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Old 11-22-2016, 10:30 PM   #157
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Re: How about some pics of lowered long beds

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Originally Posted by Already Gone View Post
Love the all white especially with the CST chrome accents. So with a 2/4 drop did you just replace the front and rear springs? Did you use shock relocators and/or adjustable pan hard bar? What size tires you running? Been thinking about lowering my long bd C10 for years and have decided I don't want to go down much. Trying to decide if I should go with a stock front spring and a 2 1/2 drop spindle and 4 inch rear spring drop or drop 2 1/2 spindle with one inch drop spring for a 3 1/2 and a 5 inch rear spring drop.
Thanks. The color and trim gets lots of good comments.

I went with a 2/3 spring drop and then added 1" lowering blocks. I did install adjustable pan hard bar also at that time. Then had the alignment done. The reason why I did it that way was to minimize the amount of single spring drop in the rear so I would not have to relocate the shocks. I have 275/60/15 size tires on 8" wide wheels. It's not slammed down like most folks do, but it has a great stance and I prefer the Ol school look of this drop. On a long bed it actually looks lower than it is compared to my SWB stepper that has a 3/5 drop.

It rides like a dream. Super smooth ride. Actually, the best riding vehicle I have out of 6 that I own.
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