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Lowering kit recommendations?

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Old 05-17-2012, 09:43 PM
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I cut 1 coil off each front spring and then removed the main helper spring in the rear and did some other old school leaf spring swappin' around to get it right, i am just about on the bump stops all the way around but I like it..... i used some ladder bars to help eliminate some axle wrap i created, that will be fixed soon though....

stock height with 235/85/16's

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after lowering it, forgot the tire size but it was WAY shorter than the old one. compare the above front bumper to ground distance to this picture,

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not too low to make it look like a "low rider" but shorter than a stock truck when side by side, a stock 4x4 is about 12 inches taller than mine. the top of my cab is eye level and I am 6ft....

and that black truck on the right side of the second pic is my 94 ranger, it has a 5/7 drop soon to be c notched and bagged at all 4 corners, i am running out of this thing called time.....
 

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Old 05-17-2012, 11:28 PM
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Thank you VERY much for that post my friend. How exactly did you do your rear? And do you ever pull a gooseneck? Man, there's so many questions I wanna ask you because your truck is exactly where I want mine to be apperance wise forreal
 
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Old 05-17-2012, 11:58 PM
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No gooseneck but i have the plate. When towing a trailer it sits on the bump stops and rides like a truck equipt with thurins.... i actually took apart the leafs and put one on top of the main spring. It weakened the pack and caused the axle wrap. Ladder bars fixed that. I have a plan for a 4 link and bags in the future....
 
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Old 05-18-2012, 12:47 AM
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So how much were the ladder bars? I might do the same thing as you if you wouldn't mind me copying your design, . Either that, or could I use drop shackles and achieve the same height?
 
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