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Old 08-06-2011, 05:36 PM   #1
misslemanid
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Re: 3/5 Drop kits

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Welcome. If you can weld, or have a friend that can, just get a pair of spring perches and weld them in yourself for the rear. It is cheaper than a flip kit, but more work. What you save there you can get a set of drop spindles for the front. That way you can cut a coil or two, for a little more drop.
I have read that I can just use drop shackles and remove a couple leafs on the rear. Would that work?
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Old 08-06-2011, 05:45 PM   #2
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Re: 3/5 Drop kits

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I have read that I can just use drop shackles and remove a couple leafs on the rear. Would that work?
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yes it would, i wouldnt recommend it... but itll work, heating them and de arching them would work as well... but again NOT recommended
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