Trying to decide on how much to drop.

[birdistheword]

I've never had or lowered a truck before and this is also my first short bed. I want to lower the truck a little and have a little bit of a rake to it. I don't want to bag it or anything crazy. I have a set of 15x7 slotted mags for it and picking up some 15x9s for the rear this weekend. I was thinking of using a 255/60/15 up front and 275/60/15 in the rear. The first pic is how it sits now bone stock. The second pic is of a board member's truck kinda how I would like mine to sit. I'm just not sure if a 2/4 drop would be enough or would I have to do something else?

[67ctener]

My guess is your looking about 2/3 drop if your want a little rake. Typically if your looking for level your 2-3" lower in the rear then the front. Most popular static drop here is the 4/6 ece kit. You can use the search and I'm pretty sure there is a whole thread on that kit. Hope this helps

[67ctener]

I would say this is about a 3/5

[lannyhaas]

Ive got 2" dropped spindels 2'' dropped springs in the front, and 5 inch rear drop, (springs) with a new CPP center crossmember to line up the rear
end. (pinion angle) and swaybars front and rear.

[birdistheword]

Ok thanks for the info Scott.

[502ms]

Make sure to measure your truck's height now. Then factor in that your springs are 40+ years old. Then figure that the new springs will probably sit higher than what's on there now. In other words, it might sit at what a 2/4 drop looks like, and when you put 2/4 springs on, it looks more like a 1/2 drop.