Caltracs installed

I got the Calvert Caltracs installed on my truck this weekend. Took about and hour and a half to drop the rear end and get all the hardware installed. The instructions provided were very clear and made installation easy.

Caltracks Installed

Pictured above are the Caltracs installed. I purchased their regular setup with two mounting points making the brackets really close to the ground. I should have ordered the low profiles ones but i think I'm going to just move them to the upper position and cut the lower mounting point off.

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How to: Front Coilovers for a S10

Ok, I've noticed that every once in awhile, the subject of coilover front suspension will come up, but nobody ever does anything towards it..

So I figured I'll be a test mule...I went and puchased the bolt-in front coilover set from Carrera. They ended up costing $444.18 shipped, and arrived in 3 days! I was very surprised at the timely arrival. Here is the link so you can check them out yourself:

NOTE: Carrera was bought out by QA1 some time ago, heres their link: QA1 PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC. | LAKEVILLE, MN.

They arrived just as I imagined by UPS, and came undamaged and in very good quality. They feature a billet aluminum sleeve that surrounds the shock body and a aluminum collar that you adjust the spring height with...anyways, on to the install.

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