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qwank Senior Enthusiast

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Well the right side was dead nuts on but the best I could get the left side was -0.5 so I adjusted the right side accordingly. My caster is wicked high but like I said, that's not necessarily a bad thing. 

 

Truck rides nice and drives straight, I think I'm done messing with the suspension. On to the next project. DSC_0862.thumb.JPG.b05fac0616fa3a79865689177d37fd2f.JPG

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A few pics from last week:    

bakerrr
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First post here Picked her about 2 weeks ago couldn't wait to start modifying it. Just installed Belltechs 4/7 drop this weekend It's low enough for the time being ??  

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23 minutes ago, qwank said:

Well the right side was dead nuts on but the best I could get the left side was -0.5 so I adjusted the right side accordingly. My caster is wicked high but like I said, that's not necessarily a bad thing. 

 

Truck rides nice and drives straight, I think I'm done messing with the suspension. On to the next project. DSC_0862.thumb.JPG.b05fac0616fa3a79865689177d37fd2f.JPG

You're never done. I just literally a week ago after a year got my suspension dialed in.  And next month it's coming off for a 2.5" level on 33s

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qwank Senior Enthusiast

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1 minute ago, Nasty said:

You're never done. I just literally a week ago after a year got my suspension dialed in.  And next month it's coming off for a 2.5" level on 33s

hahaha I guess that's true 

Daly Senior Enthusiast

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Ok, ordered 2" drop shackles and I'm going to pull the block when I install. What shocks do you guys recommend for the drop, or are they even needed at on 3" of drop?

qwank Senior Enthusiast

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1 hour ago, Daly said:

Ok, ordered 2" drop shackles and I'm going to pull the block when I install. What shocks do you guys recommend for the drop, or are they even needed at on 3" of drop?

I would use the Belltech 2212FF for a 3'' drop.  

jcfountain33 Enthusiast

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Ok, ordered 2" drop shackles and I'm going to pull the block when I install. What shocks do you guys recommend for the drop, or are they even needed at on 3" of drop?
I haven't changed the shocks and haven't had any issues.

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SirenRed16 Senior Enthusiast

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Ok, ordered 2" drop shackles and I'm going to pull the block when I install. What shocks do you guys recommend for the drop, or are they even needed at on 3" of drop?
We have two trucks with 3" of drop and both have stock shocks. One truck is a crew cab and the other is a regular cab if that helps.

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204-WPG Enthusiast

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10 hours ago, SirenRed16 said:

We have two trucks with 3" of drop and both have stock shocks. One truck is a crew cab and the other is a regular cab if that helps.

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Same here. Wife’s truck is a SIERRA crew cab and mine is a Silverado RCSB both with shackles 6401 and blocks removed. Both are using Stock Shocks with no issues at all. 

Nasty Senior Enthusiast

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5 hours ago, Daly said:

What about shims? Did anyone need them?

Every truck is differant    you'll know once you do it 

Daly Senior Enthusiast

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And if it does need it, typically which shims seem to be working? I'm not against ordering them just in case, I can't have this truck down for too long while I wait for shims to show up. 

Nasty Senior Enthusiast

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21 minutes ago, Daly said:

And if it does need it, typically which shims seem to be working? I'm not against ordering them just in case, I can't have this truck down for too long while I wait for shims to show up. 

1-4 degree. Just depends 

qwank Senior Enthusiast

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On 5/10/2018 at 10:38 PM, Nasty said:

You're never done. I just literally a week ago after a year got my suspension dialed in.  And next month it's coming off for a 2.5" level on 33s

you were right, I took the back down to 6''.  this time I'm done for real now though :lol:

 

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Nasty Senior Enthusiast

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1 minute ago, qwank said:

you were right, I took the back down to 6''.  this time I'm done for real now though :lol:

 

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Me too. I'm not lifting mine. I'm slapping the coilovers in, doing the rear shock relocation and I'm done     I'm to old for ro keep switching 

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