87 lowered

[Kmart2352]

This is the before and after my truck getting a 3-6 drop

old pic


new pics

[nlped]

You're gonna have to cut half a coil off the front. I did the same thing and it sat the same way. I cut the half a coil off and it sat perfectly.

No offense, it looks great!

[Kmart2352]

It looks good going down the road but I think cutting the spring will make it even out.

Thanks

[Steveo77]

Looks good cant wait to lower mine

[nlped]

Here are a couple of pics of "Bob" after the drop, but before and after the 1/2 a coil off the front spring. Hope it helps.

Ed

[fiddy9apache]

needs a half coil cut, but looks good. "bob" is one of my dream trucks.

[nlped]

Originally Posted by fiddy9apache

needs a half coil cut, but looks good. "bob" is one of my dream trucks.

Thanks Man...The new owner will greatly appreciate that

[Kmart2352]

how bad is it to cut the coil?

Is there alot of work to get the coil out then to cut it?

[3r!c84]

yeah id say cut it a little like mine vvvvvvv

heres a 3/5 drop in the first pic

and then 3/4 of a coil cut off in the next 2 pics


...and you will need to get a alignment after lowering,dont mater if its just spindles,get it done,
save your tires (:

[tommie]

looks good!!

[JohnC]

Originally Posted by nlped

Thanks Man...The new owner will greatly appreciate that

Speaking of they still haven't come forward.

[Kmart2352]

So what is the procedure to cut the coils?

[nlped]

I just pulled the drop spring back out (It's much easier to pull drop coils ) and used a grinder with a cut off wheel and took off a 1/2 a coil and reassembled. You can cut the coil spring with anything except torches (the heat will affect the coils integrity).

Good Luck with it, and post pics when you finished.

[Kmart2352]

I put drop spindles on so I dont know how to take off the springs because i have never done that that

Does it take a lot to take off or is it just un bolting the ball joints then take out the spindles?

[diponyou]

you might not need to take them out completely.
dont quote me but i think you can use a clamp to clamp them down enough and cut of half a coil then just undo the clamps.

please correct me if im wrong though guys.

[3r!c84]

take off a half of a coil....

this is how you do it..vvv

take off the tire take off the caliper and hang it,loosing up the upper ball joint nut some but dont take it off.put a jack under the LCA and put perssure on it.hit the top of the spindle by the ball joint to free it up.then take out the ball joint nut.and slowly let the jack down all the way(make sure you have the truck up high enough so the LCA can go all the way down.and the sping should just fall right out..

cut the bottom of the spring

after you cut it put the spring back in.clock it so it sits in the grove on the LCA and jack up the jack till you can put the nut back on the upper ball joint.tighten it all down and put everything back.

[3r!c84]

Originally Posted by diponyou

you might not need to take them out completely.
dont quote me but i think you can use a clamp to clamp them down enough and cut of half a coil then just undo the clamps.

please correct me if im wrong though guys.

um your wrong lol just helping you out man.

[Kmart2352]

So the coil is not held in by anything just the drove it is in?

[3r!c84]

its not held in there by anything when you unbolt the spindle

[Kmart2352]

How much do you actually cut off of the spindle?

[diponyou]

Originally Posted by 3r!c84

um your wrong lol just helping you out man.

yea i figured.
i read that somewhere but i guess it was for a different vehicle


my bad

[3r!c84]

you dont cut any off the spindle! only the coil spring

[diponyou]

half a coil.

[Kmart2352]

I ment coil. So you just cut the coil in half?

[nlped]

Originally Posted by Kmart2352

I ment coil. So you just cut the coil in half?

NO!!!! don't do that...it will ruin the spring, if you cut the hole coil spring in half you will not be able to reuse them, as that would be about 6" of drop .

You just cut a 1/2 a coil off. In other words, from the bottom of the coil spring, mark off 1/2 of the first round of the coil spring...it's about 8" long, from the end of the original coil spring to where you will be cutting...that will give you roughly 1" of additional drop.