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Old 10-27-2009, 09:49 PM   #26
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Re: finally low

going to try to get a alignment done at school tomorrow.
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Old 10-27-2009, 09:59 PM   #27
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I think it looks great. I'm with the others drop the front more and get some lower profile front tires.
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Old 10-27-2009, 10:02 PM   #28
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lol join the crowed

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Old 10-27-2009, 10:09 PM   #29
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I like it just the way it is. Nice!
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Old 10-30-2009, 12:52 PM   #30
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ok just got home from school,im not lowering the truck down up front loltryed to do a alignment and got a half waydone.only set the toe.it was a inch and 1/4 off lol first time on the alignment thing sucked i didnt know what i was doing,but thee teacher was there
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Old 10-30-2009, 04:19 PM   #31
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Re: finally low

I still say drop the front some more. I had the same issue when I lowered mine...it sat up in the front. I cut a half a coil off the front springs and it looks just right now.

Ur truck is a damn nice lookin' though!
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Old 10-31-2009, 08:50 AM   #32
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Looks good!!
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Old 10-31-2009, 10:21 AM   #33
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Looks good, Now ditch that pepboys chrome trim on the beltline.

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Old 10-31-2009, 10:54 AM   #34
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umm thats factory
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Old 10-31-2009, 01:09 PM   #35
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Looks good. I need to work on mine too.
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Old 11-01-2009, 09:43 PM   #36
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yeah i dont now about lowering anymore up front,how can i lift it up out back some?add a leaf? just a idea
Can't you do what the 4x4 guys do and put in a raised shackle or something like that in the rear to raise it an inch?
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Old 11-01-2009, 09:46 PM   #37
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thats what i was thinking,like put a smaller shackle to raise it up a inch or 2
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Old 11-02-2009, 05:37 PM   #38
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^^^Exactly
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Old 11-02-2009, 07:24 PM   #39
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looks very nice!
whats up with your marker lights on the fender? are they smoke lenses or is that the 'tint in a spray can' stuff? looks cool
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Old 11-02-2009, 07:34 PM   #40
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just go ol' black spray paint lol works good
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Re: finally low

little reference for you on the cut coils. the blue and grey longbed chevy has exactly 2 cut coils on the front. the red chevy has 1.5 cut coils on front. and the blazer has 2 cut coils on front. dont mean to hijack the thread just giving some ride height help...
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Old 11-02-2009, 08:44 PM   #42
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yeah i see.i dont got much room between the tire and inner fender,with this tall of a tire how it is now,even now it only rubed once going over a speed bump,when i was testing it out
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ill tell ya the blazer has 255/60/15 on front

blue truck has 245/50/15

red has 225/60/15

none of them rub except for the blazer. but only going in really steep driveways and it rubs on the middle of the inner fenderwell only, not the outer lip. middle fenderlip height to the ground is exactly 25 inches
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Old 11-02-2009, 09:01 PM   #44
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i got 235/75-15 thats the stock tire size.
and fron the middle lip to the grond i got 29ins
and i only got 4.5ins between the top of the tire and the inner fender
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I have a 255/70r15 which is 29" tall on a 15x8" Ralley with a 2.5" drop spindle, a 1" drop coil w/ 1/2 a coil cut off and it doesn't rub at all and sits perfect w/ the flip in the rear.
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Old 11-03-2009, 01:24 PM   #46
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little reference for you on the cut coils. the blue and grey longbed chevy has exactly 2 cut coils on the front. the red chevy has 1.5 cut coils on front. and the blazer has 2 cut coils on front. dont mean to hijack the thread just giving some ride height help...
I appreciate your post for reference. Quick question:

Both the blue truck and the blazer have two coils cut, but the blazer looks lower to me (top of the tire vs wheel opening).

Any thoughts on that?

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keith they are very very close in ride height. the coils on the blazer were cut when i bought it but i went in a took a little more off, 3/4 coil to be exact. so, im going to guess that if the blazer is indeed lower that it has 2 1/4-2.50 coils cut. Sorry when i had the blue truck i didnt take any measurements. hope this helps. also when i had the coil springs out of the blazer, they were about as long as your standard size bottle of water, so very very short!!!
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Old 11-03-2009, 11:01 PM   #48
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more pics to come,i took some today,see the by tomorrow
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Never seen it run all the way around the tailgate.
yeah it would look stupid if it just stoped on the sides
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