new to all this, lowering

[Captkaos]

1 coil does Not necessarily equal 2".  It depends on the spring.  I would start at 1/2 and work my way down in 1/4ths...

[okuma]

I lowered my truck once by removing the bow on the leaf springs.
The straighter the leaf springs, the lower it will drop.... i achieved a 3 and 1/2" drop by doing so.

by the way - I got a very smooth ride after the drop.



 

[sgoody43]

ok Guys I finally came around to doing the front.  I took off a coil and a half and my truck came down about to about 28 inches from ground to fender.  The truck lowered almost four inches.  NO I have a dillema.  the truck is raking too much.  LIke I said before I have four leaves and the only thing I could do is take another leave off what do you guys think, is haveing three leaves safe.

[Captkaos]

How many were in the pack originally?  Depending on the amount of rake you have, I would just get a shackle kit.

[85ChevyJRF]

Is it hard to take the springs out? just wonderin cause i have some free time and i get bored and was gonna lower my front that way

[VileZambonie]

Why lower the front if you're not going to lower the rear? 

[85ChevyJRF]

well the rear is lowered now so is the front hard?

[VileZambonie]

Is it hard? Well if you don't have tools then yes. If you have tools and a floor jack I think it's fairly easy.

[lowriderbowtie]

in my 3/4 ton leaf pack I had 12 leafs per side and i removed all but 5 and got just about 4" drop.  turned out looking good with my cut coils up front

[sgoody43]

ok took another leave and the truck now sits better. I also put some 18s on so tell me what you guys think

[HAULIN IT]

To me, the tires look too small. That is a tough area on these trucks, (especially the back wheel well) that big up-over & down needs some tire to fill it up. Just my opinion again, to me it takes a about a 28" tire minimum to look right regardless of the height, unless it's a 4x4, then it takes a taller one pretty fast.  Lorne

[gztoyz]

what was the last leaf you took out? im going to do the same to my truck. how is the ride quality? cant you still hall things in the bed without it getting to low? thanks

[79shortbed]

i have about $40 in my 8/8 drop kit. cut 1ton springs, made my flip kit out of axle perches i had, took the overload leaf out and added shackles. and put some monroe shocks on it i had sitting around. rides better than stock.

[79diesel]

i have about $40 in my 8/8 drop kit. cut 1ton springs, made my flip kit out of axle perches i had, took the overload leaf out and added shackles. and put some monroe shocks on it i had sitting around. rides better than stock.

8" drop by cutting coils? hows your camber doing?

[79shortbed]

i have about $40 in my 8/8 drop kit. cut 1ton springs, made my flip kit out of axle perches i had, took the overload leaf out and added shackles. and put some monroe shocks on it i had sitting around. rides better than stock.

8" drop by cutting coils? hows your camber doing?

its not that good but its nor that bad. the truck maybe get drove a few time a month. those springs are in there till i get my lower control arms