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Old 03-28-2009, 04:11 PM   #1
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guess how much i am lowered!

ok, here is the deal.......

my truck was lowered when i bought it, i put 20s on it and now i want it lower yet!!!! but, dont know or have the slightest clue where i am at right now.....

so i am just bored and miss my truck cuz shes been in storgae for what seems like forever..... otherwise i would just do some wrenching and figure it out ! so how much of a drop do you think i have??



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Old 03-28-2009, 06:59 PM   #2
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Re: guess how much i am lowered!

5/7
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Old 03-28-2009, 07:31 PM   #3
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Re: guess how much i am lowered!

hmm how much lower u think i can go static?
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Old 03-28-2009, 08:01 PM   #4
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hmm how much lower u think i can go static?
5/7 is about as low as you want to go with a static drop.
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Old 03-28-2009, 08:30 PM   #5
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Re: guess how much i am lowered!

How is it lowered. I was just guessing, but it would help to know what was used to lower it.
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Old 03-28-2009, 08:35 PM   #6
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Re: guess how much i am lowered!

I think that looks like 4 in the front. Here is my truck with 5 in the front
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Old 03-28-2009, 08:55 PM   #7
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Re: guess how much i am lowered!

Looks like 4/6 in the first pic.
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Old 03-28-2009, 10:45 PM   #8
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My guess is 4 in the front and 4 in the back
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Old 03-28-2009, 10:52 PM   #9
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I wouldn't go lower than 5/7 with a staticly dropped truck. Depending on how low you want to go, you might just opt for bags.
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Old 03-29-2009, 12:04 AM   #10
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Re: guess how much i am lowered!

my truck was lowered and the front cross member is about 3 to 4 inches from the ground. haven't drove it yet but i think the ride going to suck. he cut for some reason on the passenger side inner fender. with the way i drive it going to be and crappy ride lol won't know till i get it on the road but i think it's been lowered like 6 in the front and about 8 in the rear.


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mind this is a old pic but you can see approx how low it is by looking at were the fender sits on the tire. also those are stock ralley's on it too
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Old 03-29-2009, 01:15 AM   #11
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Re: guess how much i am lowered!

I have around a 6-7 I like how it looks, except some roads don't like it and I barley can drive up my driveway without scraping the frame, and when I turn sharp my inner fenders sit on top of the tires and that's with a less than 27" tall tire
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Old 03-29-2009, 02:18 AM   #12
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Re: guess how much i am lowered!

I'm running about 5.5 in the front and 8 in the rear. It has 2.5" spindles, 2 inch eibach springs with about 3/4 of a coil cut out. rides and handles good. 27" tall tires rub top of the inner fender if you hit a good dip in the road. I'd say that pick at the top of the thread is a 4-6
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Old 03-29-2009, 03:25 AM   #13
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oh yeah, I forgot also the top of tires rub on big bumps, I'm glad I removed every thing off the top of the inner fenders
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Old 04-05-2009, 08:01 AM   #14
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Re: guess how much i am lowered!

thanks for all the help guys! i have no idea how is lowered, i know that there are blocks in the back for sure...thats about it....

and nothing changed in the suspension in the pictures, just 15" to 20s....
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Old 04-05-2009, 08:06 AM   #15
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Re: guess how much i am lowered!

also, i plan on going to bags, just not sure where to start, i wanna be bagged on a budget! although, i did score the ART big reds last week....

but i figure being bagged is a future goal, but wouldnt mind being a little lower until then
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