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| | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 19 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 19 | Hello guys,
I sorta asked this question in a different post but I thought i would just make a new one. I've got a 46 half ton Chevy, I would like to lower it about 2" all around. Nothing crazy, but just for a little better look. I have seen the drop axles, but I was wondering if there are spindles available... Also, I had read in a couple tech articles that people had removed a couple leefs to get the truck even lower, like a 5" drop all together. Can I just remove a couple leefs up front and get a couple inches lower?
Jason | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 381 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 381 | Not a good idea to remove a couples of leafs , you'll be bottoming out the front suspension on every bump you hit. You can go with the mono leaf front spring. It lowers the truck without loosing suspension travel. Also use a dropped axle. There aren't any dropped spindles for your stock truck axle. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats | | Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 |
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 19 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 19 | Thanks for the suggestions.. Who sells the monoleaf setup? Are you saying I can just do that, or I should do the leaf setup along with the axle? I'm only wanting to go 2" or so.
Jason | | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 769 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 769 | Most of the classic truck vendors carry monoleaf springs, or some other variation of drop springs.
FYI, I got my monoleaf from a local spring shop.
Last edited by Lonnie Gallaher; 10/01/2009 8:39 PM.
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 381 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 381 | The mono leaf front spring will give you about a 2"( +/-) drop.
Posies, has the spring, Chev's of the 40's , and I think Chassis Engineering might have it also. | | |
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