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Old 09-24-2015, 11:34 AM   #10
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Re: Drop Shocks? How to tell

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Originally Posted by joedoh View Post
I just estimated it! get a cheap angle finder, park on level ground, measure the angle of the rocker. use the calculator in your phone (turn it sideways and the scientific will pop up). enter the angle you found, press "tan", then multiply that result by 118. that will give you drop from level, but looking at stock trucks the front was lower than the rear by about an inch.

yes you can raise the mount and go with a stock shock, as long as you raise it enough.
Thanks so much, I'll give it a try...
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