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yossarian19 · 10-03-2016, 02:26 PM

Fakky -
I looked at rear setups a bit and here's what I came up with:
C10 coil springs and truck arms will take some fabrication but it actually doesn't look so bad
Stock springs could be rebuilt with bushings & shackles, pins, etc. Add some leaf liner to improve ride quality.
C20 (early or late, I'm not sure) frames, at the rear, are 34" wide. They use a 56" spring with rubber bushings for a nicer ride quality and are 2.5" wide, which means a lot more products are more easily available for those springs. The hangers are riveted onto the frame... so remove them, attach to 55-59 frame, and your C20 axle bolts up under it. May apply to half-ton stuff too but I was looking at a 14 bolt on a frame stub left on a rural property...

OH - if you are going street rod and don't plan to load the truck down, all bets are off. Do what you want. IRS, 4-link, hell get weird and use a quarter elliptical leaf spring. I am just thinking "work truck" because that's what I've got.

10-03-2016, 02:26 PM	#18
yossarian19 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Nevada City, CA Posts: 908	Re: Rearend help Fakky - I looked at rear setups a bit and here's what I came up with: C10 coil springs and truck arms will take some fabrication but it actually doesn't look so bad Stock springs could be rebuilt with bushings & shackles, pins, etc. Add some leaf liner to improve ride quality. C20 (early or late, I'm not sure) frames, at the rear, are 34" wide. They use a 56" spring with rubber bushings for a nicer ride quality and are 2.5" wide, which means a lot more products are more easily available for those springs. The hangers are riveted onto the frame... so remove them, attach to 55-59 frame, and your C20 axle bolts up under it. May apply to half-ton stuff too but I was looking at a 14 bolt on a frame stub left on a rural property... OH - if you are going street rod and don't plan to load the truck down, all bets are off. Do what you want. IRS, 4-link, hell get weird and use a quarter elliptical leaf spring. I am just thinking "work truck" because that's what I've got. __________________ "Over my head" 1957 Chevy 3200, big rear window & 6 lug. Front disc, power steering, Vortec 4.8 / 4L60E swap, hydro boost brakes & patina.