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Old 03-09-2012, 10:51 AM   #1
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Suspension Help!?

ive got a 71 chevy c20. it has the over load leaf suspesion.
i want to drop the truck as low as possible with out baggin it.
i would also like to avoid frame work as much as possible.
what would be the best way to drop the truck?

Any help apprciated!

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Old 03-09-2012, 12:25 PM   #2
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Re: Suspension Help!?

is this a coil spring truck with the optional quarter leaf overloads or is it a leafspring truck with heavier leafs??

if coil spring truck discard the overloads and get drop spings

if leaf spring truck you can remove some leafs and do a flipkit
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Old 03-09-2012, 11:40 PM   #3
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Re: Suspension Help!?

It's coil with over load. I'll go to the junk yard this weekend and get some springs I can cut down
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Old 03-10-2012, 12:12 AM   #4
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Re: Suspension Help!?

spent the money and buy a lowering spring kit if the springs are not cut right it makes driving it very unpleasant
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Old 03-10-2012, 06:27 AM   #5
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Re: Suspension Help!?

rear springs cant b cut due to the fact that there wood b no way to mount them
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Old 03-10-2012, 10:53 AM   #6
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Re: Suspension Help!?

or get the springs from 97 -? jeep wrangler or a 90s cadillac
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