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11-22-2012, 02:18 PM
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Rollin' Old Skool
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
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Re: Little confused on what to do with front suspension now.
well how low do you wanna go? I would thoroughly check the condition of the cut coils...if they're okay, you could keep them, install the donor parts, & trim the bump stops...but if it were me, while you're in there I'd just do it "right" and go with the drop spindles & new springs (either lowered or stock)...again, just depends how low you wanna be
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11-23-2012, 01:31 AM
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60-66 Nut
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Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
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Re: Little confused on what to do with front suspension now.
Personally I would start with dropped spindles and stock springs and see how you like the height. Or if you thing you might want to start a little lower, start with a 1" dropped spring.
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11-23-2012, 04:21 AM
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Re: Little confused on what to do with front suspension now.
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11-23-2012, 05:54 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Burbank, CA
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Re: Little confused on what to do with front suspension now.
One coil is about 2 inches of drop. If you add 2.5 inch drop spindles you will have around 5.5 inches of drop and that is low. I would buy the drop spindles and see how you like it and get new coils if you want something not quite so low.
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11-23-2012, 06:10 PM
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Location: California Delta
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Re: Little confused on what to do with front suspension now.
If you want to run disk brakes you'll need to change the spindles either way. I'd get the drop spindles and maybe a 1" drop spring like captainfab mentioned. Using drop spindles will also give you more clearance on the bump stops though you may need install smaller stops anyway.
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