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Old 12-15-2010, 10:44 PM
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Just finished detailing the truck today and took some pictures, first ones with the new rims. Let me know what yall think...Im gonna start working on the lowering kit tomorrow, THANKS.
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They look good. now color match the plastics and drop her.
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Thanks man. Im gonna actually build my own shackles and hangers and cut my springs in the next day or two and drop it 2/4 and then when finances are right buy a 4/6 kit. How hard is this to do? My dad said hes done it before and its easy so im jw...any design layouts for shackles and hangers?
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springs are very easy, i have a post of how to chop the springs if you want a little guide on how much to cut. shackles will be easy to build to, as far as hangers idk about them you might want to leave the stock ones tell the 6 inch drop in the rear.
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shouldve just got a smaller tire and saved up and dropped it 4/6 now! lol but looks good anyways, the mb gunner 6's are a good lookin wheel
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Yea i know lol. The roads here are freaking terrible though, so i dont wanna go to crazy on the drop til after i move out of my parents house to houston. Anyone have blueprints for hangers and shackles?
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if your gonna go 6" in the back just buy a flip kit.....lot better than home making some hangers and shackles haha, and you'll need a c-notch too
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those look like my Weld Velocity 6's
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cutting coils is tricky...they say 1 coil for 2", but it dropped mine 3 1/4, damn!! lol
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Originally Posted by JoeGibbSilverado
cutting coils is tricky...they say 1 coil for 2", but it dropped mine 3 1/4, damn!! lol
1 full coil also dropped mine 3.25"


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