On Tue, February 7, 2006 2:00 pm, Ray Block wrote:
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: mike kulczycki
>> >> 94 SLT,CC,239,2wd,auto
>> >> 95 Sport,RC,360,5-speed
>> >>
>> >> I am in the process of installing a 2" drop in the front using spindles
>> >> and
>> >> 4" in the back with shackles. Any suggestions on shocks??
>> >
>> > Stock length in front, a couple inches shorter in the rear.
>
>> From: Josh Battles
>>
>> Keep an eye on the fronts. I ran stock length shocks on the front of my
>> Dak
>> (2/3 dropped) and had bottoming problems.
>
> Just curious Josh, how was yours lowered in front? Dropped spindles (as
> Mike and I are using) do not change anything but the location of the
> wheel/rotor relative to the body. The springs and shocks retain the same
> length and travel as stock. However, I could see a potential problem with
> shock length if shorter springs were used.
>
> I also still use stock shocks in the rear of mine with no problems but they
> could stand to be a couple inches shorter. Almost 37,000 miles and 2052
> drag strip passes....and counting. :-)
I've got Hotchkis 2" drop coils. I didn't catch that part about the
spindles. They're not [as yet] available for the GenIII so I didn't even
think about them. So yeah, as long as the geometry isn't changed you can
still use stock shocks.
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