Clean07Burb
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Currently, my truck is down 2/3 with a McGaughy kit. Immediately after installing the kit, I noticed that the front driver side sat about half an inch lower than the passenger side, although for the most part, the truck sat pretty much level front to back, but with some people and other miscellaneous weight in it, I had that Cali lean. 
NOT the look I'm appreciative of, at all! Lol. So I started to think of ways to remedy these problems.
My first thought was to add something like a 1/2-3/4" spacer in the rear to bring the ass end up a bit and solve the sagging issues when loaded down. I've since decided against this because when the truck isn't loaded down it leaves too much of a gap between tire and rear fender. So I through this idea out the window!
Next idea was suggested by goodinblack. This was to add helper bags to the rear. At first I was thinking this was the best solution, but after some more info from Mr. goodinblack, I found out that the bags only provide a small amount of lift, and to achieve this, it takes a pretty good amount of air pressure, which doesn't complement someone looking for a fairly comfy ride. I may add helper bags for assistance in my towing ventures, but not for anything else. My search continued...
After some more research, I found out that McGaughy's offers a product called coil relocators. Effectively, these lower the front coil spring perch further down the body of the strut. Much the same as Tony's strut modification does, which I also just recently learned of. My goal is to purchase the coil relocators and bring the front end down another inch. These relocators allow me to kill three birds with one stone due to their adjustability of up to two inches of drop, in half inch increments. Bringing the front down an extra inch will allow me to carry some weight in the truck without it sagging, and they also won't add anymore fender gap in the rear when unloaded. Another benefit to these is that I can remedy my front end GM lean by using the relocators to bring the driver's side down an inch, and the passenger side down an inch an a half. Alas, no more lean! Woo hoo! The third plus is that hopefully I'll maintain a decent ride quality since I'll retain the factory front strut and spring assembly.
Has anyone lowered their front end using drop spindles AND coil relocators? I can't think of any safety concerns that may arise doing this, but maybe there are some? The only downside I've been able to come up with is that the truck might have too much of a rake while unloaded. If this turned out to be the case after installation, I figured this could most likely be remedied by playing around with the amount of drop I add to the front until I can find a nice balance since the relocators offer the adjustability they do. I'd appreciate anyone chiming in with their opinions or experiences!
NOT the look I'm appreciative of, at all! Lol. So I started to think of ways to remedy these problems.My first thought was to add something like a 1/2-3/4" spacer in the rear to bring the ass end up a bit and solve the sagging issues when loaded down. I've since decided against this because when the truck isn't loaded down it leaves too much of a gap between tire and rear fender. So I through this idea out the window!
Next idea was suggested by goodinblack. This was to add helper bags to the rear. At first I was thinking this was the best solution, but after some more info from Mr. goodinblack, I found out that the bags only provide a small amount of lift, and to achieve this, it takes a pretty good amount of air pressure, which doesn't complement someone looking for a fairly comfy ride. I may add helper bags for assistance in my towing ventures, but not for anything else. My search continued...
After some more research, I found out that McGaughy's offers a product called coil relocators. Effectively, these lower the front coil spring perch further down the body of the strut. Much the same as Tony's strut modification does, which I also just recently learned of. My goal is to purchase the coil relocators and bring the front end down another inch. These relocators allow me to kill three birds with one stone due to their adjustability of up to two inches of drop, in half inch increments. Bringing the front down an extra inch will allow me to carry some weight in the truck without it sagging, and they also won't add anymore fender gap in the rear when unloaded. Another benefit to these is that I can remedy my front end GM lean by using the relocators to bring the driver's side down an inch, and the passenger side down an inch an a half. Alas, no more lean! Woo hoo! The third plus is that hopefully I'll maintain a decent ride quality since I'll retain the factory front strut and spring assembly.
Has anyone lowered their front end using drop spindles AND coil relocators? I can't think of any safety concerns that may arise doing this, but maybe there are some? The only downside I've been able to come up with is that the truck might have too much of a rake while unloaded. If this turned out to be the case after installation, I figured this could most likely be remedied by playing around with the amount of drop I add to the front until I can find a nice balance since the relocators offer the adjustability they do. I'd appreciate anyone chiming in with their opinions or experiences!
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