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Old 05-10-2014, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by slammedsam
So if i'm understanding this correctly, if I run the same setup as beeblebrox with the 10" shocks and #700 spring for RCSB with stock spindles my drop would be from adjustable from 3" to 5" respectively? I am looking into this because my truck will be a daily and we get a decent amount of snow in Ks so I would like to raise it in the winter. Any comments would be appreciated. And excellent write-up, should def become a sticky!-Sam
Yes and no. With the same shocks as me w/o drop spindles you would be at 3" and really only adjustable by about 1" up or down (you don't want to max out the adjustments it's really only for fine tuning/corner weight) you can only raise or lower them so much before they are out of their sweet spot.

Now if you include spindles as adjustable yes you could go from 3" to 5" but I doubt you would want to swap spindles every winter (although it's not that bad, I have it down in about 10 min per side now lol)
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Originally Posted by stroker87
dont know for sure but 5" might be a little much for the ball joints?
Ya my ball joints aren't too happy but I grease them about once a month, I have moog uppers/tie-rod ends but cheap lowers, don't feel like spending $100 per side because I have to cut the stud down to clear my rims.
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TheBeeblebrox do you have a problem with ture rubbing? my truck only has 2" lowering springs on it and I noticed thers is rubber marks from the tire hitting the fender well since I swapped out the bump stops for shorter pair
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Yes it will rub when I take corners hard, so ever other day for me haha, rubs at the very top and just inside the fender, I will eventually do a mini-tub or full tub.
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Alrite thanks for the input man, I'm a tech at the local chevy dealership so swapping spindles every winter wouldn't be that much of a challenge! Now I just need some $ and to figure out how I'm goin to lower my rear. Would like to go 5" in the rear but same deal I am goin to need to drive it in the winter. What setup do you have? Was thinkin about goin as far as lookin into a 4-link...
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I have a Mcgaughy's flip kit out back thats it.

You could probably do a flip kit and put some helper bags on to lift it back up to a 5" drop in the back

Honestly you would probably be better off with bags, you don't have to lay frame so no major surgery (Ride Tech makes a bolt on kit w/4-link for our trucks), and you get the adjustability at the press of a button. Just costs more.
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I've got a friend with just the coilovers at 4" and maybe even lower and it's rough as ****.

He bought spindles to correct it. I got 5" super easily with drop spindles and towards the top of the spring with 8" springs. I may buy 10" springs to try them out. I'm running #850 springs on my 3.6 shocks.

Air ride would be your best bet. I'm getting stuff together to bag mine. I already have my 3link kit and bags.
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nbs ecsb, 5/7 drop, ordered 4.1 stroke with 850lb springs...hope to install sometime next week

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What is pricing running?
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ended up being like 660ish for everything


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