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Old 04-04-2005, 12:31 AM
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Well my cuzin finally decided to drop his Crew Cab after months of thinking he bought the 17's Stockers and went with a 3/5 it still needs 1 inch more in the back
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Old 04-04-2005, 01:01 AM
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Why did he go back to the stockers? Looked better stock height with the 20`s or 22`s than lowered and stock. I like it lowered, but with the 20`s or 22`s. looks wierd lowered with stockers.
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Well... Plans are 22's on Low Pro tires
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i like the drop on the 17" stockers...probably just because my trucks on a 4/5 with 2005 stockers. i also like the 1" rake

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Actually I think it would look better to bring the front back up an inch. I installed the 2" shackles only on my truck and it still sits up a little in the back. I think the trucks with the towing package have a small additional spring in the rear leaf pack, as a guy at work that I park next to has a 4.8 ecsb without the towing package and his truck sits like mine does with the shackles! I dunno. Truck looks great tho, I love the CrewCabs!
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I still think 1" springs in the front, hotchkis 4 in the back . If it saggs a little , Ill shim it up in the back till its level. My truck is 2 and 7/8 inches taller in the back . 2in. shackles aint gonna cut it for me either.
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Looks like more than a 3 inch drop in the front.

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I rock the stocks.
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Originally Posted by BADMOFO
I think the trucks with the towing package have a small additional spring in the rear leaf pack,
yeah, I think so. both mine had the towing pkg and my current truck could sit an inch lower in the back but it looks good as is.

I am not a fan of wheelwell to tire gap.
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Looks good dropped but the back definetely needs a little more. What kit is that?


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