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11-18-2007, 10:35 AM
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Benefit of lowering with spindles vs LCA's ?
I've always run spindles/springs to get 4" drop or more when lowering these trucks but money is tight right now and didnt want to drop $250 for spindles just yet. I found a set of 2" control arms on ebay for $85 shipped and figured they would work for now. So what are the good and bad about using control arms with 3" drop coils? I am running rally wheels right now and I think using spindles would rub anyway right? Thanks for any help
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Adam That's why they call it a shortcut Kyle, if it was easy it would just be the way. 86 c-10 SWB 85 CCSB 90 GMC K30 Crew SRW 1985 C30 Dually Last edited by cochino12; 11-18-2007 at 10:37 AM. |
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11-18-2007, 04:12 PM
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It'd be alot cooler if you did
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Re: Benefit of lowering with spindles to LCA's ?
the biggest down fall I can see is that the control arms already hang pretty low... putting dropped arms would just increase that problem. I had dropped arms on one of my s10's and I freaking hated them. finally took them off and sold those trouble makers on ebay.
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11-18-2007, 04:19 PM
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Re: Benefit of lowering with spindles to LCA's ?
I ran Dropped LCA's for years and I still have them and they will still be used. I didn't drop mine more than 4" in the front.
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11-18-2007, 11:15 PM
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Re: Benefit of lowering with spindles to LCA's ?
does anyone have any pictures of a set installed??
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11-19-2007, 04:56 AM
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It Is What It Is,,,,
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Re: Benefit of lowering with spindles to LCA's ?
I'm running LCA, Zero problems with me. Main reason I went with that is not that I got a killer deal on it set but NEW LCA bushing installed
 . That alone saved me the hassle on replacing those. I'm running the 3" lower LCA. They are lower but I haven't ran into any problem yet.
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*79 C10 Short Box ST8 6 bang'r * *Lowered w/ 3" Control arms, 2" Lower Coils and 4" shackles and hangers W/ FLIP KIT *__--__* 79 C-10 project* .........................__ ..............._____ l __\___ ..............|_(O)_ |___(O) ] FAQ INDEX Thread The Kulture  My Rat Den 
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11-19-2007, 09:01 AM
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Re: Benefit of lowering with spindles to LCA's ?
I was worried about them being too low, hopfully I wont have any issues though.
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11-19-2007, 09:31 AM
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Re: Benefit of lowering with spindles to LCA's ?
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You wont have any issues.
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*79 C10 Short Box ST8 6 bang'r * *Lowered w/ 3" Control arms, 2" Lower Coils and 4" shackles and hangers W/ FLIP KIT *__--__* 79 C-10 project* .........................__ ..............._____ l __\___ ..............|_(O)_ |___(O) ] FAQ INDEX Thread The Kulture My Rat Den
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11-19-2007, 01:04 PM
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Re: Benefit of lowering with spindles to LCA's ?
This is mine:
  You won't have any issues. Like I said mine were on my truck from 1990 - until I took it to the frame in 2000...
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