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Old Jan 14, 2013 | 09:44 PM
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Does this mess with the driveline angle?
 
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Old Jan 20, 2013 | 03:29 PM
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Its hard to say, if you drop the rear without doing the front than yes, but if you drop the front, your angle should be fine. I rode around for about 6 months with the rear dropped and the front at stock height, and it wore out the rear u-joint, but when i lowered the front two inches, it evened out perfect, no more vibrations.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2013 | 07:03 PM
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I just bought back my 1994 Dak after 15 years of being without it. Anyway, I am going to give it a nice street stance using this hanger flip for the rear. I have a question about the 5x5 rubber sheet in the instructions. Is this used to protect the underside of the bed from hitting the hanger / springs? If so, has anyone damaged their bed with this flip?
 
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Old Aug 13, 2013 | 04:13 PM
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I plan on doing this to my '95 eventually. Thanks for the write up.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2013 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by EvilSRT
I plan on doing this to my '95 eventually. Thanks for the write up.
If you get to this before me, please let me know how it goes. I am curious how close the hanger is to the underside of the bed and if this poses any problems. If anyone knows the answer to this, please chime in!
 
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Old May 2, 2019 | 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Meezyy Jayy
Is this after the front was done too or just the rear?
 
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Old May 10, 2019 | 04:46 PM
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My only question is WHY????? Lowered trucks are useless.
 
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Old May 10, 2019 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by volaredon
My only question is WHY????? Lowered trucks are useless.
 
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Old May 11, 2019 | 02:33 PM
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Looked under my truck and mine are pretty rusty I was wondering if I couldn’t use 2nd gen hangers to replace my old ones because the hangers as far as I can look are N/a
 
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Old May 11, 2019 | 02:45 PM
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Probably have to measure what you have, and then have someone measure theirs for you. 3/4 and 1 ton trucks have three inch wide springs, so, likely will HAVE to come from a half-ton.
 
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