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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 07:01 AM
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I actually took these pics a couple weeks ago but figured I would share. Drop is the mcgauphys 2/4 spindles/hangers/shackles. Hankook ventus 275/45/20's. so far I am very happy with the look and ride and handling improvement.


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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 07:07 AM
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what shocks did you use? can you give me part #?
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 07:16 AM
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I used kyb nitrogen gas shocks.......they are nice. Got em at cutten customs. Talk to troy. I wanna say they were $50 a piece. they are stiff as hell but I am told after they break in they will loosen up a bit.
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 07:26 AM
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that sounds good.

do you bottom out in the back? my truck does but that could be due to the shocks.
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 07:33 AM
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truck looks kinda familiar. looks good. paint those mirrors next.
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 07:39 AM
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going with some cal-vu mirrors next. slowly but surely it is getting more red
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by leochevy2001
that sounds good.

do you bottom out in the back? my truck does but that could be due to the shocks.
It was real bad before the shocks. After the shocks I have not bottomed out yet. One of my rear shocks was rubbing real bad, it had rubbed all the paint of one side of the shock. I must warn you, the kyb's are stiff. I wasn't quite ready when I cut the strap and well let's just say I was sore for 2 days after trying to recompress them.

New shocks will definitely help. I would do all 4 if I were you. they will make it handle much better also. You did cut down the factory bump stops right???? I cut mine down til there was only one rib left per the instructions. I have been told by others to remove the stops all together, but I am too conservative for that.
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 07:49 AM
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my truck is heavy and it leans a lot when i am turning. did you get stock length shocks for the front?
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by leochevy2001
my truck is heavy and it leans a lot when i am turning. did you get stock length shocks for the front?
yes. the front shocks are stock length. try the shocks, they make a difference. mine does not lean at all.
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 09:58 AM
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Damn that looks good! What kind of wheels?
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