how low should you go?

blackhawkbill · 08-24-2008, 01:30 AM

I have an 85 std cab, long bed, 4 cyl. that I put 2" drop spindles and 3 " drop blocks on. It doesn't look that much different than when I started. Running 225 70R15's all around. I have a chance to get some Ground Force 3" coils for the front and wondered what it would do to the truck good or bad. Anybody done a 5-3?
Any preferences between steel vs alum rear drop blocks?

jtcfanof3 · 08-24-2008, 12:17 PM

Dont get cast alum blocks!

If you go 5/3 your gonna have a bit of a rake.
Now trucks are diffrent then Blazers,but Im at 3/4 here with 235/55/16 tires.

And I was 3/3 here in my old Sonoma.

Kiko · 08-24-2008, 01:08 PM

Just bag it and you can go as low as you want or as high as you want

Maybe 4/5 static i guess would be the lowest i'd go. I'm only static in the back and right now i have a 3" block. Probably not going past 5" static drop.

blackhawkbill · 08-24-2008, 02:21 PM

Looks like I'll go with the steel and paint them up good.
When you say "rake" do mean the front sits lower than the back? Does that do anything bad to the suspension?
Your old Sonoma looks like where I'm trying to get to but yours sits much lower than mine does at 2/3. I have about 4 inches under the front fender to the tire and about 5 in the back Looks like you had 16" wheels. Thanks for the Pics

jtcfanof3 · 08-24-2008, 05:35 PM

No,the sonoma is wearing 15" z28 wheels,wraped in 215/65/15 tires.
Thats a 3/3 coil spring/steel block drop there on the sonoma.
If you go aluminum,thats fine,ither get the JTR solid blocks or use extruded aluminum blocks,just stay away from cast alum,Im just lucky those above didnt cause me to wreck!!

blackhawkbill · 08-24-2008, 09:36 PM

I have alum 3"drop blocks on the back now but the truck is not yet ready to roll. The G force kit has the 3" front coils and a heavy duty steel 3" rear block.
The sonoma at 3-3 just looks a lot lower than my s10 at 2-3. Coils vs spindles I guess

BIGT94z · 08-25-2008, 06:53 PM

i would go 4/5 or just go bag it so u can lay frame

nox · 08-25-2008, 07:17 PM

downdimedown · 08-25-2008, 07:52 PM

BAGS!

This is my 4/3 Noma.

Mine rakes a fair bit and I hate it.

jtcfanof3 · 08-25-2008, 08:11 PM

Hey,who makes that front bumper?
Thats suttle,me like!

blazin24 · 08-25-2008, 10:49 PM

it looks like a strip to cover up the holes for the impact strip.

jtcfanof3 · 08-25-2008, 10:56 PM

W/E it is,it looks kool!
DIGGING it!

MadMikeZ28 · 08-27-2008, 01:54 PM

While the pic was loading I was thinking, "WTF is wrong with aluminum block? I put them on my mom's year ago with no problems". Then I seen the pic! Sh!t don't corrode like that around here.

blackhawkbill · 08-27-2008, 05:36 PM

I guess because they are cast, not extruded or billet, they corrode like that. I'm not sure what mine are so i might just go steel and not worry about it

Terracoma · 08-27-2008, 05:51 PM

He's from Illinois, it's the salt.

Aluminum and (sodium) chloride are not good friends.

MadMikeZ28 · 08-27-2008, 06:46 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Terracoma

He's from Illinois, it's the salt.

Aluminum and (sodium) chloride are not good friends.

Exactly. We don't salt the roads here in California. Just the BBQ!

jtcfanof3 · 08-27-2008, 06:57 PM

Ya,and cast is just porus enough that it holds it!
The blocks came off my Blazer that spent its life in IN,and trust me,thats not the only eaten through that salt has done!
LOL

