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Old Mar 14, 2015 | 09:45 PM
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Default A friend's truck I lowered today.

He plasti-dipped the wheels while me and another friend of his put on the 5/7 DJM kit.
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A few progress pics.
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And finally a finished product. The front needs to settle about 3/4-1" to be level but we are going to give it a week or so. If it doesn't level out we maybe shorten the front coils.
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The rear is in a hole to it seems to exaggerate the cali lean. On level ground the bed is less virtually level with a 4 foot bubble level. It makes me sick and my friend wanted to cut the coils down today but I talked him into giving it a week so it can settle. As always he is ready to go lower so we might add shackles out back and cut the springs a little bit next week end anyhow.

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Old Mar 15, 2015 | 09:50 AM
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One thing I forgot to mention is that the kit didnt' come with shocks. The driver rear had less then an inch of travel with the shock extenders so I went over to http://www.monroe.com/assets/downloa...ifications.pdf
And found the factory shock top and bottom mounts, then found a shock with the same mounts but was 3 inches shorter. We ended up finding Gabriel Ultra shocks in stock that fit perfectly and she rides great!
The front shocks had plenty of travel and we will confirm if we are dropping it any more then buy new replacements or shorter shocks up front if needed.
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Old Apr 3, 2015 | 09:55 AM
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The C Notch is crooked, but wouldn't expect any less from a job you completed. LOL
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