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BowTieMan · 12-11-2005, 02:47 AM

If I go with 3 in. drop springs and stock spindles can I get an alignment and everything still be ok? My friend had an s-10 with just drop springs and a shop said he needed spidles in order for them to align it.

Tx Firefighter · 12-11-2005, 07:30 AM

Yes, you can still align a full size truck with 3 inch drop springs.

There is a fundamental difference between S-10's and full size trucks. On a full size, you add shims to increase the camber. You can add shims till you run out of stud room. On an S-10, you remove shims to increase camber. Once you remove the shims that are there, you can't adjust it any more. That's why S-10's can't usually be aligned with a 3 inch spring.

12-11-2005, 02:47 AM	#1
BowTieMan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Glendale Arizona Posts: 747	Alignment after drop springs If I go with 3 in. drop springs and stock spindles can I get an alignment and everything still be ok? My friend had an s-10 with just drop springs and a shop said he needed spidles in order for them to align it. __________________ "A true hotrodder wouldn't be content untill he had created a car so violent, so hairy, so totally sick that the very act of dropping the hammer would result in instant death. Anything less results in the need to go faster." - Tony DeFeo

12-11-2005, 07:30 AM	#2
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: Alignment after drop springs Yes, you can still align a full size truck with 3 inch drop springs. There is a fundamental difference between S-10's and full size trucks. On a full size, you add shims to increase the camber. You can add shims till you run out of stud room. On an S-10, you remove shims to increase camber. Once you remove the shims that are there, you can't adjust it any more. That's why S-10's can't usually be aligned with a 3 inch spring. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin



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