Progress: I trimmed my new #450 springs down to get lower control arms parallel to the deck and put on some 15" steel rims with approx 28" tall tires and things are looking a lot better height wise. The spindles I ordered, still a month out, will give me another 1-1/2" up, so I might even be able to run a little lower profile tire. Close to pulling the trigger on a new set of Torq Thrust D's as the steel wheels don't look as good as I thought they would. So many, many variables here.
Craig
