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    I hear the ride is great! I always wanted to try leafs on a drop....

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    The other reason im going with leafs too is because I think the leaf on my passenger side is bent... it seems like the passenger side sits about half an inch lower in the back then the driver side.

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    I have heard good and bad things about drop leafs. Good is that they are easy. Bad is that you can pretty much kiss putting anything in the bed goodbye. If you think the leaf is bent, get a stock replacement leaf, or set of leafs, and do hangers and shcakles IMO. I guess I just couldnt take the possibility of not being able to use the bed or ever tow anything again....
    T-RAV
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    Quote Originally Posted by bangbangskeetskeet View Post
    I have heard good and bad things about drop leafs. Good is that they are easy. Bad is that you can pretty much kiss putting anything in the bed goodbye. If you think the leaf is bent, get a stock replacement leaf, or set of leafs, and do hangers and shcakles IMO. I guess I just couldnt take the possibility of not being able to use the bed or ever tow anything again....
    True, I figured I would lose towing but Im getting a stall soon and I heard you cant really tow anything with a stall either.... But if I ever did need to tow anything I bet that I could find a set of helper bags that are made for dropped trucks

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    Quote Originally Posted by michaelweston1@yahoo.com View Post
    True, I figured I would lose towing but Im getting a stall soon and I heard you cant really tow anything with a stall either.... But if I ever did need to tow anything I bet that I could find a set of helper bags that are made for dropped trucks
    Whoever told you that you can't tow with a stall is retarded. Sure if you're getting a 4k stall I could see that, but I know plenty of people who have 3600 and lower stalls that tow without any problems.

    I guess it's really your decision.
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    Towing is still an option with a stall just need to make sure and keep everything happy with a nice trans cooler. I agree with Trav on this one definitely don't like the idea of losing the purpose of the truck.
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    Last SAR race weekend i towed 1000 miles in my SSS with a 3600 stall. no problems. i had drop leafs one time and they whernt to bad. kinda bouncy but i couldnt even haul an atv without huge bottoming out issues. if your gonna spend the money replace the stock leaf and do shackles and hangers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by michaelweston1@yahoo.com View Post
    True, I figured I would lose towing but Im getting a stall soon and I heard you cant really tow anything with a stall either.... But if I ever did need to tow anything I bet that I could find a set of helper bags that are made for dropped trucks
    This is what I am doing
    '02 GMC RCStepSide 4.8 , Thumpr Cam , 3200 Stall , OBX LTs , MSD Wires , TrueTrac , 4.10s , 3/5 Drop , bolt in traction bars by LSX Powersports , EFI Live tune by LSX Powersports

    15.2 @ 90 , 2.3 60' (Only mods at this time , LTs)

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    Do a flip kit. You will be bottoming out on the frame with hangers and shackles. C notch is the way to go to not bottom out. A set of helper bags is a must and with them you can tow. I am going to sell a set of helper bags in a couple of weeks.
    Don't forget a set of lower shocks. They are real important.
    99RCSB Broke because I wasted thousands and thousands of dollars on my truck.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zeake View Post
    Do a flip kit. You will be bottoming out on the frame with hangers and shackles. C notch is the way to go to not bottom out. A set of helper bags is a must and with them you can tow. I am going to sell a set of helper bags in a couple of weeks.
    Don't forget a set of lower shocks. They are real important.
    How much do you want for the helper bags?
    '02 GMC RCStepSide 4.8 , Thumpr Cam , 3200 Stall , OBX LTs , MSD Wires , TrueTrac , 4.10s , 3/5 Drop , bolt in traction bars by LSX Powersports , EFI Live tune by LSX Powersports

    15.2 @ 90 , 2.3 60' (Only mods at this time , LTs)

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