower to a more appealing height would be a mono spring(a better one), and the steering supplied by a saginaw gear, all of which I could do here in my garage.

dne'

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