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tynall44
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what would be the best or easyest way to lower the rear of my truck i want it to set level and its up in the rear :? :fr:
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you could always put the axle on top of the springs then add a lower block if you need to go lower. :thup:
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Post by ima71 trucks are older »

axle over spring, or a shackle flip will do it.

It's suppossed to sit higher in the rear, so that it sits level with a 1000lbs of cargo.
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before the half shackle flip:

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after the half shackle flip:

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it set level with the stock front springs after the flip, but it looked funny to me so i cut the fronts to "rake" it back out some.

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Excellent example pictures ezernut9mm, thanks. That is exactly how I want the back end to sit on mine. I'm thinking I will go that route, and then put drop ibeams on the front. Not radically low, just a subtle hotrod stance.

Again, thanks. Pictures are worth a thousand words.
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