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Originally Posted by Orangetonicclicc
I'm at the very beginning. It still has all the components from the original stock set-up bolted together. The guy that I purchased the truck from had already changed the tie rod and ball joints out. (I think... waiting to hear back from him, looks to new to be old) I'm needing to change the coil spring, convert to drop spindles and so on.
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Here are a couple of things to get you started. CPP has some good info on their site:
http://www.classicperform.com/discdrop.htm
Here is a thread with some videos that show how to remove coil springs.
http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=338491
The main steps to get the spindles and coils off are: (I adapted this from another thread on the forum)
1) Jack up truck and support it on the frame rails with jack stands.
2) Place jack under lower control arm and jack up so spring pressure is supported by jack.
3) Loosen castle nut on LOWER ball joint - but do NOT remove it completely.
4) Hit the spindle on the lower ball joint boss with fairly large hammer to loosen the seated ball joint.
5) Once ball joint "pops" you can remove castle nut.
6) Slowly lower floor jack under lower control arm to gradually let pressure OFF spring.