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Tazla
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Post #1 post 5th March 2007 - 07:01 PM
hey everyone.... how easy would it be to lower my ute?? i would like to do it myself to save some money cos i have close to nothing, ive never done it before.... i own a 85 model rodeo and i want to use 2 inch blocks at the back.... any help would be appreciated thanks!!
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Twist
Post #2

Buy the springs, get a couple of mates and a carton of whatever your poisen is and off you go tongue.gif

Note: any errors, do not come back to me, seek professional help

TwinCam16
Post #3

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87kid
Post #4

hahahahha twincam

Ipswich_EJ
Post #5

bahahah giev that man a prize

wanker
Post #6

I just lowered my mates rodeo, i flip the load spring and put it on top and used 3inch blocks also, this dropped it about 7 inchs! Looks sweet but if your wanting to keep it legel then just run the 2's and wind the front torsions down a little! Best way to do this would be to remove the standard u-bolts, place a stedy jack under yor diff, raise the diff, your blocks will have a locating pin, place them in position and then lower the jack and tighten up the u-bolts! I have found that you may want to use 2 bolts on each thread, one to tighten and the other to lock it there so it won't become loose! Hope that helps!
vanman
Post #7

do something like my van My van best thing it doesn't cost anything if ya want tips just ask

Lo-Lox
Post #8

go to www.downundertruckin.com and got to the suspension section then read through most of the articles and you should find what you need in there
pureaussie
Post #9

hey mate yeh lowering it is easy as! i lowered mine and the only thing u have to pay for is the lowering kit for the back (this is only if u have a tortion bar and leaf spring setup which that should have)

the blocks and U bolts come in a pack and didn't cost me over $70

with the front its just as easy as winding down the tortion bar to ur prefered height and make sure u measure the ride height on each side as u go (remember to allow the driver's side to sit a little bit higher so when u sit in it, it will be level)

hope that was the info u wanted!

bruce
Post #10

is there any point in bagging my soon to be minitruck if i dont have notches cut?? it wont sit any lower than a normal drop will it?

vanman
Post #11

no it wont

07bagged
Post #12

what a beast vanman hehehe

christopher
Post #13

I run, 2.5 blocks, main leaf + secondary leaf and a flipped load leaf. I ride chassis biggrin.gif

wastedmoney
Post #14

im with TWINCAM.. go the adjustalbe makita springs... just dont go to far
87kid
Post #15

fuckin hell dun flip your leafs, its dangerous and a nuisance for ANYTHING in the future. buy blocks and get ur leafs reset, trust me i learnt the hard way.

bored_out
Post #16

i went with twincam16s way of lowering. do the old deos hav torsion bars?

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