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which is easier to lower
Is it easier to lower a truck with leaf springs on the rear or the track bar type suspension? I might have called the track bar the wrong thing. This is all new to me.
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Re: which is easier to lower
Truck Arm: Lowering Blocks and or Coil Springs are easy
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Re: which is easier to lower
Coils are easiest...
Leaves is a shackle drop or a flip kit. Or the more expensive route would be drop leaf springs. Gary
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Re: which is easier to lower
There both about the same but the trailing arms are easier to get a exact hight
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Re: which is easier to lower
Sweet well at least I came out good on that. I am pretty new to the old truck scene and I found out yesterday that I cannot put rally wheels on my truck because it has s-10 wheels. I called the PO and he said they switched the s10 axels out with the stocks. I cant even believe it so now I have to find a regular 5 lug and disc break fronts.
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Re: which is easier to lower
hadda buy drop leafs for mine when I took out my ridiculous tow truck springs (about 15 leaves)...new ones were about 400 bucks....coils are much cheaper...and if I'm not happy how it sits when I put the bed back on I'm back to square one
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Re: which is easier to lower
Coil spring trucks are the preferred setup for modifying. These are the same rear end swing arm setups that we used to use in small track stock car racing. They can be setup in a number of different ways, and can provide some impressive street performance when setup properly. Likewise they do just fine for hauling and towing.
Lowering springs or airbags, adjustable track bar, shock relocation kit, and your lookin and riding fine. Throw on a rear sway bar, and hang some g's in the corners. If you want to slam it, check out all the ones already done on this site, and try to find the one with leafs on it. Leaf springs are best as work horses. They tow better, they haul better, they are more adjustable in that aspect as well. Stiffer springs, air bag boosters, overload springs, etc. Both are great for what they do best. If you want either a show room stock or custom build, the swing arms are the preferred choice. And for some reason that defies comprehension, short beds.
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Re: which is easier to lower
I will probably do a static drop, I have no experience with as. I am glad that I hae springs in the back.
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Re: which is easier to lower
Yeah I called the PO and he said they switched the whole back axle and I am assuming put a spacer and something else because the front still has the drum brakes. But I sent off money for a 5 lug rear end and disc front brakes yea baby. I cant wait to get them.
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