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drop'd03 Mar 17, 2010 05:20 PM

4/6 dropped silverado
 
I just recently removed my 3inch drop coils in the front and reinstalled the factory coils and a 4inch drop controls arms but it looks the same. After a few weeks of riding will it achieve the full 4inch drop? Or should I cut the springs to drop another inch?

RUFFNECK4LYFE Mar 17, 2010 06:47 PM

By control arms do you mean the spindles?

Coolrado Mar 17, 2010 09:05 PM

Did you actually measure the height at the center of your fender to the ground beforehand. An inch difference might be a little hard to notice. Or it could be that the lowering coils settled more than the factory ones? My beltech coils on my truck didn't really settle at all.

drop'd03 Mar 18, 2010 10:15 AM

I think i figured it out, most drop kits for fullsize trucks are made for the weight of a v8 engine. Mine being a 6 it isn't heavy enough to drop fully. :(

Coolrado Mar 18, 2010 04:51 PM

The weight isn't gonna matter with the control arms. It would be the other way around. You wouldn't get the same drop with the coils if they were designed for the v8.

drop'd03 Mar 19, 2010 01:58 PM

Oh ok do u think they'll settle in after awhile?

Coolrado Mar 19, 2010 04:47 PM

I don't think the factory spring will settle, you should be able to get a pair of 1" drop springs pretty cheap.


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