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Originally Posted by lolife99
Just my opinion:
If you want to lower your truck you need to do it correctly or wait until you have the money to do so.
You are lucky your truck has disc brakes up front, because it makes the swap to drop spindles cheaper. (you already have the disc brake master cylinder and prop. valve)
First, forget about the height of your truck now. It has sagging original springs.
All drop components are based on the "drop" related to NEW stock height components.
So a 3" drop spring might only lower the front 1" more than where you are now.
Personally I would do a 4/6 drop.
With that you need rear shock relocators, drop shocks, and adjustable track bar (to recenter the rearend) And a set of drop spindles at a minimum.
You can cut your stock front springs if you like. But I would use drop springs up front as well.
I think the answer you want is to buy 4 springs and be done.
There are plenty of trucks with a 3/5 drop and no other mods.
But you really need to look at all the front suspension, brakes, and shocks.
Personally I stay away from CPP springs. I've heard they sag over time.
Good luck with your decisions.
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I appreciate your reply. For some reason, I haven't had much luck in get any answers to questions lately, it seems.
Now, I know drop spindles and lowering springs are the way to go, I'm not against that. I'm curious about all of the other parts that the "kits" contain. How much of that is actually needed?
From my research, stock height from center of wheels is 19" up front, 19.5" in the rear - Mine is within about a 1/4" of that, so I think my ride height is pretty close to stock height - UNLESS, the original ride height is different than what I found on this forum. I don't know, that's why I brought it up.
I know I do not want to go as low as the 4/6 drop, so that's why I was wondering if I could do without some of the "kit" parts. I realize a lot of those parts are needed when going to that level or lower. If I do a 3/4 drop, do I need the shock relocation stuff and panhard bars, etc? Can I use shorter shocks instead of relocating the mounts?
I'm not looking to just replace the springs and be done. I'm just trying to figure out if I can just buy the parts I actually need and not have to spend the extra money on things I won't necessarily need.
Like I said, I'm trying to learn and figure this out, as I've never lowered a vehicle before. So, I'm taking all answers and thoughts on what I need to do. If I wait to drop it, I'm fine with that. If it comes down to spending the money and buying the full kit, I'm ok with that as well (eventually). I just don't want to waste money on things I don't need. Know what I mean? Again, thank you for chiming in, though. I do appreciate any and all help I can get.