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Old 08-05-2005, 05:03 PM   #1
bigarmzz
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my truck pics..its alittle lower now

well, how do i make a long story short?.....i wanted to get a little bit lower....

here's the "before" pics


my truck before was lowered 3/4....3"spindles in the front, and 2" shackles, and 2" hangers in the rear

it wasnt really low enough

so, i tried different combinations of shackles with drop hangers, stock hangers with drop shackles..etc....

so, i got me a flip kit, and now have the flip on the rear, with my 2" lowering shackles for a total rear drop of 7"

i tried to cut a coil off the front...wasnt quite low enough...so i cut another coil off....damn....dropped it 4"

so now i have actually a 7" front, and a 7" rear drop...but it really dont look all that bad

i only have the stock 235's on the front...and it does rub the inners when i hit a big bump, ....but only a "big" bump...and it dont rub in the turns at all....

but...i ended up ordering western chassis' 2.5" lowering coils for the front anyways...so my caster/camber is more correct...

hope i never bored anyone....just hope some of my misfortunes my help someone in the quest for answers on lowering these things
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