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DJM 3" Lower Control Arms
Soon I will be lowering my truck more then it currently is. I purchased a set of DJM lower control arms and I am thinking they may sit very close to the ground. I currently have 2" lowering spindles and I cut my springs about an inch. Any one have them installed? Any issues with ground clearance? Any pictures? Thanks
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Re: DJM 3" Lower Control Arms
Are you going to be using the spindles AND the LCA's together? I woudn't recommend that.
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Re: DJM 3" Lower Control Arms
I was planning on it. What problems would I run into? I am looking for about a 5 inch drop in the front. What would be the best combo for that?
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Re: DJM 3" Lower Control Arms
I did the same thing and the A arms drag the ground. You would have to run 20's on the front to keep it from dragging.
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Re: DJM 3" Lower Control Arms
So dwcsr, you have lowering lower control arms and drop spindles and that resulted in ground clearance issues? I am running 17s and I don't really want to go any bigger than that.
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Re: DJM 3" Lower Control Arms
Well I did some more research and it appears that if I want to lower my truck 5 " in the front and use the 3" lower control arms I should use the stock spindles with some lowering springs. That is what DJM has as one of there kits. Thanks for the heads up.
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Re: DJM 3" Lower Control Arms
Using those components together violates Scrub. Another words, you get a flat and you loose control since the control arms hang below the rim.
Spindles and LCA's are not designed to be used together. You need a 3" drop spring, or 3" spindles and 2" springs.
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![]() Like Chris said, using both dropped spindles and dropped arms are not recommended. (I don't even think 20s couldn't give you enough of a scrub line with the dropped spindle/arm combo.)
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Re: DJM 3" Lower Control Arms
not trying to hijak, but would just the 3" LCA be ok with 15's?
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