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Old 12-23-2014 | 10:43 AM
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Edit: wrong thread haha
Old 12-23-2014 | 07:16 PM
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4/6 here with McGaughys front spindles/ stock keys lowered.
Rear is McGaughys shackles / hangers and rear block removed .
Had to use pinion shims to get correct drive line angles and new bump stops.

Truck rides well , not as well as stock but firmer , I drove it almost every day to work this summer/fall , so I'm saying it is fine for daily driving . I love it lowered .

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Ok ok , I was following Blown06 with some pic whoring lol
Old 12-23-2014 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Blown06
...any opportunity to ***** my **** out.

Here is stock ride height:



This is a 4/6 drop:





Here is how it sits today:

What's the backspacing on those rear wheels?
Old 12-23-2014 | 08:24 PM
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Backspacing is 6.5
Old 12-23-2014 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by badream
Who would you guys recommend going thru to buy the 2/4 kit? Who makes a good kit? Im even thinking of buy adjustable shocks, so i can mess with ride stiffness.
McGaughys or Belltech make good kits. I think The Suspension Source is still a sponsor? they usually have good prices.

The best luck I've had with adjustable shocks has been RideTech's, have them on the front will get them out back soon. I also ran Qa1's up front for a while when I was 5/7 with drop coils, but they didn't seem to help no matter what I set them at(they were also twin-tube vs. RT's Mono-tube).

On to my junk, I've had several different setups, combos and brands of parts: stock - 2/2 - 4/7(didn't keep 4" for more than a couple hundred miles) and currently 5/7 as my daily driver

here is 2/2 with stock wheels: rides just like stock, wanted to do 2/4 but got bored and went for more low


2/2 with some rimz


5/7, springs/spindles and flip kit/notch w/ stock wheels, rode like crap with the 3" drop coils


And where I'm at now 5/7, Coil-overs/spindles and flip kit/notch, back on wheels, rides a lot better with coils, firm but not overly jarring like it was with the drop springs - main thing is to get good shocks.
Old 12-23-2014 | 08:39 PM
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Here is my 2/4. Lower control arms up front and an axle flip with lowering the rear mount.

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Old 12-23-2014 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackGMC
Here is my 2/4. Lower control arms up front and an axle flip with lowering the rear mount.



I'd call that just nearly perfect IMO.

I'm thinking of raising my truck back up.
Old 12-23-2014 | 08:52 PM
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Thanks. I like it and i have never bottomed out on anything
Old 12-23-2014 | 08:53 PM
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TheBeeblebrox, your ridetech thread was the deciding factor to go with the coilovers.
Old 12-23-2014 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackGMC
Thanks. I like it and i have never bottomed out on anything
Which spindles do you have? I'd swear your front end looks lower than mine with 3" BT drop springs. What's your ground to fender measurement on the front?


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