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Offline rsavant

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76 with Ground Force lowering springs
« on: January 06, 2021, 06:32:34 pm »
Can someone explain what I need to do to give me the most clearance here? Bought the truck lowered like this. Looks great but I need the best ride I can get at this stance. Thanks!
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Offline rsavant

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Re: 76 with Ground Force lowering springs
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2021, 08:14:10 pm »
Anybody? 1st of all, GF's shortest springs give a 3-inch drop at most. Spindles appear stock. This appears to be more than a 3-inch drop in the front. Anyway, is the only remedy to get aftermarket lower control arms or cutting off the bump stops on these?
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Offline JohnnyPopper

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Re: 76 with Ground Force lowering springs
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2021, 05:35:34 pm »
They make lower profile bump stops, look at Energy.

Sorry no-one got back to you, pry think we're rude... ::)

Beautiful truck BTW!!

What did you have to give up for her, if I may ask?
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Re: 76 with Ground Force lowering springs
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2021, 05:46:37 pm »
Lowering spindles is a much better solution than springs.
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Offline rsavant

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Re: 76 with Ground Force lowering springs
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2021, 06:37:13 pm »
Thanks for the replies guys. And thanks for the compliment JP. After a little looking around at other drops I see that the guy who restored her, kinda took the cheap route. He didn't even have the camber adjusted correctly. Eventually I'll get drop spindles. I want it to one day handle and ride the best possible. But for now I'm going to remove the bump stops and check out the short ones you mentioned. I paid $8k for her. Maybe a lil too much, but she does have lots of good stuff done as well. Hopefully when I get everything right I'll recoup on my investment.

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Re: 76 with Ground Force lowering springs
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2021, 08:38:28 pm »
At first glance, that sound reasonable. I paid 9 for my K10, barn find, just dirty.

Yeah, get your wheels aligned before you buff of your tread.
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