Best way to drop the rear of a dually ?
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Best way to drop the rear of a dually ?
My 99 F350 CC DRW seems to sit awfully high. I'm wondering if there is a good way to drop it down 2 to 4 inches ? It reminds me of an old hot rod where the rear end was way up high with some fat tires on the back, and some skinny tires up front.
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Is it a 2wd or a 4x4? If it's a 4wd, then you can just remove the 2" lift blocks in the rear to level it out. But then it would be as low as a 2wd.
Front end sag is pretty common on these pickups with 2 or 4wd. Most people would opt to raise or "level" the front end to compensate for it instead of lowering the rear.
Front end sag is pretty common on these pickups with 2 or 4wd. Most people would opt to raise or "level" the front end to compensate for it instead of lowering the rear.
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In that case you've have to do a spring hanger reversal kit where the springs would be under the axle. Or put it on air bags. but either way, you'll lose payload.
Do you not have running boards? I thought they were pretty easy to get in and out of a 2wd.
If you don't have any running boards, I've got a factory set of the molded black ones. Where do you live?
Do you not have running boards? I thought they were pretty easy to get in and out of a 2wd.
If you don't have any running boards, I've got a factory set of the molded black ones. Where do you live?
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About 4000 pounds should take care of it.
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thats what i was gonna say! put a 10k lb trailer on the back! 
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Being a 2wd, he shouldn't have any blocks in the back.
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I measured from the ground to the bottom of my wheel well and it was 45". That was through the centerline of the axle, and it's almost 4 feet high !!
