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07-01-2008, 09:08 PM
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cut springs
does anyone know from experience how many coils to cut from a 1984 to get 1" and 2" of drop. Thanks
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07-01-2008, 09:21 PM
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Re: cut springs
i cut 1 coil and 3 inches off and got about 2 inches of drop
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07-01-2008, 10:39 PM
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Re: cut springs
I cut one coil on my '80 and got about 3.5" of drop. If you can afford the $100 for a set of drop springs I recommend that rather than cutting. I ran around like that for a few weeks hitting the bumpstops until the DS one gave up the ghost and I ordered spindles and 2" springs...drove much better after doing it right. I also recommend a swaybar if you dont have one...good stuff.
Nice truck BTW. My buddy on the boards that lives around the corner has Coys on his truck, looks awesome.
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07-01-2008, 11:48 PM
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Re: cut springs
Also, I just ordered 3" drop spindles from suspensionmax but when I went to check out it said they were 2.5". Is it common for them to be 3" spindles but only lower the truck 2.5"?
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07-02-2008, 01:49 PM
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Re: cut springs
No, a 3" spindle will give you 3" of drop no matter what. Did you order them from a website or an Ebay store and did you get the right ones for your thickness brake rotor?
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07-02-2008, 05:24 PM
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Re: cut springs
I ordered them from an ebay store and yes I checked for the correct rotor thickness.
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07-04-2008, 11:31 PM
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Re: cut springs
It sounds like they gave you 2.5" rather than 3" spindles.
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