Lowering Help

[71 LONG BED]

Do you have an address of that site?

[SmokeyBear]

Summit has them as well as most 4wd or suspension sites

http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch ... toview=sku

Here's a place where you can get em custom made for what ever you want to do...

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/Shims.shtml

[F-100Ranger]

Can you clarify your hanger flip? You said you got 4-5 inches. Is that the change in the spring end hight or the drop in overal height of the body? Because it doesn't look line you dropped 5 inches in the pictures. Looks more like 2-3 inches.

ALso, how are you dropping the front? Can you give details?

One last question - can you give the info on ordering the pinion shims?

[SmokeyBear]

Can you clarify your hanger flip? You said you got 4-5 inches. Is that the change in the spring end hight or the drop in overal height of the body? Because it doesn't look line you dropped 5 inches in the pictures. Looks more like 2-3 inches.

ALso, how are you dropping the front? Can you give details?

One last question - can you give the info on ordering the pinion shims?

That is overall height. I didn't move the truck (it has no engine/tranny) I measured before I did the work, then a week or so after I did the drop. When you take the load off the springs by loosening the hanger you have to let them settle to get a true measurement. I got 4 1/4 inches of drop I drilled my holes pretty much in the center of the frame, you can go about half an inch higher or lower if you want for about 1/4 of movement at the wheel. I've since moved it a bit to work on it easier. Here's a pic of her now...




As far as the front. I'll be ordering drop I-beams and when I get the engine/tranny installed (So I know how the truck sits with the weight) I'll cut the springs a little to gt it even.

As far as the shims if you check out this link...

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTricks ... -101.shtml

and you can order from them here

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/Shims.shtml

It will tell you all you need to know about measuring/ordering your shims.