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guys its really not that big of a deal. i could care less what the proper scientific name is of the parts in a gm front end.

 

i never understand why people have to prove the the internet that they are a better gear head. obviously we all got jacked up chevys so everyone here has a little redneck in them.

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guys its really not that big of a deal. i could care less what the proper scientific name is of the parts in a gm front end.

 

i never understand why people have to prove the the internet that they are a better gear head. obviously we all got jacked up chevys so everyone here has a little redneck in them.

 

 

Sorry dude... trolls have that effect.

 

Back to the original topic; I wouldn't have an issue putting them in. You're not going to over-extend any further than your current setup with the spacer (unless they happen to have a much longer fully extended length, in which case your bump stops will take care of that); and it's unlikely that a longer body would have a shorter compressed length, so I also doubt you'll be in danger of over-compressing your suspension.

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Matt go back to your jeep forum with all that strut thingy talk, lol. But seriously, I've always called them struts also.

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lol I remember when the GMT900 first came out and we all went back and forth between "coil body" and "strut"... strut was easier to type and that's what the entire suspension world called them so it stuck. At least we got away from NNNNBS :ninja:

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I think im going to go for it. iv always had luck with bilsteins anyway. i cant wait till all this work is done with my truck. im going nuts i havent driven it in more than 2 months.

 

my trucks one year aniversry is comming up in may and id like to have it "picture worthly" lol i havent snapped a shot since after i bought it!

 

my next topic will be if i should go with the fiberwerx bulge fenders or play it safe with bushwackers ha.

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Apology accepted for trying to get us to stop using an industry accepted term. :thumbs:

 

I think im going to go for it. iv always had luck with bilsteins anyway. i cant wait till all this work is done with my truck. im going nuts i havent driven it in more than 2 months.

 

my trucks one year aniversry is comming up in may and id like to have it "picture worthly" lol i havent snapped a shot since after i bought it!

 

my next topic will be if i should go with the fiberwerx bulge fenders or play it safe with bushwackers ha.

 

 

We'll definitely need some pictures to help out there! :lol:

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Apology accepted for trying to get us to stop using an industry accepted term. :thumbs:

 

 

 

Honestly I tried to be nice, tried to let it go but you are clearly just a jerk. You must be suffering from some mental problem where you can not realize that just because aftermarket companies call something a strut that the company that designed it and anyone who understands suspension systems call a shock. What other terms do you think are interchangeable? How about wheel and tire? How dare you call me a troll when you are clearly uninformed.

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You clearly have a hard time understanding that there's a difference between a "technical" term and an "industry acceptable" term.

 

The technical term is indeed a coil body for a coil over shock suspension (which i indeed clearly understand). However, the entire suspension community and suspension manufacturers refer to this component as a strut. Therefore, it is indeed acceptable for members to refer to this component as a "strut".

 

Henceforth, it is not "I" who think these terms are interchangeable.... it is actually only YOU who thinks they are not. You're welcome for helping you understand that :thumbs:

 

Now for a better question.... are the terms "wheel" and "rim" interchangeable? :crazy:

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If everyone jumped off the cliff would you jump off the cliff?

 

No wheel and rim are not interchangeable by the way...a modern car wheel is the metal assembly as a whole and a rim is only the mounting surface for the tire. Hence a wheel comes with difference rim configurations which provide different offsets and widths. Easier to understand is a bicycle wheel where you have a hub, spokes and rim to make up the wheel, if you apply that logic to a vehicle wheel you should see it clearly even tho they are almost all one piece wheels now there is still a clearly identifiable rim.

 

I hope that answer is to your satisfaction.

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strut, coil over, whatever It's not like we are calling them torsion bars or coil wound torsion bars. Well time for me to jump in my truck and start turning with my steering rim and adjusting my in truck audio player with my steering rim controls, I might turn on my dome lights which look nothing like a dome too.

 

And on actual topic. The BDS 6" kit is the same as the 4" kit, The 4" kit maintains factory angles on the ball joints by placing in the 7" shocks it would effectively be the same as running a 3" leveling kit which I believe is hard on your front end.

 

where are your tires rubbing? front bumper or backside of the wheel well? (wheel opening if you think it is the correct term) I know you mentioned bushwackers look into their cut out flares they give about an extra 2 inches of clearance on the cab side.

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Man this topic is full of cool guys with no clue, you went on big drawn on paragraph of what you thought was clever mocking me but all you did was prove you lack any comprehension of what you just read. The factory steering wheel audio controls are not mounted to anything that could be considered a rim. I know you think you made that post are super cool and maybe you went and told your wife you were big on the forums and she touched your special place for the first time in months but please refrain from trying to mock when you do not understand the subject matter.

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Seriously you have provided no technical advice for the op you have come in here started correcting everyone that it is a "coil over" not a "strut" Fair enough thanks for the info.

 

I will start calling it a "coil over" from now on, Does that fix the op's problems? I am sure he is very thankful for your help

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