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Old 04-06-2005, 05:58 PM
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Default How good is the 4/6 Doetsch drop?

Whats up guys looking on lowering my truck with the 4/6 drop. How reliable is the Doetsch kit? I see they go with Coils, LCA,and flip kit.I heard their shocks are the best in the market. I done my research on all the kits and also read all the threads on drop kits here in this forum. Just need to pick one and get it over with!!!

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I'd go with McGaughys.
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i have a 4/6 mcgaughys kit that is gonna go on my 99 next week, it has 2" spindle 2" coils flip kit and i got a 1" lift shackle to give it a lil rake back up, i also got the hotchkis sway bars and the dotesch tech shock and belltech shock extenders, i'll post pics in this thread after it's all aligned and settled and feild tested

honestly i'd love to run autocross and edelbrock shocks but the ride is to stiff for daily driving thats why i chose dotesch tech shocks
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I didn't think that DT made a drop kit.. just shocks.
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prolly just using someone elses parts
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Originally Posted by chris99gmc
I didn't think that DT made a drop kit.. just shocks.
They do now.


http://www.doetsch-shocks.com/lowtruck.php
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I have a set of 2" drop coals to be installed on my wife's truck. I am also interested on how they ride. I am a little skeptic about them because they are very light compared to the stock ones or the Hotchks coals.
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I know mcgaughys is a good drop ,but will be running my stocks untill i get some cash to buy my 22's. My truck is on 03 and has the 16's stockers. Mcgaughtys rquires 17 and up for their spindels right? Whats so bad about the DJM kit,something about the bearings on LCA?
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Originally Posted by runin9s
Whats so bad about the DJM kit,something about the bearings on LCA?
Nothing bad about the DJM kit. There are no bearings on an LCA.
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Oh, ok!! I read on a post something was up, I think it was the ball joints. But im leaning towards the DJM or this kit i found on ebay has anyone heard of this before...


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW
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