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5/7 drop. now front sway bar wont fit??

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Old 11-16-2012, 05:44 PM
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My springs are 2 inch and control arms are 2 inch.
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Anyone run a 4" control arm?? I want to run 15" bogarts. And spindles require 17+ wheel. So spindles are not really a option. Any other options?
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Originally Posted by static06
Only company that makes lowering control arms for our trucks is DJM

Edit: And I wanna see pic of these flipped sway bars
Sorry fo the confusion, I was thinking of a friends truck that was previously lifted and we lowered it. He had the sway bar flipped with the lift, then we flipped it again which put it back to stock. I have no sway bar on my truck right now, but with the DJM 4 inch arms and the end links that cam with the kit everything fit fine when I had it on.
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You should be able to fit a frontrunner with very little offset no problem with a spindle. I want to say less than 3.5"s.
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How do you like the 4" control arms?
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I also have the optional upper control arms. I like them, at first there was a little bumpsteer when everything was new but it has since diminished. It could possibly be a result of the spring spacer fixing the chevy lean and lessening the angle of the tierod on the drivers side. One thing I really like is that with a slightly longer shock I get a ton of extension before the upper arms hit the stops.
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And no issues with ur sway bar fitting?
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Nope fit fine with the end links in the kit, they're around 3"s. The arms reposition the end link mounts lower to correct for the drop. I can see where you would run into a problem when you add drop springs into the mix.
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I want to run 15's. Is there any trick to running a spindle with a 15?? Or is my only option control arms?
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Bringing this thread up.. Having trouble after I dropped my truck with 5" DJM arms. Swaybar was a Belltech and I believe the end links I bought were from DJM 3/8 X 16 X 6 1/2″. My sway bar is hitting the tie rods on turns. Did flipping the sway bar help? I bought an OEM sway bar off a part out truck and it came with the OEM end links. Wonder if it helps. Any advice is appreciated guys. thanks


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