lowering kit parts, what to get?
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lowering kit parts, what to get?
Hello everyone,
I have a 95 Astro with the steel leafs in the rear. I have the drop spindles from DJM and the lowered shocks but I still need springs up front, looking at the Eibach springs 2" drop or Ground Force 2" drop, and either a flip kit or lowered leafs in the rear.
My question is: should I go with the lowered leafs or the flip kit? price isn't that big of deal, and from what I've seen they are pretty close in price. Is one better then the other?
Thanks for the help,
Bill
I have a 95 Astro with the steel leafs in the rear. I have the drop spindles from DJM and the lowered shocks but I still need springs up front, looking at the Eibach springs 2" drop or Ground Force 2" drop, and either a flip kit or lowered leafs in the rear.
My question is: should I go with the lowered leafs or the flip kit? price isn't that big of deal, and from what I've seen they are pretty close in price. Is one better then the other?
Thanks for the help,
Bill
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Re: lowering kit parts, what to get?
get the belltech kit its got a better frant shackle than the djm trust me but the djm has adjustable rear shackles which is nice so you dont have to use the front shackles but you will need to notch the frame if you want to go all the way down and i have a set of 2" drop coils for sale they are also djm pm me if interested and if you have anymore questions
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Re: lowering kit parts, what to get?
go with a flip kit for the rear.....more factory like ride......i went with djm and no problems with it.
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Re: lowering kit parts, what to get?
Can you retain the stock shocks in the rear (just put in bilsteins a few months ago)? I'm looking at the belltech 2.5" flip kit. ![Nasty :butthead:](./images/smilies/icon_butt.gif)
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Re: lowering kit parts, what to get?
BellTech rear flip kit gets my vote also. If you have spindles and lowered springs on the front you should use the stock front and rear spring shackles to bring the rear down to match. I definately recommend C-Notching your chassis rails.
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Re: lowering kit parts, what to get?
have you used a bolt on c-notch kit before? I planned on bolting on the c-notch, then cut out the rail, then weld the bolt-on notch just to make it secure.SoCalli V8 wrote: I definately recommend C-Notching your chassis rails.
also has anyone tried a c-notch without having the body off?
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Re: lowering kit parts, what to get?
DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT USE A BOLT IN NOTCH make one and weld it in i got mine made at a local welding shop for 60.00 bucks i tried the bolt in thing at first it doesn't work on these b/c we have on our vans a unitized frame and body i'll get pics later of the notch i had made out of 1/4" steel and i'll try to find my measurements.
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Re: lowering kit parts, what to get?
did you take the body off to do the c-notch?
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Re: lowering kit parts, what to get?
the body and the frame are all one thing u just cut out the bump stop plate that is welded to the frame and then cut out for the notch i get the pics tomorrow of what it looks like
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Re: lowering kit parts, what to get?
I made my own using 3/8 of an inch plate, cut out the chassis with a cutting torch and mig welded the plates in.
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Re: lowering kit parts, what to get?
thank you i was looking for the pics of your notch that used when i did mine
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Re: lowering kit parts, what to get?
thanks guys. this is helping me alot.
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