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2wd - drop the rear instead of raising the front??

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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 09:30 AM
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2wd - drop the rear instead of raising the front??

Has anybody tried this? Seems like it might look okay and be easy to do. I wonder if it would affect hauling? Drop it and get some load handlers... hmmmm. Not looking to have a low-rider diesel, just a level truck.
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 09:34 AM
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I bought drop shackles for a chevy truck for mine, lowered the rear 1 3/4".
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 11:17 AM
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You can flip the leafs but it will make the back much lower then the front
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 12:18 PM
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If you could do it by getting rid of some of the giant blocks I think it would be a good way to go. Having said that, I might be biased. I hate blocks and body lifts. I am thinking about getting new springs ie. sky jacker soft ride 2.5 lift and doing away with the blocks, in front anyway, to keep about the same ride height. I am not sure if a small one, basically a plate, is needed for mounting purposes.

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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 03:24 PM
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The 2wd's do not have blocks in the rear...
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Old Jan 25, 2006 | 08:54 AM
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Ahhh yes I would stick with a couple of new front springs with a small lift.
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Old Jan 25, 2006 | 09:39 AM
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Actually I am going to get the front leveled in a week or so. A local shop did my last one using Daystar coil-spacers. I will NOT be using 7226s springs this time. They are TOO STIFF.

I was just wondering if anyone had tried this approach yet.
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