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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 02:27 PM
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Default 2" drop in front = needs a lot of alignment work?

Will the front end need a lot of adjusting afterwards?

This would be swapping in 2" drop into 99 OBS Tahoe with DJM springs.
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 02:29 PM
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shouldn't need anything drastic, but as with any drop, its always best to get an alignment done.
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 03:50 PM
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no probs at all.
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 05:18 PM
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I would get an alignment done.
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 06:50 PM
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Yea you defenitly need an alignment. I did a 3/4 drop on my truck and I did the alignment myself. The chamber was off tremendously. I rode around for a month without an alignment and you could start to see the wear on the front tires.
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Old Jan 7, 2004 | 11:37 PM
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i was always told when ever you break the front end apart you should align it.
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 12:27 AM
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It wont do anything that cant be corrected through normal adjustments that any shop that does alignments can do.
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 10:52 AM
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But it would be drivable if I could not get the alignment done for say a week?
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Old Jan 8, 2004 | 12:59 PM
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Yeah, i'd be fine for a week.
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 12:09 PM
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john
you will need to adj the camber and toe
when you bring the frt end done the wheel tilts out and the toe goes out
you will srub up the tires
I would get it aligned as soon as you can
I use NTB and review the spec with the tech
I set mine will very little toe in - so the outside edges dont feather
I hate that.....
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