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Old 10-22-2012, 10:07 PM   #1
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Front shocks bind after drop

This is a pic of my front suspension, its lowered with 3 inch drop lower control arms and 2 inch drop springs. As you can see from this pic my front shocks are in a bind. What are you guys doing about this on your trucks? does someone make an aftermarket upper shock mount to cure this problem?
I am going to change the front suspension around a bit, I have since purchased a set of 3 inch drop spindles and plan on putting the stock springs back in this should give me a 6 inch front drop and put the suspension at less of an angle, right now the upper control arms are pointing up and the tie rods are going up hill from the center link to the spindles, I may or may not need to address the shock bind after the new spindle and stock springs, What do you think?
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Old 10-24-2012, 10:50 PM   #2
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Re: Front shocks bind after drop

You lower control arms look like they have been re-worked modified. The lower shock mounts on the control arms are not stock. Also the area on the control arms looks re-worked by the lower ball joint. He's a pic of what the lower shock mounts look like on stock lower control arms. Did you install lowered (shorter) shocks ? Can you post close up pictures of the lower control arms and shocks ?
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Old 10-25-2012, 01:50 AM   #3
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Re: Front shocks bind after drop

I don't think you can run drop LCA's with drop spindles. The bottom of the LCA's would be way to close to the ground and below the scrub line.
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Old 10-25-2012, 09:22 AM   #4
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Re: Front shocks bind after drop

Leadfoot: there are these, although the write-up only says they change the angle, they in fact also raise the upper shock mounting hole 2" (I just measured mine to verify),

http://www.brotherstrucks.com/prodin...number=FSR6372
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