lowering spring vs factory spring

[Claytona08]

Originally Posted by lolife99

What he means,... you have alot hanging below the lower balljoint.
"Drop Pocket" style a-arms were an alternative to using drop spindles but create "scrubline" issues in the process.
(they hang below the rim)
With 15" or 16" wheels,... in the event of a flat tire,... you could be riding on the a-arm instead of having braking control of the truck, with the wheel.

Well I pulled the lowering springs yesterday and compared it to the factory spring and it is shorter. I want the front of the truck a little lower but I'm afraid to cut the lowering springs because of the above mentioned problem. Also the bump stop is already fairly close to the upper coil pocket (whatever you call it)Will the lowering springs settle some? If so approx how much? I purchased my rims and tires so that could give me the rake that I'm wanting. My tires are 255-40-20 front and 295-40-20 rear. Any suggestions?
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P.S. I rotated the spring so the end of the lowering spring sits in the control arm keeper.
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[Desert1957]

Truck looks great!

You realize uninstalled spring height means nothing , its all about " Load Rate " , which you can't tell buy looking at the springs.

An increase in coil diameter can be a huge difference on installation.

Just for example my C20 front springs looked identical side by side (old vs new) but after installation it sat 1.5 inch higher. Which is what I wanted.

IMO drive it for awhile let it settle in, then re measure.

Desert

[Claytona08]

Originally Posted by Desert1957

Truck looks great!

You realize uninstalled spring height means nothing , its all about " Load Rate " , which you can't tell buy looking at the springs.

An increase in coil diameter can be a huge difference on installation.

Just for example my C20 front springs looked identical side by side (old vs new) but after installation it sat 1.5 inch higher. Which is what I wanted.

IMO drive it for awhile let it settle in, then re measure.

Desert

Yeah I'm thinking they should settle over time. Thanks!
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