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future upgrades... or in my case... wish list

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thermus   +1y
Gonna look dope.
jiffyzx6   +1y
Thanks man. And thanks for doing that photo shop pic of the truck, helped me decide to get them.
jiffyzx6   +1y
the front rims on today, still need to grind the rear tabs. I like them but my truck needs more low! To nervous to mess with my leaf springs and the Damn bump stop mounts up front are stopping me... Might need to figure out how to static drop it better until the time for air ride
charlesskelter   +1y
Are you already sitting on the bump stops? There's nothing to the leaf spring removal. I built it up in my head I took forever to do it all for nothing.
jiffyzx6   +1y
I'm about half inch from sitting on the front bump stops now, if I cut them out will I mess it up? What's the "right way" to lower the front more n how hard /much would it be?

Idk... The leaf springs kinda scare me. I feel like they'll explode when I try to do it lol
fdugn545   +1y

If u were u I would chop those bumpstops mounts out of there and get shorter shocks. If you're planning on bagging then cutting the bumpstops out is just one less thing to do later... After all that reindex ur torsions again and see if u can pull a few more inches. As for the leaf springs don't feel bad bro I'm kind of intimidated by them too!

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thermus   +1y
Doing the leafs are easy. Just jack up the truck and put the frame on jackstands. Then use a floor jack under the rear diff. Get the jack to just touch it and then put a tad bit of pressure on it. Loosen all leaf bolts and then pull them out. Apply more/less jack pressure if they wont come out. DO NOT MOVE JACK SIDEWAYS! Lol. This will cause allignment issues in the rear and can cause the truck to crab walk a little.

Remove/flip/add springs as you wish and then rebolt on. Its pretty easy.
jiffyzx6   +1y
So what would you recommend for a spring combination? Should I c notch my frame so the axle will clear? I put my race bike in the bed the other day and it was sitting on bump stops in the rear the way it is... Guess I have to do it sometime anyway... Wish I had someone here to help me bag the rear, I've got almost everything to do it lol.
89mazdalade   +1y
if u c notch ur frame ur gonna loose ur hauling capabilities u can run a under bed mini notch and still keep ur bed floor
jiffyzx6   +1y
I plan on full bagging it anyway and going to raise the bed floor. I don't haul much and will be getting a small trailer to tow the bike with... That's the only thing I really use the bed for.

Guess I should just be happy with this for now and wait till I bag it to go lower...