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Old 04-20-2012, 05:06 PM   #1
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Has anybody cut 2 coils off the front?

I am about to cut the front coils on the front of my 64 longbed in the morning and I see almost everyone who does that usually cuts 1.5 coils. That was the original plan, but Im so tempted to cut 2. I guess I can always go back and cut more. Just wondering if anyone has pics of a truck with 2 coils cut. Will I need to remove bump stops either way? Any info will help. Thanks.
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Old 04-20-2012, 05:44 PM   #2
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Re: Has anybody cut 2 coils off the front?

How old and settled are your springs now?

You can start at 1 coil and cut more if needed- it's hard to put a coil back
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Old 04-20-2012, 05:58 PM   #3
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Re: Has anybody cut 2 coils off the front?

I guess theyre the original springs. Im gonna just do 1.5 and see how it looks
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Old 04-20-2012, 07:58 PM   #4
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Re: Has anybody cut 2 coils off the front?

The reason I asked that was I checked and my springs had settled 2 inches. I think LMC has a chart that tells ya what the ride height should be with stock springs.
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Old 04-20-2012, 08:39 PM   #5
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Re: Has anybody cut 2 coils off the front?

1.5 is recommended as the lowest you can go without beginning to degrade driveablility. any lower and the drive would be noticeably worse. I did 1.5 on mine and removal of the bump stop bracket was definitely necessary.
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Old 04-20-2012, 09:11 PM   #6
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Re: Has anybody cut 2 coils off the front?

Thanks guys. I'll do 1 1\2 and cut the bump stops.
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Old 04-20-2012, 09:24 PM   #7
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Re: Has anybody cut 2 coils off the front?

I'd recomend starting with 1 full coil first. Drive it a bit until it settles, and if still not low enough, try a bit more. I ussually heat a coil to drop it that bit more but not sure if you have a torch or not. 2 coils will give you no drivability, and 1.5 gives you a pretty rough ride.
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Old 04-21-2012, 02:41 PM   #8
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Re: Has anybody cut 2 coils off the front?

I cut 1 1/2 and it came out perfect. I'll post pics later.
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Old 04-21-2012, 09:24 PM   #9
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Re: Has anybody cut 2 coils off the front?

2 coils daily driver slammed and rides good I drove it 100 miles today on the interstate.
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Old 04-22-2012, 10:40 PM   #10
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Re: Has anybody cut 2 coils off the front?

Cut 1 1/2 on my 3/4 ton-love the ride
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