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Old 10-21-2010, 09:52 PM   #1
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Re: 3r!c84 build

i think my drop will look a little better if i put a bigger tire on it. dont want to go any lower. hard enough to work on as it is. cant get a floor jack under the front.lol
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Old 10-21-2010, 11:18 PM   #2
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i think my drop will look a little better if i put a bigger tire on it. dont want to go any lower. hard enough to work on as it is. cant get a floor jack under the front.lol
easy if you have two floor jacks, the way I do is lift the front rear spring hanger then with other jack on the same side lift up the frame around the front body mount then remove the jack lifting the spring hanger to the cross member and lift away
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Old 10-21-2010, 11:55 PM   #3
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easy if you have two floor jacks, the way I do is lift the front rear spring hanger then with other jack on the same side lift up the frame around the front body mount then remove the jack lifting the spring hanger to the cross member and lift away
a lot of work just to raise a truck.lol i use jackstands, jack up one side and put jackstands under
I think mine looks fine the way it is, be my luck someone pull one of the jacks out
but thanks for the tip

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Old 10-27-2010, 10:19 PM   #4
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i think my drop will look a little better if i put a bigger tire on it. dont want to go any lower. hard enough to work on as it is. cant get a floor jack under the front.lol
That's the way it was with mine! It was so much work to jack it up to work on it. I made my own bag mounts for the front, bought some bags and now I can raise it back up to stock height or enough to get a jack under it.....They make life soo much easier!
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