New Wagon owner

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83LSWagon

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Aug 19, 2008
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Just picked up a wagon on the 16th, and I'm psyched to get started on fixin it up. Unfortunately, I have to finish putting my current DD back together before I do anything on the Wagon. I had a few questions right off the bat though. 1) Whats the best way to drop these cars a few inches? I just want a few inches, more for looks right now than anything. Im thinking spindles, springs, or maybe both?(Oh, and I want to keep a nice ride in it as it will be my new daily driver) Also, is there a place to get interior parts for the wagons? I've seen 4 door parts for sale, but I'm looking to get Interior molding/trim along the very back window, as mine is pretty faded.
Here are some pics just to show you my starting point.
It has the 3.8 in it with 115,000 on the ticker
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Tires are 295s!
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78mali350

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May 13, 2007
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awesome wagon! i am very jealous. as for parts i am no help to you. but welcome to the site!
 

Peter

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Jun 27, 2007
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air ride would be a really cool option to drop it a few inches
 

Blake442

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Apr 24, 2007
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Looks nice! I love wagons (I have two).
If it were up to me I'd leave it the stock ride height...
As for your trim parts, I think you're stuck with either trying to score original parts that are slightly nicer than yours, or re-doing your parts.
 

pose_442

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The best way to drop it as a DD would be to invest in drop spindles up front, and springs in the rear. Bell tech has made these parts for years and are a good source.

Also, I believe the S-10 shares the spindle design, so these are easy to come by. I'd double check the part numbers, but I believe they match.
 

83LSWagon

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any particular years on the S10s? And I was afraid of that about the interior. It sucks though, because the pieces I need are specific to Wagons. :x
 
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