Lowered jimmy

[jimmy78]

Lowered my 78 jimmy rwd with a bell tech 4/6
Back end dropped 8” since I didn’t re arch the leafs. From is dropped 6” with drop spindle and 3” lowering spring from brothers truck.

Removed the inner fenders to make sure there was no rubbing issues ( building new inner fenders for replace)

Only down side is the front coils pop out of top mount when the suspension is drooped. Considering limiting straps to stop this from happening.

 

[89Suburban]

Lowered my 78 jimmy rwd with a bell tech 4/6
Back end dropped 8” since I didn’t re arch the leafs. From is dropped 6” with drop spindle and 3” lowering spring from brothers truck.

Removed the inner fenders to make sure there was no rubbing issues ( building new inner fenders for replace)

Only down side is the front coils pop out of top mount when the suspension is drooped. Considering limiting straps to stop this from happening.

Did you try finding shocks with a shorter stroke to keep that from happening?

@Mr Clean lookie

 

[TotalyHucked]

Just FYI, you very well may not be able to get it aligned with those 3" drop springs and stock control arms. I have 2.5" spindles and trimmed my stock springs a little at time until I was happy, I ended up being roughly 5-5.5" up front and cannot get the camber perfect. I got about 25k miles out of the first set of front tires that way.

 

[Mr Clean]

@TotalyHucked is correct. When you drop that much it is best to go with tubular A arms. Unless you want to buy tires all of the time, or you won't be driving it much. I have CPP coil over kit on my 2WD Blazer. The quality is nice, customer service not so much. I wish I would have went with QA1. Need some better pics of the Blazer.

 

[TotalyHucked]

Sweet blazer though! It sure does look good!

 

[zulander]

Yes, more PICS!! Love a slammed Jimmy

 

[Ricko1966]

Just FYI, you very well may not be able to get it aligned with those 3" drop springs and stock control arms. I have 2.5" spindles and trimmed my stock springs a little at time until I was happy, I ended up being roughly 5-5.5" up front and cannot get the camber perfect. I got about 25k miles out of the first set of front tires that way.

Did you look at moog problem solver k6184 offset control arm shafts?

 

[jimmy78]

Did you try finding shocks with a shorter stroke to keep that from happening?

@Mr Clean lookie

I’m running the belltech drop shocks that came with the kit. Still to much travel to limit the droop.

 

[bluex]

Did you look at moog problem solver k6184 offset control arm shafts?

This

With these I had no trouble getting mine aligned even on bags. Except for wanting the ride height to be tucking wheel which got in the way of sensor mounting lol

 

[TotalyHucked]

Did you look at moog problem solver k6184 offset control arm shafts?

I did, but did not find them until like a year after I rebuilt everything lol