# i want to lower my dodge pickup, halp!
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-to-lower-my-dodge-pickup-halp/261363
**Category:** Builds
**Created:** [November 17, 2011, 4:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-to-lower-my-dodge-pickup-halp/261363 "2011-11-17T04:00:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@DeathbyRT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathbyRT)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2011, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-to-lower-my-dodge-pickup-halp/261363/21 "2011-11-17T07:57:44Z")
Needs 5.7 hemi swap.
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### Author:  [@ff\_drift\_lol](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ff_drift_lol)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2011, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-to-lower-my-dodge-pickup-halp/261363/22 "2011-11-17T09:22:00Z")
> [@Sister Busted for meeting a guy on MySpace](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sister-busted-for-meeting-a-guy-on-myspace/46665/21):
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> Needs 5.7 hemi swap.
yeah cuz i got the loot for that lol. i could build the 318 and have fun with that…i had a 413 wedge back in the day but i junked it like an idiot cause i had no space for it (long island sucks!) THAT would’ve been balls deep fun
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### Author:  [@Skidplate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skidplate)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2011, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-to-lower-my-dodge-pickup-halp/261363/23 "2011-11-17T09:39:15Z")
fuck it. go for it. when it’s lower, still looks like shit and rusts out, you’ll be sorry.
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### Author:  [@slwrthnu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slwrthnu)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2011, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-to-lower-my-dodge-pickup-halp/261363/24 "2011-11-17T09:47:43Z")
did ur cobalt use to have sawblade wheels on it?
and i’m all for lowered fullsize trucks so go for it, but a 2wd truck isn’t gonna be fun in the winter, esp if you want to add wider/more wheels on to it. i would go with ur cobalt will prob be better. throw snow tires on it.
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### Author:  [@ff\_drift\_lol](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ff_drift_lol)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2011, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-to-lower-my-dodge-pickup-halp/261363/25 "2011-11-17T10:14:32Z")
bro the cobalt is literally a snow plow lol. i need something with some clearance. when i talk about lowering the truck i dont mean laying frame here. oh and i smell a haterrrr :3
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### Author:  [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2011, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-to-lower-my-dodge-pickup-halp/261363/26 "2011-11-17T10:19:40Z")
flip kit out back, drop spindle up front.
It will go down 3 inches.
Will ride 100% stock.
function 100% like stock. (minus less up travel, but you get the point)
the rest of the choice have NOTHING to do with the suspension design what so ever.
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### Author:  [@ff\_drift\_lol](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ff_drift_lol)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2011, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-to-lower-my-dodge-pickup-halp/261363/27 "2011-11-17T10:41:05Z")
problem is i can’t find drop spindles. i’ve been looking, maybe not hard enough. but that would be so tits cause the suspension on these bigger pickups is just such a pita i hate dealing with the greasy ball joints and all that mess. thanks again for all the input fellas.
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### Author:  [@10secondC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/10secondC)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2011, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-to-lower-my-dodge-pickup-halp/261363/28 "2011-11-17T14:29:09Z")
> [@OPEN CALLOUT...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/open-callout/46367/73):
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> hows that work?
Spring pockets and shock mounts are set lower in the arm…you retain factory geometry,spring and shock yet lower the truck…I have researched this a bit since I have a 75’ D100 I plan on Pro Streeting.
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### Author:  [@slwrthnu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slwrthnu)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-to-lower-my-dodge-pickup-halp/261363/29 "2011-11-17T15:48:15Z")
> [@ff\_drift\_lol"](#):
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> bro the cobalt is literally a snow plow lol. i need something with some clearance. when i talk about lowering the truck i dont mean laying frame here. oh and i smell a haterrrr :3
all i drive in winter is snow plows, lol. my favorite winter cars have all been rwd sports cars. i’m mad i don’t have the money to lower the miata before winter…and u still didn’t answer my question about the wheels.
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### Author:  [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2011, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-to-lower-my-dodge-pickup-halp/261363/30 "2011-11-17T18:28:25Z")
> [@Sister Busted for meeting a guy on MySpace](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sister-busted-for-meeting-a-guy-on-myspace/46665/13):
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> . the purpose of the dually wheels would be solely aesthetic. are you suggesting there is a step side type bed made for this truck?
There were stepsides made in the '70’s that will fit but theyre pretty rare and most likely rotted to shit by now. I meant the fenders that bolt onto the regular bed.
> [@SOLD: 1995 Mazda MX-5 Miata 65k](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sold-1995-mazda-mx-5-miata-65k/46660/4):
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> P.S. - that truck is a HOSS. Don’t listen to PJB.
Have you ever driven an old Ram with a 318? I used to drive my friend’s '89 and it was the most gutless turd of a truck Ive ever driven. Barely did highway speeds, wandered all over the road and got about 7 mpg.
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### Author:  [@underboosted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/underboosted)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2011, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-to-lower-my-dodge-pickup-halp/261363/31 "2011-11-19T14:58:07Z")
PJB most of that body style didn’t have big dually fenders, they had a very wide flare that covered the outter tire.
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### Author:  [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-to-lower-my-dodge-pickup-halp/261363/32 "2011-11-19T16:45:20Z")
I guess I just call them fenders anyway.
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