08-24-2008, 01:30 AM	#1
blackhawkbill Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 43 Location: User is: OffLine	how low should you go? I have an 85 std cab, long bed, 4 cyl. that I put 2" drop spindles and 3 " drop blocks on. It doesn't look that much different than when I started. Running 225 70R15's all around. I have a chance to get some Ground Force 3" coils for the front and wondered what it would do to the truck good or bad. Anybody done a 5-3? Any preferences between steel vs alum rear drop blocks?
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08-24-2008, 12:17 PM	#2
jtcfanof3 Fan of the S-10 Age: 32 Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,529 Location: Sullivan Illinois User is: OffLine	Re: how low should you go? Dont get cast alum blocks! If you go 5/3 your gonna have a bit of a rake. Now trucks are diffrent then Blazers,but Im at 3/4 here with 235/55/16 tires. And I was 3/3 here in my old Sonoma.
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08-24-2008, 01:08 PM	#3
Kiko Crazy for a square body Age: 21 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,154 Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine	Re: how low should you go? Just bag it and you can go as low as you want or as high as you want Maybe 4/5 static i guess would be the lowest i'd go. I'm only static in the back and right now i have a 3" block. Probably not going past 5" static drop.
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08-24-2008, 02:21 PM	#4
blackhawkbill Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 43 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: how low should you go? Looks like I'll go with the steel and paint them up good. When you say "rake" do mean the front sits lower than the back? Does that do anything bad to the suspension? Your old Sonoma looks like where I'm trying to get to but yours sits much lower than mine does at 2/3. I have about 4 inches under the front fender to the tire and about 5 in the back Looks like you had 16" wheels. Thanks for the Pics
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08-24-2008, 05:35 PM	#5
jtcfanof3 Fan of the S-10 Age: 32 Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,529 Location: Sullivan Illinois User is: OffLine	Re: how low should you go? No,the sonoma is wearing 15" z28 wheels,wraped in 215/65/15 tires. Thats a 3/3 coil spring/steel block drop there on the sonoma. If you go aluminum,thats fine,ither get the JTR solid blocks or use extruded aluminum blocks,just stay away from cast alum,Im just lucky those above didnt cause me to wreck!!
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08-24-2008, 09:36 PM	#6
blackhawkbill Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 43 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: how low should you go? I have alum 3"drop blocks on the back now but the truck is not yet ready to roll. The G force kit has the 3" front coils and a heavy duty steel 3" rear block. The sonoma at 3-3 just looks a lot lower than my s10 at 2-3. Coils vs spindles I guess
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08-25-2008, 06:53 PM	#7
BIGT94z Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 39 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: how low should you go? i would go 4/5 or just go bag it so u can lay frame
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08-25-2008, 07:17 PM	#8
nox World's Largest Drum! Age: 25 Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,880 Location: Westfield, IN (Indy) User is: OffLine	Re: how low should you go? 5/6
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08-25-2008, 07:52 PM	#9
downdimedown ~Sunkin Sins~ Age: 20 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 120 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: how low should you go? BAGS! This is my 4/3 Noma. Mine rakes a fair bit and I hate it.
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08-25-2008, 08:11 PM	#10
jtcfanof3 Fan of the S-10 Age: 32 Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,529 Location: Sullivan Illinois User is: OffLine	Re: how low should you go? Hey,who makes that front bumper? Thats suttle,me like!
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08-25-2008, 10:49 PM	#11
blazin24 NOT DONE TO MANY PROBLEMS Age: 18 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,507 Location: St. Johns, MI User is: OffLine	Re: how low should you go? it looks like a strip to cover up the holes for the impact strip.
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08-25-2008, 10:56 PM	#12
jtcfanof3 Fan of the S-10 Age: 32 Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,529 Location: Sullivan Illinois User is: OffLine	Re: how low should you go? W/E it is,it looks kool! DIGGING it!
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08-27-2008, 01:54 PM	#13
MadMikeZ28 doing it for mom Age: 40 Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,089 Location: In your basement User is: OffLine	Re: how low should you go? While the pic was loading I was thinking, "WTF is wrong with aluminum block? I put them on my mom's year ago with no problems". Then I seen the pic! Sh!t don't corrode like that around here.
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08-27-2008, 05:36 PM	#14
blackhawkbill Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 43 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: how low should you go? I guess because they are cast, not extruded or billet, they corrode like that. I'm not sure what mine are so i might just go steel and not worry about it
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08-27-2008, 05:51 PM	#15
Terracoma Registered Adventurer Age: 21 Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,175 Location: Vacaville, CA User is: OffLine	Re: how low should you go? He's from Illinois, it's the salt. Aluminum and (sodium) chloride are not good friends.
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08-27-2008, 06:46 PM	#16
MadMikeZ28 doing it for mom Age: 40 Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,089 Location: In your basement User is: OffLine	Re: how low should you go? Quote: Originally Posted by Terracoma He's from Illinois, it's the salt. Aluminum and (sodium) chloride are not good friends. Exactly. We don't salt the roads here in California. Just the BBQ!
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08-27-2008, 06:57 PM	#17
jtcfanof3 Fan of the S-10 Age: 32 Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,529 Location: Sullivan Illinois User is: OffLine	Re: how low should you go? Ya,and cast is just porus enough that it holds it! The blocks came off my Blazer that spent its life in IN,and trust me,thats not the only eaten through that salt has done! LOL
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