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04-17-2008, 08:05 AM
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Location: washington GA
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need help
I lowered my 71 c-10 about a few weeks ago.i drop it 2 in da front and 5 in da back.i lower it without the bed on the truck,and sunday i put my old bed in it just to see how lower it was.it does nt look like it lower it much in the back and thtas what i wanted.my question is with a 5in drop in the back.do i need to chande the shock monts,to make it drop a little moreor what?i looked up under it and look at the bump stop over the rear end and i think i have about a two in gab between the bump stop and the rear end.please help me you guys.some pics will help to.
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04-17-2008, 09:10 AM
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Commander Taco Bello
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Re: need help
what did you do for your 5 inch drop in the back?
does your truck still have suspension travel when you jump on the bumper? my guess is no, and you're binding on something. did you get shorter shocks too? |
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04-17-2008, 03:45 PM
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Re: need help
i change te springs and yes my truck do have suspension travel
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04-18-2008, 06:03 AM
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Re: need help
Man Nobody Wantt To Help Me
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04-18-2008, 07:35 AM
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Re: need help
I thought ,may be wrong, you should relocate shock mounts because the angle changed anything 4 inches or more in the rear??
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04-18-2008, 05:15 PM
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Re: need help
If you didnt change the shocks the truck may be resting on them.Another thing to comsider is that that drop is from stock hight and if your old springs were worn it may not drop 5 inches from your existing hight.
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04-18-2008, 05:29 PM
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Re: need help
You need to have shorter shocks. You also need to use the shock relocators like Early Classic Enterprises sells. The let the angle of the shock change to let it work better, especially helpful on 4-inch lower and more in the back.
From what you wrote, it sounds like you pulled the bed off. If you did, you may not have it back in the same place as you had it before you pulled it off. The best way to know how much of a drop you get is to measure BEFORE you drop and AFTER you drop to see how much change you end up with.
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04-18-2008, 05:45 PM
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Re: need help
like they said shorter shocks shock relocater and also an adjustable panhard bar are required to properly complete the job and have the rear centered
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