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Old 04-12-2009, 01:54 PM
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ok i have a 5/7 drop with a flipkit what parts do i need to flip back over the axle. u bolts? anything else? and with the front i think its lower controll arms upper controll arms and drop springs. dose this sound like a 5 inch drop? it looks like stock spindles? i just want the truck stock heigth i got stuck for 2 hrs in a parking lot last night haha i had to get some ramps to get out
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If you saved your U-bolts all you need to do is just move the axle back under the leafs. All flip-kits are bolt in so they will bolt out.

Have you thought about going from a 5-7 to a 3-5 drop which will get you over any spped bump and many curbs?
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You'll need the ubolts and bracket for the rear flip kit. It's basically just a flat piece of steel that sits atop the leaf springs once they're over the axle again.

As far as the front, you'll obviously need upper and lower control arms and stock springs.

There's really not much else, it's all just replacement stuff. You'll be fine at stock height with the c-notch as it doesn't hurt anything. IF it's an extended cab you may have a carrier bearing relocator which would need to be adjusted back to stock geometry. That would be the biggest pain in the ***.
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its a single cab. can i just replace the lower controll arms and lift up the front a little and go back to stock shackles? would that give me a 3/5 drop? if i go back to stock lower controll arms do i have to go back to stock upper controll arms?
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What drop kit did you use? Or what combination of drop kits?
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i bought the truck like this it is a c notched frame with flip kit and lowering shackles upper and lower controll arms are aftermarket. and it looks like springs
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