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Old 09-06-2004, 05:49 PM   #1
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gettin' down!

all right i think i have enough money and time, time to drop the beast. right now from the ground to the body line is (measured from center of the wheel well) DF-36 PF-35 DR-39 DF-37.5, the battery is in the pasinger back corner of the bed which is why that side is lower, plus the PF spring has been stressed from running into a culvert. im running a 26 inch tall tire on the rear and a 27 on the front with 15' rims. the question is how low, just a shackle to even things out or a 2/4, 4/6 or 5/7. i plan on getting some 17s on the front and 18s on the bach when money comes in. i don't havr any steep drive ways that i need to tackle or offroading. so what do y'all think and pictures are always good. and i've also heard of drop spindles causing the LCA's to brake, this did happen to my friends 1990 GMC i also have the added weight of the big block upfront as well. thanks for any help.
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Old 09-07-2004, 10:05 PM   #2
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anyone at all?
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Old 09-08-2004, 10:16 AM   #3
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The only reason I can think of a drop spindle causing a control arm to "break" would be if you ran into something in the road since the control arm would be lower than normal.

I would say bag it.

Once you lower it, you are just going to want to go lower in a month or two. LOL.
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Old 09-08-2004, 06:44 PM   #4
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bags are WAY out of the question, i want to put major lack of money plus i would have to do it all on my own, if i bagged dad already told me he would refuse to help
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Old 09-08-2004, 08:08 PM   #5
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What you may have heard about control arms breaking is not actually caused by the spindles. Sometimes when running 3" spindles with smaller rims or even deep backspace on larger rims the back of the rim will hit the control arm. To eliminate this problem people grind the lip of the control arm away. This can create a stress point and cause failure of the control arm.

If your going to lower it and can't afford to bag it then go with a 5/7 drop. If you go 4/6 your goinng to want more later. You may as well do it one time and be done with it.....
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Old 09-08-2004, 09:03 PM   #6
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Sometimes when running 3" spindles with smaller rims or even deep backspace on larger rims the back of the rim will hit the control arm. To eliminate this problem people grind the lip of the control arm away. This can create a stress point and cause failure of the control arm.
NOW they tell me! LOL
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Old 09-08-2004, 10:21 PM   #7
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belltech did sell weld on covers to go over the bottom of the LCA on the 88+ trucks, anyone know if this was just because of a weaker LCA design in 88+ trucks?
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