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Old 12-28-2011, 02:27 AM   #14
J Knight
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Re: To lower an '86 C10 Silverado

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Originally Posted by 41willys View Post
Thanks J, btw, yours looks to be a sweet ride...you've helped me to decide to do the flip on the rear. Curious, if I were to keep the 15" rims if a 2.5" drop spindle would require less grinding than a 3" drop spindle? I'm looking to lower 5" in the front and 5-6 in the rear. The person that owned my truck prior to me removed a leaf on each spring pack. I've got two 4 leaf spring packs from the salvage yard I plan to install in place of the packs currently on the truck. This should put the rear close to factory height then install the flip like you did.
Thanks, I wouldnt use a 3in drop spindle with a 15in rim there just isnt enough clearance IMO, but from what I hear an advertised 2in or 3in spindles are all 2.5in but I can not confirm that. You are only talking about .5in difference anyway. You should be good to go in the back with an unaltered rear springs.
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