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how to lower your truck

Old Mar 11, 2009 | 08:51 PM
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how to lower your truck

Well, since i already know how to raise my truck (everyone else already does it), i haven't seen any threads on how to lower your truck (2wd only i would assume), as 2wd's aren't as common here.

Im not talking super lowrider status here, just a lowering of an inch to a couple of inches, while hopefully keeping the same supspension.
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 08:56 PM
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Torsions the other way and drop blocks is the most common but anything over an inch or two its not going to feel stock.
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 09:07 PM
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dont?
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 09:31 PM
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i suppose you could convert to an inverted shackle, or drop block it. You can relax the tbars
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Old Mar 11, 2009 | 09:34 PM
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up front, relaxing the torsion bars is the easiest, or you could find someone to make drop spindles (there are companies that make them) for the front.
out back, blocks is the easiest.

IF you're going to relax the bars to lower the front, getting larger bars (from sway-away for instance) is recommended since you will need a higher rate bar to keep the front end from being too soft and bottoming out.

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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 01:03 AM
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You could relax the torsion bars on the front and use low profile bumpstops (or drill holes in your current ones to soften them up as you will be riding on them). For the rear, use lift blocks. Lift blocks?! yes, lift blocks. You are spring under axle, so placing a block between the spring and the axle is going to lower the truck.

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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 02:55 AM
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Drop spindles and lift blocks are what vicoor did on his yota, I believe.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 10:20 AM
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For your 1994 truck there are drop spindles readily avalible from multiple companies. I would go find a Mini Truckin' Magazine and look through the ads in there. I cant remember the manufacturers. I'm SOL on drop spindles for my 82 since its so old, been contemplating taking the stock ones and flipping them upside down and moving them to the opposite side of the truck to drop it. I've seen a few people do it but I'm kinda worried about what might happen to steering geometry and stuff like that.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 10:57 AM
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ebay-2" drop spindles for $160 shipped

don't do torsion bar drop it's dumb

you can also go with a lowering leaf or remove some leafs from the stock pack for a drop in the rear.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 01:16 PM
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sounds alright

im really wondering what i should do... drop or lift
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 01:17 PM
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Here's a suggestion



look at how low it made that Subaru!!!
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 01:26 PM
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Thats quite a hood ornament.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by toylocost
Thats quite a hood ornament.
hot stuff aint it
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by iamsuperbleeder
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look at how low it made that Subaru!!!
*spew* BWWWAAAAAAA!!!!! *hack-cough-cough-wheeeeezzzz* HAHAAHAAHAAHAH..... *drool-sniff-snort-hack* OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!


Crap! Now I have to get the beer out of the keyboard.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Junkers88
*spew* BWWWAAAAAAA!!!!! *hack-cough-cough-wheeeeezzzz* HAHAAHAAHAAHAH..... *drool-sniff-snort-hack* OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!


Crap! Now I have to get the beer out of the keyboard.
if you keep on drinking she'll look like your dream girl at the end of the night
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 874runnersr5
if you keep on drinking she'll look like your dream girl at the end of the night
I bet he wont have to drink much
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by iamsuperbleeder
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look at how low it made that Subaru!!!
I think my puberty was just reversed....
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 874runnersr5
if you keep on drinking she'll look like your dream girl at the end of the night
Bro there ain't enough beer on the planet to get me drunk enough to orbit my moons around that. *phew* I'll bet she smells like sour dough bread and bacon grease.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Junkers88
Bro there ain't enough beer on the planet to get me drunk enough to orbit my moons around that. *phew* I'll bet she smells like sour dough bread and bacon grease.
hahahahaha


mmm i want bacon
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Junkers88
Bro there ain't enough beer on the planet to get me drunk enough to orbit my moons around that. *phew* I'll bet she smells like sour dough bread and bacon grease.
i was thinking moldy feet wrapped in leathery burnt bacon, but yours works too
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