How can I lift my 68 2wd c10?
 

I have a 68 c10 it is 2wd I wanna lift it about 6" I can't find any lift kits it has coil springs all the way around any help would be appreciated

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I have wanted to lift my 68 too.

I think this might be a way to go.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=447061

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If I were you I wouldn't lift a 2wd truck it will just put more wear on parts and won't help much off-road if that's what you were going for.

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I don't plan on going off road just don't wanna be like everyone else with a bagged or lowered Truck just thinking out of the box

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Keep it stock height and put some 31" tires on it.

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Not The look I'm going for

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Alright then, I just don't think there is any advantages to lifting a 2wd. I won't tell you what to do though.

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Swap a 4wd chassis under it...seriously. With coils all the way around there really is no safe way to do it. The aftermarket does not support it with any specialty parts for our year trucks.

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Afraid I was going to hear that maybe I'll look around and find a trade

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Successfully lifting a 2wd is possible, but may not be the safest to do. You end up changing steering angles that affect ride quality and safety.

You can order 2-3 inch body lift kits fairly cheep. You can also put 2-3 inch coil spring spacers on it. Don't go with the coil spring clamps as that is very unsafe.

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If you do raise it up, I suspect your driving experience would suffer.

A properly lifted 4x doesn't drive at all like a stock 2x truck, so expect yours to be even further away from 'normal' feel going down the road.

-klb

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If it can't be done safely I'll sell the truck and find a nice 4x4 considering my litter girl and little boy ride with me all the time

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I've owned lifted trucks if it's done correctly it'll ride the same if not better in my experiences

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Bag it & ride fully puffed up?

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doing a lift like that you are going to run into MAJOR steering issues that will be dangerous... it is like what alot of guys do with their jeeps they lift them then the steering is unpredictable and they end up crashing their truck...

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They sell spacers for coils as most "leveling" kits for late models have spacers for the front.

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Your on the right track... sell that 2 wheel drive truck and buy a real truck! There's far less 4 wheel drive 67-72s than two wheel. So you'll accomplish standing out in the sea of dropped/bagged trucks.

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67 C30 3in blocks got rid of rag joint put in 2 universals, steers perfect. Go no higher than 3 in.

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I've seen some wonky spindles used on ifs gassers. Looked like they removed the shaft out of one spindle then welded another spindle to the spindle attached to the ball joints like 8" lower.
You would be better off swapping to leafs and running an I beam in the front. The rear would need a custom panhard bar and panhard bar mount. A one piece driveshaft with a custom crossmember.
There's a couple of guys with some long travel setups that look pretty sweet.

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Not to hijack this tread, but I'd like to see pics of this!

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I found a killer deal on a 1972 Longhorn but to me a truck that long needs to be lifted not dropped. So we did a 4x4 conversion on it and gave her a 6" lift at first which i determined was to high for my tastes so we dropped it down to a 4" but if you want check out my build thread it will show whats all involved. Or let me know if you have questions.

Cheers!

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The C20 Custom Campers came with like 31.7" tires stock. Factory tire size is 235/85R16 which is skinny and tall. I got a set of 265/75R16 on 7" rims and it looks better. Same height, but an inch wider.

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I wonder if chassis tech makes a lift spindle?

Im so sick of people talking crap about lifting a 2wd. Been reading it on forums for years. To each their own

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I've been wanting to lift my 68 C10 as well. I think they look cool sitting up high. :metal:

I just put some 255/70/15 tires on ralley wheels which helped slightly. I might put beefier springs in and see what that does. :confused:

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there is a member here that built a off road trophy truck type machine. think it was a 67 with coils on all 4. he had a build thread to. hear is a link , maybe you will find some answers. scroll down a ways and you will see the truck. pretty cool


http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=203445

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years ago off road mag or one of those did i think a 68 2wd but had leafs in rear. step by step build. off road race truck,,, google is your friend. and this place search works great

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I would like to lift my 68 as well. Maybe 3 inches or so.

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Yep stock with 31x10.5 tires. The way to roll 2wd

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okay I know this is an old thread...but I'm also wanting to lift my 69 C10 with trailing arm rear suspension & dropped front suspension. my question is, can the front be raised back to stock height on dropped spindles and just get stock springs or would I need to purchase stock spindles & also the stock springs? I'm wanting to go stock height and bigger/beefier tires (more thread) after the 4x4 look since it's a 2wd truck.

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Funny that the 69-72 trucks have a 2" body lift available but none of the kids mention 67-68.

https://www.daystarsuspensionparts.com/pa572

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Get a shorter girlfriend..

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A buddy of mine is running 35" on his 68 GMC. I don't know the details of the kit, but the front is a CPP spindle kit that includes upper and lower arms. The rear is deaver leaves, and fox shocks at all corners.

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I have a 1969 c10 LSX 2wd that has a 4in lift on the rear, and 3in on the front it can clear 35s with moderate trimming. But I prefer to keep it on 33s The rear of the truck has a 4in lift leaf spring on it. And the front has a 3in lift spindle from a 2008 chevy. I daily drive the truck about 60 miles everyday and it sees its fair share of offroading and can hang with lots of the 4wd squares just gotta be willin to send it.

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I know it’s an old thread, but to whoever is still looking to lift their 2wd truck, I have the kit available. Lifts it up to 4” and gives you 12.5” of wheel travel. Keeping your stock steering and brakes. I fit 35” tires on mine with fiberglass fenders, but you can run 33’s with your stock fenders. More information at my website fullcirclefabrications.com

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You might look for a C20, and use the suspension from the 20. Just thinking of my C20, and betting it sits a couple inches higher than a C10, although I have not measured. Remember, a standard C20 came with coils all around, but could have been ordered with leaf rear. I see quite a few C20's for sale, as they were left up until the last few years. I purchased one about 5 years ago as it was a big block truck, and my intent was to put 1/2 ton suspension on it and basically convert it, but after a while decided to stay with what it had. Downside was a little rougher ride, and very difficult to locate a decent set of wheels. I finally decided on a set of Accuride wheels, factory hub caps and some passenger rated tires that are 16's.

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That’s cool looking truck! Looks like a fun setup

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x2. Going to look the site up for future reference.

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That's a nice truck. I was thinking along the same lines, that someone could grab suspension off of a C20 or C30 and get some lift out of that. I like the way that you managed to tame the 3/4 ton a little bit. Seems like some good Bilsteins might help and just swapping out the springs if you really wanted the half-ton ride. With a long wheelbase and a big block in the front I think that would be a very nice highway cruiser pickup truck.

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You can use 4.5” lift spindles for a 73-87 truck also, that’s what I did. Very simple to do. Fabtech made them years ago for a short time and they are very hard to find, however I believe another company is now manufacturing them again.