She's in the shop for her drop

[72BlckButy]

white72c10, I've got a question... is there a reason you didn't like the 4.5" drop on the truck? Just to low, or did it not allow for an adequate turning radius?

[eightbanger]

Originally Posted by big_al_71

If you were closer I would do it for you and teach you....That way you could save and learn.

Now those words are like music to my ears....but the price of a plane ticket to get you here would kill the money saving part

[yellowGT]

Originally Posted by white72c10

Holy hell, the damn front went down 4.5 instead of 3.5. Talked with with ECE, gonna send me another set of 1 inch springs for the front, hopefully it will sit right after that.

Threw a 15inch Cragar rim with 255/60 tire instead of the other
255/70 on my original rims on to test cause the other tires rub too
much in front because of the offset and tire size.

nice stance... lets look at some side views with the shiny wheels

Originally Posted by lolife99

Shock relocators put the shocks in a more "vertical" position so the actually work. Otherwise they are laying to flat,... and end up just "pivoting" on the mounting bolts.
The adjustable panhard bar is needed to re-center the rearend after it's lowered so your truck will track straight.

I took my springs off the back to have it low until i get it back out on the road and in doing so you mean my rearend shifted towards the passenger side because it came down more than two inches without the adj. panhard bar?

[lolife99]

I took my springs off the back to have it low until i get it back out on the road and in doing so you mean my rearend shifted towards the passenger side because it came down more than two inches without the adj. panhard bar?[/QUOTE]

YES. As the rearend comes down,... the panhard bar will push it to the passenger side. An adjustable bar will allow you to re-center it. And,... with it being adjustable, it will work with 4", 5", or 6" drop springs.

[white72c10]

Well with the drop, my original wheels and tires won't work because of tire size and offset, plus they are ugly. I'll probably go with the Cragars as their offset is completely different that what I had. And to answer the other question yes it is too low, I like them low but need it to be slightly usable, if I were to keep the front so low then I'd have to lower the rear another inch or so, which I don't really want to do. Here are a couple pics with the Cragar on the front with a 255/60/15 tire. Also why does my wheel sit so far back in the wheel well now? From the direct side it looks like it is at least an inch closer to the rear of the fender.

[eightbanger]

Nobody seems to cover these little details like checking your exsisting wheel size before you start buying lowering kits otherwise your tyres will hit the wheel arch when you lower your truck. I've got 275x60's on mine so now I know i'll need a new set of wheels before I start, which has now added big time to the cost of that project