lowering advice

[jorez]

I do not have the knowledge and mechanical apptitude to install Van lower control arms and make them fit...but I can get springs and hangers and do it myself..so my question is...what is the better, most cost effective way to lower a 91 D150 a few inches..it sits up too high..wife has an issue getting into it..I was thinking of some early S10 lowering springs and a rear shackle thing drop. Should drop about 2-3 inches all the way around, then sell the 22's and get some 15's.
Thanks!

[dazedandconfused]

Well you can cut half a coil off the spring and drop shackles in the rear. Mine has D250 lower control arms and wore out Cummins springs. It also has 2.5" drop shackles in the rear.

[jorez]

Very nice..do you know the size tires you were running when that pic was taken?

[xohcef]

Nice stance, I've been ready to weld up some long shackles to drop the dually I'm getting. Maybe seeing what I can do to get some custom front coils made. :thumbs up:

[dazedandconfused]

Very nice..do you know the size tires you were running when that pic was taken?

Its running 265/70/16's on the rear and had 215/75/15 on the front.

[bigpapad150]

I have a 89 D150 I want to lower. I have found a forum that shows swapping out the LCA for van LCA and cutting a spring.
That is too much for my knowledge anyone have an easier way (not a short cut) lol.

Show or send me any pic you have of your truck in transition.

Nice stance dazed.
I'm not too far from you send me a private message. Maybe I can stop by and check out what you did.

[dazedandconfused]

The front of mine is pretty much stock wore out 3/4 ton stuff. The Cummins pushes her down nice. Here is a link to my build thread.
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=10029&start=60

[bigpapad150]

dazed, still trying to get my 25 post in. I'm now randomly post boards.