Wondering what drop.

[Laguna]

I've got an 81' GMC Sierra. I'm looking to drop it abit. I don't want it slammed right down but I do want to the look of a lowered truck. I was thinking about 2" drop in the front and 4" in the rear. I want the top of the tire (235/75 R15's) to be basically at the same height as the fender, or with a slight difference in height.

Would a 2" front and 4" rear give me the result I'm trying to describe here? If so, how would you recommend I go about doing this? Drop springs in the front and an axle flip in the rear? This truck is just my beater for when I dont want to drive the chevelle, so Im not apposed to cheap or 'ghetto' ways to drop my truck.

[slugish]

You would have to run a pretty tall tire 60 or 70 series if you dropped front 2 in. if you want it to be close or evev with top of fender . my front is dropped approx. 5.5 in. with a 255x 50 tire & it tucks just a little.

Asfar as the rear a good brand flip kit (beltech, chassis tech ,djm.etc. would be my choice , but you are going down at least 6 in..

Based upon what you have said, I would recommend a 2.5 -3 in dropped front spindle run with a 245 -255 60 series tire. should look nice . And for the rear I would do a shackle & hanger kit which will get you down approx 4 in. witha 275 x 60 tire . Think you be pleased . these mods wont alter your suspension integrity as well hope this helps

[Slonaker]

Mine is 2.5/4 drop spindle/drop leaves. The tires are 255/70/15, which should be close to the height of your tires.




Slonaker