Spindles Vs. LCA

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LEMHEAD16
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I want to lower my truck a little, but keep the factory ride quality. Does anyone have experience with the DJM lower control arms Vs. Belltech drop spindles?


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I am going to go with Belltech drop spindles next spring as I too want to keep my factory ride quality and alignment abilities.

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As a sort of cheap experiment($30), I dropped my rear with 1 inch blocks and just loosened up the torsion bars a very small amount. The sag in the torsion bar almost equaled the 1 inch drop as it was. I haven't noticed any negatives to this setup if you only want to achieve a very subtle drop. Ive done almost 1500 miles of town and highway driving so far on it. I highly doubt it has changed the camber on my front wheels considerably.

When I get my new wheels and tires, I may want a bit more and I intend to use the spindles and a 2 inch block in the rear but this is great in the mean time.


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