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Old 02-22-2010, 04:36 PM   #1
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4" drop springs ???

A guy on Ebay has some 4" front drop springs for sale......for a 60-72 chevy truck....

That's a little too much drop using springs don't ya think?

Wouldn't this cause all sorts of problems with your front suspension?
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Old 02-22-2010, 05:24 PM   #2
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Re: 4" drop springs ???

For the front I would go with a 2 inch drop spring MAX and a 2.5 inch drop spindle.

4 inch drop spring for the rear is no problem.
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Old 02-23-2010, 03:13 AM   #3
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Re: 4" drop springs ???

It all depends how low you want to go and how much of a smoother ride you want, I dropped the front of my 70 C10 7" with coils alone and it was fine other then my stock sway bar was in the way and I had to cut away with the stock bump stops and place new smaller versions on.

I would say after figuring this out for my self a 5" lowing coils would be max and then if you want to go lower you may want to use Drop spindles for a better ride.

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Old 02-23-2010, 10:01 AM   #4
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Re: 4" drop springs ???

4" front drop springs would be too much drop . I don't think anyone make 4" front spring.
I don't know if this is the ebay auction you are looking at , In the ebay auction I found , the seller states :

(NOTE): THESE SPRINGS ARE FROM A 4--6 DROP KIT FROM EARLY CLASSICS.COM,,,

The 4/6 drop kits from ECE include 2 1/2" drop spindles and 1 1/2" front springs for a total of 4" drop.

http://www.earlyclassic.com/catalog.aspx

You might want to contact seller to make sure he knows what he is selling.
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Old 02-23-2010, 02:12 PM   #5
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Re: 4" drop springs ???

Yep,that was them......When I saw them, I was like, I didn;t know they made a 4" drop spring..... I missed the part about it being in a 4/6 drop kit....
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