Re: Re: raise vs lower on a 4x2

From: ateeling@workstationusers.com
Date: Mon Aug 27 2001 - 20:03:02 EDT


Well i looked all over my truck and couldn't find these spacers. Im assuming they
would be where the frame and the body meet. The FSM also made no mention of them.
Do you know if the setup would be the same for a 2000 2wd club cab
adam

bernd@texas.net wrote:

> If anyone takes a close look at the R/T, you'll notice that the body spacers
> are missing on them. It's a neat trick to give it the appearance of being
> lowered...but makes a bunch of noise since there's no insulation between the
> body and frame mounts.
>
> All I did was run to my local Home Depot, grabbed some 1/8" rubber matting, and
> used a 2" round cookie cutter to mark (and cut) some isolation pads for my
> buddies '99 R/T. (Also made a set for my truck as well when we finally drop
> it.)
>
> We're also looking into the Hotchkis leaf springs since it appears that they
> only put a block in the factory spring set. Trying to find a local spring shop
> which can test a set of factory 2001 R/T springs against my Hotchkis springs.
>
> - Bernd
>
> > Bernd,
> > Tell me more about this r/t trick. I've been wanting a hotchkis setup but
> > i don't know if i want to loose that much clearence. 1'' would be nice.
> > There is way too much space in my wheel wells. Are you not going to be
> putting
> > on 2'' springs and 3'' leafs? Does hotchkis make stock hieght leafs and
> > springs? TIA
> > adam
> > 00 CC 4.7l 3.92LSD
> >



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