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my 4/6 drop situation!! need help ASAP!!!!

Old Oct 30, 2005 | 10:03 PM
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sup guys!! i was gonna do my 4/6 drop yesterday and the guy who was gonna work on the truck said i can't, coz i have 2/4 on lowered coils and leaf springs. he said i need my stock hangers, shackles and stock coils in order for me to do a 4/6. If anyone here still have their's and willing to sell please let me know!!!!! PLEASE!!! thanks guys !!!
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 10:34 PM
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What kind of 4/6 do you have? Also, if you have drop leaves in the back then you'll need stock leaf springs, but then later you say that you need the stock shackles and hangers so please clarify. If the rear was done with shackles and hangers I'd just get stock hangers and leave the shackles set to 1 in. to make the kit a 4/7 so it'll sit level. JMO
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Old Oct 31, 2005 | 12:32 AM
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haven't bougth the kit yet but I was gonna do a 6" flip kit for the rear. i do have drop leaves at the rear right now, but the guy told me that i'll need my stock hangers and shackles. does the shackles come in stock? i don't know that much about it. what i'm trying to do is make the ride better on a 4/6. my ride right now on a 2/4 is horrible! if u can help me list out what i need that'll be awesome!! thanks bro!
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Old Oct 31, 2005 | 01:13 AM
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Since you got drop leaves then you should have the stock shackles/hangers already. You'll need a set of stock leaves and a flip kit with a c-notch and you'll be set for the rear. Since you got coils in the front just get some McGaughy's drop spindles to give you that extra 2 in. in the front. Then get some good shocks; they will help you out tremendously as to how it rides.
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Old Oct 31, 2005 | 05:44 AM
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Why not just buy some 2" drop shackles and a seperate notch for the rear and keep your drop leaves?
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Old Oct 31, 2005 | 02:43 PM
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sorry guys i messed up. jsut talked to the guy today and he said that my leaves springs are stock and i have drop hangers and shackles for the rear. sorry bout that.
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Old Oct 31, 2005 | 02:45 PM
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by the way "strokerace05" u said i can leave my drop shackles set to 1. so i don't need stock shackles no more?
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Old Oct 31, 2005 | 03:51 PM
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It depends on how you want it to look. Most 4/6 drops I've seen still have a little bit of a rake to them and need the extra inch in the back to level it out. Its just a personal preference really, but I've seen a lot of people do it to give a 4/7 drop so it's perfectly level.
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