TXsilverado

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i didnt check the angles before removing them. now that you mention it i wish i did just for the info, but they were laid out pretty bad.

TXsilverado

iTrader: (19)

its crazy how much better things look with a splash of paint.

454navyss

iTrader: (46)

any idea what shocks you are going to go with?

stevenc

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TXsilverado,

Did you have much bed bounce on concrete highways? I am looking at doing this to the shocks on my DD.

TXsilverado

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ive had great luck with the rancho 9000 adjustable shocks. I will probably end up with a shorter version of the same shock. i havent had any bottom out issues with my current ranchos with them on the softest setting

not sure of you definition of bed bounce, but i changed it mostly because it just wasnt right. sure, i could have left it alone and drove it that way for now on without any problems, but i wanted the best performance i can get on the strip...and the way my shocks were set up, they werent as capible of doing their job.

lownslo

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bout like a stripper wearing a fleece sweater, the old shock locations are pointless when lowered!!!!! I gotta fix mine soon.

fastrt

iTrader: (48)

I am thinking about doing this too! and going with the adjustable shocks. where do you get yours at? I guess they make them for 4" lower than stock shocks right? so why did you go flip kit rather than shakle hanger drop? just the angle the cal tracs are setting?

LS1FREEK

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Nice setup man!

TXsilverado

iTrader: (19)

i got the flip kit for 2 reasons. my biggest reason was to get the bar on the cal-tracs sitting more parallel, and the 2nd reason was to level out the truck. i had a 1" rake with a 2" drop hanger and 3" drop shackle. the flip kit put me perfect level.

im still just working on theories/trial and error and some tips from madman. eventually ill figure it all out. i think i'm on the right track though.

fastrt

iTrader: (48)

ok gotcha. did you have your overload spring off with the shakle hanger drop? I had mine off then put it back on when I was chasing a high speed vibration. I found out the place I had put my u-joints in at bent an ear on my driveshaft causing it to vibrate from 90-110. i have a built driveshaft now, and its smooth as glass. but I want to take the overload back out to get that level look, and the bars were more parallel with out the overload. did you use any pinion shims to get the pinion angle back right again?