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Old 07-06-2013, 02:09 PM   #19
Claytona08
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Re: lowering spring vs factory spring

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Originally Posted by Desert1957 View Post
Truck looks great!

You realize uninstalled spring height means nothing , its all about " Load Rate " , which you can't tell buy looking at the springs.

An increase in coil diameter can be a huge difference on installation.

Just for example my C20 front springs looked identical side by side (old vs new) but after installation it sat 1.5 inch higher. Which is what I wanted.

IMO drive it for awhile let it settle in, then re measure.

Desert
Yeah I'm thinking they should settle over time. Thanks!
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