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12-20-2015, 05:04 PM
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Location: Anoka mn
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4" drop axle
hello i have a 4" drop axle on a 1950 gmc truck can anyone tell me shock length needed and good brand of shock they have used
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12-20-2015, 07:16 PM
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Hollister Road Co.
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Houston
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Re: 4" drop axle
Should be the stock shock length. look it up on rockauto.com
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12-20-2015, 07:19 PM
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Re: 4" drop axle
Yep, the shock length doesn't change with a dropped axle. The axle is in the same spot it was before it was dropped in relation to the frame it's just 4 inches closer to the ground.
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12-20-2015, 08:39 PM
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Re: 4" drop axle
thanks for replys so when i look at the POL catalog for instance they list a shock for a 3-4" drop is that more for a mustang II front end
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12-20-2015, 08:57 PM
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Hollister Road Co.
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Re: 4" drop axle
Yes Mustang, S10 any suspension that uses A frames and coil springs to drop the vehicle. The drop axle your just stretching the spindle end upward and leaving the spring to axle distance alone.
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12-20-2015, 09:32 PM
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Re: 4" drop axle
thank you
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