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Old May 27, 2006 | 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by JoeJ
shackles out back would be ****.
Whoops, you just made me realize that I wrote "spindles" where I meant to say "shackles". I have the 2" shackles out back...maybe some hangers to bring it down even more eventually
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Old May 28, 2006 | 12:04 AM
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Wow, what a difference! Looks outstanding man. Do you feel any performance difference from the A/Ts to the 20's?
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Old May 28, 2006 | 12:16 AM
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Wow, what a difference! Looks outstanding man. Do you feel any performance difference from the A/Ts to the 20's?
It definitely rides smoother, that's for sure, but until I get it aligned, I'm not gonna push it. Hopefully I'll have time Tuesday after work to do the alignment myself (I'll probably use 03 Silverado SS specs), if not, I might have to swing by STS again next Saturday and see our guy Maurice. I tried hitting a Firestone on Broadway in Fair Lawn, but I got there too late. They were about 15 minutes from closing up shop. Once I mentioned to the Service Consultant that I just got done lowering the truck and basically just have to get the front end back into specs, he started going into a song and dance about how it'll never align right since it's been lowered and yada yada yada. I just smiled at him and said OK buddy, don't worry about it, I'll take care of it myself. (I always get a kick out of it when some putz opens his mouth and tries to act like he knows what he's talking about)
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Old May 28, 2006 | 07:30 AM
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Doesn't even look like the same truck. Great change though.
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Old May 28, 2006 | 07:46 AM
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Looks like you could do spindles and the hangers for another 2" all around
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Old May 28, 2006 | 08:35 AM
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Looks like you could do spindles and the hangers for another 2" all around
...you tryin to plant another seed?

Just so everybody else knows, Tom is pretty much the reason I went this direction with the truck...he planted seeds in my head about needing new wheels, then I saw his truck in person, and the rest is history.

I wonder if the front will come down even more when I do the LQ9 from the added weight?
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Old May 28, 2006 | 08:58 AM
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That is amazing!!! It dosnt even look like the same truck. I had to compare the before and after pictures to convince my self they werent different vehicles.
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Old May 28, 2006 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by tdrumm
Looks like you could do spindles and the hangers for another 2" all around


Like has been said, it doesn't even look like the same truck. Much improved IMO.
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Old May 28, 2006 | 09:37 AM
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Looks very nice man, yes wheels do make a **** load of difference. I cant stand running my stock wheels in the winter I hate the look, I look forward to putting the 20's on every spring. haha
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Old May 28, 2006 | 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by 03sierraslt
Looks very nice man, yes wheels do make a **** load of difference. I cant stand running my stock wheels in the winter I hate the look, I look forward to putting the 20's on every spring. haha
LOL, I was just thinking about how bummed I'm gonna be in the winter when I put the stockers back on I'll probably milk it until I see the first actual snowflake fall
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