Lowering 77c10 HELP
 

i really want to lower my truck but i am on a very tight budget ive heard on flipping leaf springs or taking a couple leaf springs out it seems simple but i dont want to mess anything up. has anyone tried this?

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How much are you willing to spend and how low do you want to go?

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i couldnt spend much at all im a junior in high school so money is tight, id like to lower it about the same height as yours maybe a bit higher

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I have 2.5in McGaughys drop spindles and front springs cut one round for another 2in and a flip kit on the rear for 5in. I did my whole drop for $340+alignment.This is about as cheap as you can do it the right way. You can lower it for nothing like me and my friends used to do 20 somethin years ago before modern kits were being made, but I wouldnt recomend it.

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You can do a 2/4 a little cheaper with shackles and hangers but trust me, once you drop it a little you will want it lower.

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I'll probably do it the right way this summer and save up the money, yours just sits perfect thanks for the pics and all
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Thanks but Im not sure wich drop on my truck you were refering to. The first drop is 2/3 then I droped it 4.5/5

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i like the first one but with the second one do you have any problems with wheel clearance or scraping over stuff?

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The control arms can srape on steep drives once in a while but you learn to drive where you can avoid scraping them.

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The best way to do a budget drop is to cut one coil off your stock front spring. That will give you a 2" drop . In the rear you can run a lowering shackle for +/- 2" and move the front spring mount up for another +/- 2" of drop. This will get you started till you can save up for drop spindles, a flip kit and C-notch.

Just remember, "Do Not" heat the front springs, cut them with a cut off wheel, or set them in a bucket of water if you must use a torch.

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thanks man thats what ill probably go with nice truck by the way

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This is what I was going to say.
You can cut the spring for free, and buy a drop shackle.from.autozone for $30
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Thanks guys just saved me a lot of money
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Anything to support a young kid getting into this.

Also, my 1st was a 77 chevy 2wd lwb. I loved that thing.
Cut the coils, then saved ur for spindles, then did a flip in the back.
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yeah i got mine last may when i was 15 im 16 and got my license now i love driving it just dont like the gas milage but its worth it

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heres a pic i edited of about how i want it to sit

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This is at least a 4in front 5or6in rear. A budget spring cut and moving the hangers will not get you this low.

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sometimes when using lowering shackles, you may have to cut the .bed brace for clearance. depending on the length of your leafs

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Yeah the mileage sucks but it does beat driving a PRIUS. :metal:
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:thumbs:yeah you are right. im getting a job soon anyways i might as well do it all the right way

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moving the stock hangers up gets you about 3" at no cost but lot of work

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true but like jknight said thats like 5 or 6 in the rear might as well just do it right right?:chevy:

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Your truck is in super nice condition compared to alot out there, I would hate to see you hack your truck up to save a few bucks when the lowering kits are relatively cheap. Patients will pay off in the end and youll have the drop you want done the right way.;)

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thanks man i never plan on selling the truck and keeping it as long as i can i would rather spend money and have it done right then hack it up and everything go to you know what later on down the road ive also kept all of my original parts from everything ive done to it so far:chevy:

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i didn't consider moving the stock hangers up, hacking my truck up. didn't have the funds at the time so that's the way it was. different strokes for different folks.

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:bowtie:understood man didnt mean for that to come out that way

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what size tires and wheels can you run with that low of a truck? front and rear. im wanting to do mine after i fix my front end if its on $340+alignment i might as well go ahead and if you could give me the right part #s and stuff for my truck that would help out alot to

by the way me and this kid are alot a like im 16 got my truck at 15 when i had my first job and my parents payed $700 for my 77 chevy c10 lwb and ive done quite a few things to it nothing major but id really like to lower this thing and get the stance and how long would it take im wondering because im a very busy 16 year old kid holding up 2 jobs and school and was needing to know how long id be without my truck and this would be my first time ever dropping a truck

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This is where I bought my parts, free shipping. Depending on your skill level and/or help from others, and tools available to you will determine how long it will take to install. With experience Ive done it in about 5 hours with hand tools, and my neighbor did the same drop on his with no experience and took 2 days. Lots of variables to give you a good answer on that. There are tons of rim and tire options that will fit this drop, what combo are you wanting for your 77?




http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts/lo...0114_6212.aspx
http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts/re...mfk10245-.aspx

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i currently have 15x10s all the way around with some stupid tires like 70 series and hate them i want to get 295/50-15s all the way around but i dont know if i can aquire that and my backspacing on those rims is 3.5in

what do you think? and what size drop will that give me in the front and rear? i like the idea of a 4/6 drop but havent seen it on a 73-80 model so im not sure what levels out

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I would not recomend dropping that much with those wheels, you can do it but they will rub front and rear exessively. If you want to run 15in rims you can fit 295/50/15 in the rear on a 15x10in rim with 5in backspace no problem. On the front you can run 245/60/15 on a 15x8 with 4in backspace, I wouldnt go bigger than that in 15s.

The parts I posted in the link with cutting your front coils will net a 4.5/5in drop. If you want it more level add 2in drop shackles in the rear and maybe a c-notch.

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how can aquire a 3/4 drop? i seen it in a thread before on a truck and looks nice and had no issues

its the black one with 295/50-15s all the way around
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=432774

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Front, either 2.5in drop spindles or cut one round off of the springs for 2in.
Rear 4in drop shackles and hangers.
Thats probably as low as you want to go keeping your current rims.

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I would save and wait till you have enough to do all you want and do it right. It is exciting to wait and cool when you have enough to do it all at once. Nice project.

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how hard would it be to put the shackles and hangers in?

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If you realy want it lower than 2.5/4, I totally agree with mud man.

Basicly you have to grind off the rivits that hold on the hangers then bolt on the new ones, for the shackles they are a direct bolt on BUT you have to notch out the bed brace above it for them to fit.

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If you have the longer springs (8 leafs usually, 56" overall length) you will NOT have to notch the bed crossmember. If you have the shorter light duty springs (52"), you will have to.

A word of advice ..just do a flip kit and be done with it. It is HIGHLY likely you will want to go lower in the rear in the future,