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kevinr1970 · 08-01-2014, 02:28 AM

And a before and after of my 2wd:
- took off the running boards
- installed 2" hangars and 2" shackles in the back; it already had 3"(?) Super Bell Tech spindles in the front and what may have been homemade lowering shackles in the rear?
- used Alcoas (that will end up on my 4x4 crew when this one goes short bed/single wheel), the tires are 225/70-16 vs 215/85-16 so that is about 1" lower than before
I think I am going to try the rear springs out of my '91 3/4 ton parts Suburban in the back to see how much lower that gets it. I am figuring at least an inch in just spring pack thickness (6 vs. 9), plus the truck springs look to have more arch to them. Then a front spring to get it level and call it good!

08-01-2014, 02:28 AM	#5590
kevinr1970 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 2,316	Re: How about some pics of 73-91 crew cabs And a before and after of my 2wd: - took off the running boards - installed 2" hangars and 2" shackles in the back; it already had 3"(?) Super Bell Tech spindles in the front and what may have been homemade lowering shackles in the rear? - used Alcoas (that will end up on my 4x4 crew when this one goes short bed/single wheel), the tires are 225/70-16 vs 215/85-16 so that is about 1" lower than before I think I am going to try the rear springs out of my '91 3/4 ton parts Suburban in the back to see how much lower that gets it. I am figuring at least an inch in just spring pack thickness (6 vs. 9), plus the truck springs look to have more arch to them. Then a front spring to get it level and call it good! Attached Images __________________ 2009 Honda Fit CfC (bsf 44.9 mpg) 2000 Tahoe Limited 1991 GMC CrewCab Dually 2wd, will end up swb, not dually and replace CCswb below 1991 GMC CrewCab Dually 4x4, just going to fix things up for now 1982/1989 K5/GMC Jimmy 2wd 1987 GMC 1/2 ton swb 2wd Crew (sold)