I Need Help!!

[pebbles]

Hey guys...and girls...I dont get on here often. I am typically on maxd50scene.com. I asked a few questions on there and they haven't been answered. I have an 87 d50. I just moved to North Carolina and I left my truck in Oregon. I might need to go pickup it up and drive CROSS COUNTRY. lol. That's going to suck. Anyway....I lowered it by cutting the springs and it is such a bad ride. Slammed and needs a massive alignment and eats tires up like crazy.

My questions:
1) Where can I find some lowering springs for my DODGE RAM 50?

2) Would I have to use aftermarket shocks in order to use lowering springs?

Thanks ahead of time for the help....

[Spicoli]

Summitracing.com sells lowering springs.

If you want the ride to be nice shocks are yes.

[LethalEthan]

AIM industries also sells lowering springs I think, at least they used to. You could also go with drop spindles. Gauge magazine used to sell them on their site, AIM should also sell them. Lowering shocks will help out a TON with ride quality, but they are not required with either springs or spindles.

[pebbles]

Alright thanks guys. So I cant find springs....I think I am going to go with spindles and drop shocks. Anybody know where I can get some good quality spindles?

[Spicoli]

Only one place sells em, AIM. try airbagit.com

[LethalEthan]

Here's a few links

https://candospecialties.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CSI&Product_Code=CD-SPINDLMITSUCHASSITECH&Category_Code=LOW

http://www.airbagit.com/product-p/spi-do79xx.htm

[pebbles]

Thanks again guys. It really helped. So the drop spindles only give you 2" though righ? Anybody got any pics of this? I wana see how low I will be? And what kinda drop do the dop shocks give you?

[pennyman1]

Dallas hot rods makes a set of upper and lower control arms for our trucks that give 1-2" of dorp and correct balljoint angles with screw it bjs. they are made for bags, but can be ordered for springs. He can also make them for more drop- these also eliminate the strut rod. There is some welding involved to accomidate the strut rod elim. Ask Johnboy about these- he installed the first set of these on his truck.

[pennyman1]

As for the drop shocks, they don't give you drop, they control the wheel movement by being valved for the range of motion that has changed by lowering.

[pebbles]

Oh...ok..I see. Well I thought that drop shocks wouldn't give you drop but wanted to make sure. If I already cut the bump stops off would that have any effect on installing spindles? Would it still be a horrible ride or would the spindles surpass the bump stops.