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Old 04-06-2011, 09:30 PM   #1
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Lowered my truck finally! Pics inside

Im a happy with the way it turned out! Had a local shop do it for piece of mind, its a 4/5 with 2" coils and lowered A-arms, with 4" coils and a 1" block rear. New kyb drop shocks all the way around. Tires are 275/60/15 rear and 255/60/15 fronts.. handles way better too.. Had to show it off

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Old 04-06-2011, 09:37 PM   #2
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Nice, that thing was riding high before.
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Old 04-06-2011, 09:39 PM   #3
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Looks GOOD!
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Old 04-06-2011, 09:40 PM   #4
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Much better.
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Old 04-06-2011, 10:22 PM   #5
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Lowered stance best upgrade You can do to one of these buckets. 100% better!!!
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Old 04-06-2011, 10:24 PM   #6
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Lookin good!
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Old 04-06-2011, 10:24 PM   #7
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Old 04-06-2011, 10:25 PM   #8
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Looks good dude! Loving those mirrors, picked some up for my square, just haven't put them on yet!
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Old 04-06-2011, 10:28 PM   #9
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Please let us know how it drives now. Does it drive rough or smoothly down the road now that you lowered it?
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Old 04-06-2011, 10:35 PM   #10
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I drives ALOT better.. handling is night and day. Its a tad more bouncy but still very smooth feels more like a car now..
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Old 04-06-2011, 10:54 PM   #11
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looks alot better,keep on truckin''
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Old 04-06-2011, 11:01 PM   #12
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Add a front sway bar,... if you don't already have one.
The best "cheap mod" you can do for your truck handling.
Find a 73-87 3/4-ton (1-1/4") sway bar and add some Energy Suspenion bushings.
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Old 04-06-2011, 11:02 PM   #13
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Look good, I really like that color.
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Old 04-07-2011, 12:38 AM   #14
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Nice touch...
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Old 04-07-2011, 02:04 AM   #15
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looks good man, nice truck!
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Old 04-07-2011, 02:42 AM   #16
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Much better. That has a good stance
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Old 04-07-2011, 04:47 AM   #17
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Looks great.
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Old 04-07-2011, 09:26 AM   #18
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Awesome!! What a difference!
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Old 04-07-2011, 10:26 AM   #19
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That thing is the perfect height! Looks great!
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Old 04-07-2011, 10:39 AM   #20
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looks great!!

Did you take any wheel measurements? I was wondering how high the truck was at the front/rear wheel arches?
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Old 04-07-2011, 11:04 AM   #21
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Good choice. Looks great!
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Old 04-07-2011, 05:44 PM   #22
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looks great!!

Did you take any wheel measurements? I was wondering how high the truck was at the front/rear wheel arches?
I didnt.. wish I would have for comparison on a future rig
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Old 04-07-2011, 05:51 PM   #23
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sweet!
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Old 04-07-2011, 05:54 PM   #24
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Much better!!!
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Old 04-07-2011, 06:05 PM   #25
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Had a few pms on the center caps.. they are mid 90s and modified to fit older blazer rallies
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