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Old Apr 22, 2005 | 11:58 PM
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Can someone take a pic of the rear suspension setup so i can see that mine is right? I also would like to know why i cant use a swaybar if i get some lowering shackles.
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick99Chevy
Wouldn't the Hotchkis springs and DJM shackles make it a 2/6?




If you don't have a rear sway bar you should be able to use shackles.
I meant spindles for the 4/4
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 01:38 PM
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New pics added! Check them out and let me know why my rear end sits so damn high!
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Dub Silverado
New pics added! Check them out and let me know why my rear end sits so damn high!
The front looks about right but the back looks too high. (So much for my theory of the back being right and the front being too low.)

When you did you back did you change out the bump stops? If not you could be sitting on the factory bump stops and that would prevent the rear from dropping.
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 01:52 PM
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I have a c notch, and some tiny red bump stops, definatly not sitting on those!
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 03:20 PM
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that looks normal to me with a 2/4 drop and no spare tire or rear bumper. You can put on 2" shackles and it'll drop like 1.5" at most and be level.

also, you have new springs all around, so give it some time to settle a bit.

BTW, you found where to get those caliper covers for the Rotors? how much were they and where did you order them?
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by chris99gmc

BTW, you found where to get those caliper covers for the Rotors? how much were they and where did you order them?
Its a secret!
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Dub Silverado
Its a secret!
Due tell, we wont tell anyone else.
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 02:23 PM
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Could the rear shocks be the reason the back isnt sitting down all the way? I think Edelbrock makes special Performer IAS shocks for lowered trucks. Just a thought
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Old Apr 25, 2005 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Dub Silverado
Its a secret!

ouch.. .you better watch it though, last time someone posted pics on a Secret they had, they got chewed up and **** on everytime they posted again. You are lucky that i wasn't trying to get those for my truck, otherwise i'd be heated


and why did you go from a 4/6 to a 2/4 drop?.. since I had those rims, I'll assume that those 40 series tires didn't fit very well.
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