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Ride height question for the front end. Need just a quick opinion

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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 12:11 PM
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Default Ride height question for the front end. Need just a quick opinion

Hey Guys,
Recently I lifted my 99 sport with 3.5in leafs and 2in shackles in the rear, and 3in rusty's springs and 2in poly spacers in the front. I bought the kit used with the original owner claiming apx 4k miles on them so the kit is broken in.

Now I kinda figured the back end would sit a wee bit higher, but it still has that muscle car "raked look" in the back. To remedy this, I am asking your opinion if I should take out the front 3in spring and replace it with a 4.5 in spring and run the 2in coil spacer with it, OR run just a 5.5 in spring with no spacer. Which would net me my desired leveled look AND/OR offer a good ride quality.

I appreciate your time and your opinions,

Will




Kinda hard to tell from those two pics but there is a decent frontward lean to it.
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 12:43 PM
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some drop shackles will have an option to go the full lift, of a little bit less. what i mean is on my 2" drop shackle, there is also a 1.5" drop fitting. i guess this would be something you could just drill out if yours doesnt have it already? idk.. other than that, unless its causing driveline issues, id say dont worry about it.. its gonna settle more, 4k miles isnt that much...
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Old Sep 11, 2011 | 02:39 PM
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i say go the biggest option in the front that you can i like a little bulldog in a vehicle (back a tad lower than the front)
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