Re: Lowering Springs -Reply-RE -Reply

From: mike d. (Michael Z-Sykes) (msykes@su.edu)
Date: Tue Mar 30 1999 - 19:26:47 EST


no prob! =) I would hate to see a fellow DMLer risk reallly breakin'
something or have a saggy front end =)

-mike d.

>>> Tim <magnum318@bewellnet.com> 03/30/99 08:13am >>>

Thanks Mike
 Tim

-----Original Message-----
From: mike d. (Michael Z-Sykes) <msykes@su.edu>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Monday, March 29, 1999 1:51 PM
Subject: DML: Lowering Springs -Reply

>They will work okay, but you'd be beter off getting springs made for
your
>application. Eibach makes some and the are NICE from what I've heard.
>The 6er springs will wear out very quickly under the extra laod of a V8
>and may cause alignment problems and you may even bottom out
>because the softer springs won't have a progressive damping or
>anything to compensate for the decreased travel. IMHO, not a good idea
>=)
>
>-mike d.
>
>>>> Tim <magnum318@bewellnet.com> 03/25/99 08:42pm >>>
>
>From:Tim Roller>magnum318@bewellnet.com
>
> I'm having lowering blocks made up for the rear of my '95 and I was
>wondering from the ones that have lowered the front of their vehicles if
>the springs from the V-6 models from about '90 or older to '96 model
2-by
>front springs will work? Or will they be too bouncey. I'm looking for only
>about 1 or 1-1/2 inch drop plus a new alignment after installation.
Thanx
>



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