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#51 |
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Re: Lowered 73-87 Short Beds
What size tires are you running?
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Re: Lowered 73-87 Short Beds
My 74
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Re: Lowered 73-87 Short Beds
Yes
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Re: Lowered 73-87 Short Beds
You can go with 4.5"/6" without a notch. Any lower in the rear and a notch becomes necessary...
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Re: Lowered 73-87 Short Beds
4/6 2.5 drop spindles/springs front and flip kit rear
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#59 |
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Location: Shrewsbury, PA
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Re: Lowered 73-87 Short Beds
Here mine 4/5 drop - 2.5" CPP drop spindles & 1 coil cut off, rear flip (using Specialtyretail 5" drop brackets) and using KYB Nitro Shocks. Running 255/45/18 & 275/40/18 tires.
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Re: Lowered 73-87 Short Beds
1987 Step Side W/5-7
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Re: Lowered 73-87 Short Beds
I had 6" drop in back an notched it....but I didn't have too....if your not going to haul anything or tow anything you don't have to with 6" drop.
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Re: Lowered 73-87 Short Beds
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Re: Lowered 73-87 Short Beds
I have a flip in the rear, and the PO heated the coils in the front, any bump and its on the bump stops. I have a few questions.
how many inches does a flip get you? How are you guys achieving your 6"-7" drops in the rear. and whats the best setup to get the 4.5" in the front? I'm leaning towards a 4.5"/6" or a 5"/7" |
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Re: Lowered 73-87 Short Beds
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![]() For future reference for the guys that are wondering, the tire sizes at the time were 245/35/20 front and 295/35/20 rear. I regretted at the time not going with a 245/40/20 in the front and would advise anyone looking for a similar combo to go bigger than a 245/35 up front on these trucks.
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Location: Columbus, Texas
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Re: Lowered 73-87 Short Beds
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I really dig your truck Jonboy..would you or Scoti be able to recall what spindle/spring combo and rear setup you used and the staggered tire sizes in front and rear? That thing sits perfect..exactly the stance I'm going for with my '82.. |
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Re: Lowered 73-87 Short Beds
What size tires are you running?
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Re: Lowered 73-87 Short Beds
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Fronts were 15x6.5" Van Ralleys & 215/70-15 BFG's. Rears were 15x8" Truck Ralleys & 255/70-15 BFG's. Jonboy indicated it "rides really well". It did.... on smooth pavement. Not so much on the much more common asphalt patched roads. It definitely needed more suspension travel clearance as it bottomed out front & rear.
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Re: Lowered 73-87 Short Beds
Mine is flipped rear, and like a 4" front drop. 20s with 255/40R20 and 295/40R20s now. I think my springs are weak because the rear flip really lowered it a lot. Lol
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Re: Lowered 73-87 Short Beds
Truck looks great Zach....
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Re: Lowered 73-87 Short Beds
my 80's 2wd c-10 5.3LS / 4l60-e / 3.73 rear / 2.5" drop front and rear . pics show it on half worn 31" tires . goin 29" tires when done on stock 15x8 stock rally wheels .
used a stock no tow hook hole 4x4 air dam to make it look lower on the front . we got pot holes up here so didnt want to low .
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Location: Hampden, ME
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Re: Lowered 73-87 Short Beds
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I like the stance and the AT's on a lowered truck at that height. Looks tough, nice stance too. I feel your pain with the potholes, pretty sure you can disappear in them here in Maine. I threw caution to the wind and am going lower with mine in the front than it already is, and its pretty low as is... after some of the giant ridges I ran over in NJ, not much could be worse at least in the spring/summer/fall when I actually drive my truck. I never bottemed out anywhere, even on some really, really nasty country roads where I've actually accidentally lifted the front wheels of my 4runner driving on, except in NJ on my drive home. |
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#74 |
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Location: Houston, Texas
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Re: Lowered 73-87 Short Beds
My 85 with Belltech 4/6 with 3/4 of the front coils cut.
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Re: Lowered 73-87 Short Beds
4/6, cut coils in front relocated spring hangers in back.
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