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Originally Posted by swamp rat
I appreciate the Bilstein links!
This is why i want to know what you guys are ending up with, would you run these at 5.84"?
21.75-15.91=5.84
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Again, with the information I have, then yes, I would run them.
There are a couple of other things going on here i believe. With 'weight on wheels' (static load) what is the measurement to your stock bump stops? I seem to remember that some of the lift kits state that you have to lengthen the bump stops. I wonder if most lift kits (4" 6") etc won't actually give you that total amount of extra travel, the shocks will be the limiting factor. With older trucks, even more so. There just isn't enough body length to acommodate the longer travel. For example, the front shocks you list only have a total of 7.59" of travel. (It's a long story) but I ended up with F4 BE5 6245 H5's on my truck (with modified top shock mounts) and they have 10.06" of travel. And I only have 2 1/2" of lift. These old trucks, with old style shock absorbers will always have issues I believe. Oh, one more thing. From fully extended (full droop) to weight on wheels, you are only showing 2" of movement. Haven't checked what mine was but that seems a little number?
Pic's of what I did here
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=217490&page=2 post #44