Is there is difference between ext cab and reg cab drop coils?
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I have heard people say ext cab drop coil springs can't be used on the reg cab and viceversa. Anybody know if this is true. I have both an ext cab and a reg cab and see no difference in the front suspension.
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Check some spring manufacturers and see if they have different part numbers listed for std cab vs ex-cab. That would tell you immediately.
I would think the spring rates would be stiffer on an ex-cab since it they have to support more weight up front due to the additional cab length.
I would think the spring rates would be stiffer on an ex-cab since it they have to support more weight up front due to the additional cab length.
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Originally Posted by BlownChevy
I know I got the same front springs in my truck as my buddy has in his RCSB. I hope they did not screw me!
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Originally Posted by XLR8NSS
Maybe they're the same but, most places list two different kits for a reg or ext cab. Maybe the front coils are the same 
Dont know, but I will be following up with Bell Tech on Monday.
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Maybe a slight difference in spring rates? I heard that the excab only adds like 400 lbs, and since the weight is in the middle of the truck it pretty much dispurses it across the whole frame, 200 front, 200 rear. So unless they were to start making heavyset ol lady springs to compensate for heavy dates, i think the springs should interchange with little to no difference in ride height and ride quality.
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Originally Posted by 02denali
i thought that the hotchkis set up was the same spring but it to drops different rates as well. i think reg cabs get two inches and ext cabs get three/



