torsion or spindles

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  1. ToxicToyz

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    if i was to put 2inch blocks in the back what would be better for the front torsions or spindle.If i drop the back 2in doesnt the front only have to drop 1inch and i dont think theres spindles that small???
     
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    No Mind me jumpin on your thread braddah but i got questions about spindles too. I been lookin at 2 inch bell tech spindles too lately, and dont know anyone who used them. All my toys I just static dropped the front by cranking da torsions. But da ride is always ass after that and seems to put alot of extra strain on da frame when you're bouncin all around after hitting rough patches. And where i live the roads are third world status so it gets more than a little irratating. Anybody on here ever used drop spindles?
     
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    Yeah i get spindles, turning radius is ****ty. But the ride is good and it keeps from your torsions higher when you crank them after so you dont ripp them off.
     
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    i have 2 belltech drop and a ball joint flip and i have good turing radius and my ride is great
     
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    Yeah, I never noticed a reduced turning radius... but spindles are definitely the way to go.

    When you turn the torsions, you move the LCA closer to the bump stop, so the up travel is limited pretty drastically.

    If you only need an inch, I would use the spindles and turn the torsions up to get the inch of lift back. This won't change the spring rate.
     
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    Do the BJ flip. It will cost you $1. for washers, the rest is labor.

    Do spindle, cost more but rides like a Cadillac.
     

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