look like stock spindles to me...
its been like 6 months since I dropped mine, but if I remember correctly, the lowering spindles use a stud and two bolts to mount the wheel hub instead of the three bolts that are used on the factory spindles...

 

If that's the case then the company who installed the kit for the dealership owes me a set of spindles because they charged the dealership on the P.O. for them but they didn't put them on. Someone post up a pic of their stock spindle by chance for me just so I can be sure before I call the shop and make an *** of myself.

 

Take a look at your lower ball joint stud and see if its been trimmed/cut shorter.

only MCG uses the stud method of mounting that top bolt, my ground force bolted up all bolts.

Just the fact that the bolt is so high up/under the upper balljoint tells me those are aftermarket drop spindles.

Besides...the stock spindles would look lile solid RUST as they arent even painted.

I'll take a pic of my stock spindles (loose) today at lunch and we can compare the bolt hole locations.

 

yep, you're right john, I must have been drunk not to see that one (posted the reply at 3 am, LOL) .... The hub bolts are obviously a lot higher than on factory spindles.... Ripboyd, I hope you haven't screamed at the guys at the dealer yet, haha....

 

Haha no didn't get around to it but thanks guys, that means now that all is settled out on my suspension my truck is sitting with a 3/6 drop right now and after I take out that spacer I'll be a respectible 4/6 which I was hoping for the 4/7 but hey, close enough for me. If worst comes to worst I can always swap out the shackle later like JB was saying and give me that extra inch in the back but it's good right now. Thanks again guys for all the help, now I feel like I've got a better understanding of how lowered suspension components compare to lifted components. I'll get some pics up once I get that spacer taken out in the front.

 

So I got the spacer taken out and running the 285/40/22 am having no rub at all in the front and no bottoming out in the rear. Another question though (go figure) I measured my shackles and they measured 6" which I was told is about the length of the factory shackles. If this is the case is my rear set at a 6 or 7 right now with the flipkit, hangers all the way up, and the 6" shackles? You guys with the NNBS sitting at 7 in the rear what is your measurement from top of tire to center fender as well as your tire/wheel size in the front and rear? Also I was told I can add the 1" or 1.5" factory block back under the axle in the rear is that true (as long as I have long enough U-bolts of course)? All in all though am very satisfied with the look, it sits lower than most but I don't have any rub issues or anything.

 

Hows the ride with the drop RIPBOYD, thinking of doing a 4/6 drop myself but with the leaf springs, but don't know if i will rub with my 305/40 22?

 

Yes the factory shackles are approx 6" long...4.5" cen/cen of bolts

with those NON-FACTORY hangers you have a 6" drop not 7"

If you want 7" drop you need to put the factory hangers back on...if you dont have them...PM SIERAA323 because he raised his to 6" drop with the hangers like yours because he was tired of bottoming out at 7" (his tires are 1" taller than yours 275/55/20), so you could buy his factory hangers.




btw.....this thread sucks without pics

 

Haha I'll get you guys some teaser pics tomorrow I just ran to grab some went to take the first pic and my camera died go figure. As for the hangers I'll PM him and see if I can get them off him. I don't think I'll have any real bottoming out issues if I do it because after cutting the bump stops when they took the spacer out I don't bottom out at all anymore and have some good clearence between the bumpstops and axle.

 

It rides real good as it is right now. No rub in the front, doesn't bottom out in the back, it rides nice.