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Hampshire · 03-29-2014, 03:29 PM

Getting near finishing up the suspension on my 3600. It's going back into the shop in a week or so to adjust/modify for final height settings.

One area of constant debate is whether or not to move the rear axle a little bit to the rear. I've made a composite in the pics to show that the answer seems to be just a matter of taste (?) - as in all the pics I see they look to be all over the place, though "stock" trucks seem to have the axle a bit more forward.

The top two are of my green truck - on the right is a junk 26.5" high tire on a 15" shop wheel on the left is a 29" high tire on a new 16" wheel. BTW, the truck is going down 2-3" more....

Thoughts?

03-29-2014, 03:29 PM	#1
Hampshire Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Western MA Posts: 281	Rear Axle location - AD truck Getting near finishing up the suspension on my 3600. It's going back into the shop in a week or so to adjust/modify for final height settings. One area of constant debate is whether or not to move the rear axle a little bit to the rear. I've made a composite in the pics to show that the answer seems to be just a matter of taste (?) - as in all the pics I see they look to be all over the place, though "stock" trucks seem to have the axle a bit more forward. The top two are of my green truck - on the right is a junk 26.5" high tire on a 15" shop wheel on the left is a 29" high tire on a new 16" wheel. BTW, the truck is going down 2-3" more.... Thoughts?



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