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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 12:55 PM
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Yeah any buddy got pictures of the rear leafs and front coils/ spindles/ control arms? also the notch in the bed to allow the drive shaft to go threw??
 
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 02:58 PM
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These are all of the pictures Patman03sprwcrw has in his photobucket. I'm sure there is bound to be other pictures across the internet about these parts.


2/3" Eibach drop hangers


Eibach drop coils


Bed crossmember


frame c-notch
 
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 10:54 PM
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Thanks blackedout i shoulda just asked you first your truck looks sweet. just needs a V8 in it thoe!
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dumb question but if i lower my truck 2-4" what happens if i over load it? will i be dragin my hitch?
i doubt youd ever actually drag hitch. Your axle would be resting on the bottom of your bed before your hitch drags on flat ground.

i hauled tons of stuff when i was 2/4 dropped. And have still hauled some pretty decent loads and towed some trailers.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 11:11 PM
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well blacked out when i had that 4,000lbs in the bed i scraped the hitch a few times when i hit some bumps do to michigans lovey roads.

thanks for the pictures dirty.

so all he did in the front was get a set of shorter spring?

Blacked out got any pictures of yours?
 
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 11:20 PM
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lol if its on a bumpy road then yeah youll prob scrape.




^crossmember notch for driveshaft clearance


frame clearance (im not low enough!!)


^thats what happens if you dont notch your crossmember


^thats about a 3/4


^frame notch
 
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 11:56 PM
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im failing to understand what crossmember that is next to the gas tank and muffler. the only one i have is holding my trans up.

as far as the frame notchs what happens if you dont do those? or do i not wanna find out?

how much are 2/4" drop shackles? also how much would leaf spring under the axle gain me for drop??

any pictures of your front springs?
 
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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 12:05 AM
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it should be the crossmember that the rear 2 bolts of your cab are bolted to. But then again im not really sure what the underside of a excab looks like.

i wouldnt really worry about notching the frame if youre only doing 4-5" of drop in the rear.

hanger/shackle kits are probably around 150-200.

a flip kit will get you about 5"


and i dont really have any pics of my front set up. But im running belltech drop spindles and Lightning coils with 1 1/2 coil cut.
 
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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by blackedoutV6
it should be the crossmember that the rear 2 bolts of your cab are bolted to. But then again im not really sure what the underside of a excab looks like.

i wouldnt really worry about notching the frame if youre only doing 4-5" of drop in the rear.

hanger/shackle kits are probably around 150-200.

a flip kit will get you about 5"


and i dont really have any pics of my front set up. But im running belltech drop spindles and Lightning coils with 1 1/2 coil cut.
thanks for the info. any idea on putting the leaf spring under the axle tube? pretty sure the tube is 3-4" tall so putting the leafs under would lower the truck wouldnt it?

and if i just cut 2-3" of coil out of the front or move the coil buckets up wouldnt that do the same thing?
 
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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by blackedoutV6
it should be the crossmember that the rear 2 bolts of your cab are bolted to. But then again im not really sure what the underside of a excab looks like.

i wouldnt really worry about notching the frame if youre only doing 4-5" of drop in the rear.

hanger/shackle kits are probably around 150-200.

a flip kit will get you about 5"


and i dont really have any pics of my front set up. But im running belltech drop spindles and Lightning coils with 1 1/2 coil cut.
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thanks for the info. any idea on putting the leaf spring under the axle tube? pretty sure the tube is 3-4" tall so putting the leafs under would lower the truck wouldnt it?

and if i just cut 2-3" of coil out of the front or move the coil buckets up wouldnt that do the same thing?


my rear set up right now is a flip kit (axle tube on top of leafs) and 2" drop shackles and it has me sitting around a 6-7 inch drop.

but just the flip by itself is 4-5 inches
 
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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 12:52 AM
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my rear set up right now is a flip kit (axle tube on top of leafs) and 2" drop shackles and it has me sitting around a 6-7 inch drop.

but just the flip by itself is 4-5 inches
lol sorry i shoulda caught that one. i might just do that in the rear and then cut the coils in the front to match.

do it the cheap way lol
 
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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 01:07 AM
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its all good man.

if you wanna go cheap id suggest grabbing a set of stock lightning coils and cutting about a coil off of those.

of course you should get the correct drop shocks for the front and rear
 
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Old Aug 5, 2010 | 01:26 AM
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Originally Posted by blackedoutV6
its all good man.

if you wanna go cheap id suggest grabbing a set of stock lightning coils and cutting about a coil off of those.

of course you should get the correct drop shocks for the front and rear
if i move the coil bucket in the front i can keep my shocks. as for the rear i guess they just wont be happy. but they have 4" of travel to give up...i hope lol
 
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Old Aug 6, 2010 | 07:32 PM
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frame clearance (im not low enough!!)
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