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Drop Questions
I want to get a 75-80 chevy pickup. I plan on lowering it a little. I was thinking of a 4/5 in drop. A djm 3 in. drop spindle, a 1 in. coil, and a djm flip kit and new factory leaf springs. I also plan on doing all new polurethan bushings and new drop shocks. I was thinking of taking off the sway bar too. Do any of you still have your sway bars with a drop? And I am going to run full length headers. Not sure on what brand. Will they bottom out at all? I was thing of running 255/55/17's. Or some 255/70/16s. I dont want a really low truck. This will be my daily driven and only truck. And I want to drag race at the track on the weekends.
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![]() I"m running a 75 C10 with DJM 3/5 drop. I'm going to get a new 1" Drop Spring to make the front a TAD lower. I'm running cheapy hedmann longtube headers and have NO scraping problems at all. I have NO worries about hitting control arms or anything right now, and I won't with another inch lower in the front. I'm also running 255/55 17's, which are 28" tall. It's not a SLAMMED look, but it's definately a nice stance. |
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Thanks to tell you the truth I saw your truck and wanted that look. It was an insperation. This picture made me want it the most.
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Let me give you some advice to maybe save you some work and money. I've been through a lot of different levels with mine and too many parts to talk about. I was told to go 4/6 when I started, but I didn't listen.
So, go 4/6 now and get it over with. You will never be satisfied with it unless you do. You'll always want it a tad lower. IMO, a 4/6 drop makes a real good daily driver, especially with long tube headers. But they will hit though. I recommend these parts, because I have them. I recommend Western Chassis drop parts. 2.5" spindles 1.5" coils 5" flip kit Shackles in the lower hole C-notch Shock extenders For drop shocks, I recommend Doetsch Tech's. As a side note, if you replace the leaf springs with new ones, expect it to go up over what it is now.
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Well maybe I'll got 4/6. So all I would have to do is put a bolt in a differnt hole to make it an inch lower? Could you guys post some picture of some trucks like this? I dont want a slamed truck. I want a fast truck. But I still want it to look cool.
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What size tires are you running ocbaud? And I probaly wont change the rear springs. Just new bushings.
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I have a lowered 72 basically a 3-5 i have clearencce problems with my headers now every now and then it scrapes what imgonna do is make a skid plate for them Out of plate steel that way if it does scrap it will hit he plate steel and dissapate the force Pretty easy to make if you have acess to a torch or plasma cutter .. I suppose you coudl get by with a grinder or a saw with a cut offf wheel . just take some 4" flatbar 11 gaue wich is 1/8 thick and have them go up the front of the header 3 inches and back towards the collector . Tack weld it in place or maybe use a hose clamp Mine are going to be welded.
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ocbaud i just love the way your truck looks. im usually into the big rims and i was thinking about getting 17's on my 84 but damn i just love the look of the 15's. You got a nice truck. dropped trucks rule!
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