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Old 05-12-2010, 10:13 AM   #1
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drop ?

i was told when i bought my truck it had a 4/6 with axel flip but i keep looking at diff pics on here and i dont think its right were and what can a mesure to figure it out i can see it has the axel flip but unsure about every thing else any help would be great
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Old 05-12-2010, 10:43 AM   #2
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Re: drop ?

What is used in the front? Does it have stock spindles? Give us more details.
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Old 05-12-2010, 02:18 PM   #3
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im not sure havnt even taken the tires off yet plan to rotate them soon if it would stop raining here thats y i ask what can i check or mesure to find out
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Old 05-12-2010, 03:27 PM   #4
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this can help distinguish which parts are installed

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Old 05-12-2010, 03:48 PM   #5
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how much is yours lowered by the pics it looks about the same as mine
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Old 05-12-2010, 03:53 PM   #6
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how much is yours lowered by the pics it looks about the same as mine
Spindle replaces 3 ", cut around the springs 1.5 - 2". rear , flipkit 5 ", shackles 1" total 300 bucks...

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Old 05-12-2010, 03:57 PM   #7
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do you know the mesurments of stock spindals and spring so i can mesure mine to see if i was told correct
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do you know the mesurments of stock spindals and spring so i can mesure mine to see if i was told correct
that measures need?
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Old 05-12-2010, 04:04 PM   #9
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what dont understand your reply
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Old 05-12-2010, 04:10 PM   #10
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what dont understand your reply
sorry my english is bad, these be the measurements that you need?

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Old 05-12-2010, 04:13 PM   #11
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thank you for your help and like the truck too
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Old 05-13-2010, 12:30 AM   #12
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hey Fer79 did you ever paint the drop spindles befor installing them ?
mine surfaced rusted in like a month ):
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Old 05-13-2010, 02:32 PM   #13
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so i rotated my tires today and mesured my drop its a 1 inch spindel with 3 inches out of the springs so i guess i was told right
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theres no 1inch drop spindle.it must be stock
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Old 05-13-2010, 02:40 PM   #15
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ok my measurment is a inch less than the one fer79 shows so i dont know but doesnt make a differance
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Old 05-13-2010, 02:42 PM   #16
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may be its two i didnt do a exact mesurment but a rough one
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Old 05-26-2010, 03:56 PM   #17
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how many leafs are in a pack for a c10 so i know if any were taken out on mine not sure also what ar the mesurments on stock hangers so i know if those were changed thanx

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Old 05-26-2010, 10:10 PM   #18
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how many leafs are in a pack for a c10 so i know if any were taken out on mine not sure also what ar the mesurments on stock hangers so i know if those were changed thanx
I got my 1/2 ton springs out of an 80 short stepper, had 3 leaves and one overload. They may vary dependent on options (heavy half, etc), but that is what mine had....Oh yeah, I sh** canned the overlaods.
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