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lowering shackles for an 89 d250? or any type of lowering setup?

Old 06-29-2009, 10:48 PM
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lowering shackles for an 89 d250? or any type of lowering setup?

ive got me an 89. Its the only 1st gen in my town witch is cool but u dont see many lowered 1st gens or lowered cummins for that matter. I would like to drop the rear 2-3 inches...just level it up with the front pretty much. Yall kno of anybody that makes anything for those trucks? Thanks in advanced guys
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no blocks back there is there?
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Originally Posted by mullishacrew
no blocks back there is there?
Not a "d"

If you're not going to haul anything, removing a short leaf or 2 will lower it.
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You could make your own lowering shackles?? wouldn't be that big of a deal.



those are for 1st gen half ton trucks but you could make something similar
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I lowered my first gen 4" in the back by flipping the front leaf spring mount and moving the rear leaf spring mount up 4"
Here is the front mount before
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the rear mounts before
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here is a pic of the truck lowered 4" in the rear and 2" in the front

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Looks good c12

Good thinking in the back, never would of thought of that.

Did you cut the coils up front or something??
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we just heated them with a torch
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