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Old 01-15-2008, 09:42 PM
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ok guys i have a question, can i use my stock shocks and springs if i buy 2'' drop spindles???
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Originally Posted by LaWhite01
ok guys i have a question, can i use my stock shocks and springs if i buy 2'' drop spindles???
I did with no problems.
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does it bounce alot or at all? and what drop do you have ?
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It won't make a bit of difference how the truck rides. If you're planning on installing them yourself, you'll see what I mean when you get in there. In fact, I'd recommend you not replace the shocks and definitely not the springs unless you want to go lower.

All they do is raise the hub mount on the spindle 2". It doesn't affect the travel of the suspension, it won't compress your shocks any more or less, and you shouldn't even notice a difference in turning radius(unless you got the older model belltechs #2507 or something like that).
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but they will lower my front end about 2'' right just making sure, cause i dont wanna buy them if they dont drop it
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, and you shouldn't even notice a difference in turning radius(unless you got the older model belltechs #2507 or something like that).[/QUOTE]

I have no radius problems and I have the 2507's. the 2505's are crap. oh and I have the one's for the 17's. the 16's will have a radius problem, so I hear. the only problem I have is the ball joint stud had to be cut off and I had to grind half the nut off to get the stock 17's to fit. when I go to 20's I will put in some new balljoints. and yes you use all the stock springs and shocks. oh and stock shocks suck. go bilstein or ebelbrock

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Originally Posted by fastrt
I have no radius problems and I have the 2507's. the 2505's are crap. oh and I have the one's for the 17's. the 16's will have a radius problem, so I hear. the only problem I have is the ball joint stud had to be cut off and I had to grind half the nut off to get the stock 17's to fit. when I go to 20's I will put in some new balljoints
Sorry, I was just pulling that number out of my head. I didn't feel like looking it up and after searching it, you're right. The 2507/2508 spindles are the good ones. The 2505 spindles are not

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but they will lower my front end about 2'' right just making sure, cause i dont wanna buy them if they dont drop it
Yes, of course! Otherwise no one would be buying them. A 2" drop spindle will drop a truck 2" in the front without doing anything else to the truck
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Yes, of course! Otherwise no one would be buying them. A 2" drop spindle will drop a truck 2" in the front without doing anything else to the truck[/QUOTE]


ok kool thanks guys ima go ahead and place an order out for the belltech spindles
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yep, just keep what you have . . . . I did a drop with 3" spindles . . .and it sucked. . . you can't use the stock 17s with it
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:word: I just ordered me some the other day from Stylintrucks. But thats gonna suck if I have to cut the balljoints despite I have aftermarket 17s..


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