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C10 Club Tennessee
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How low can you go without drop spindles?
I want to get a 4/6 drop out of my truck. Do I need drop spindles. Also what if I decide to go 3/5.
thanks
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Got L.E.D.s
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Depends on if your bagging or not. If not than you can go with dropped a-arms. But spindles are better. But just with springs only about 2" I'd say.
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belly dragger
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Spindles are the best. They allow you to keep most of your ride on a 4-6 drop
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C10 Club Tennessee
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but what about a 3-5 drop?
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I have seen trucks with 4 inch front spring drop and man those lower control arm bushings are just asking to get hit. I would think 3 inch would be the max and that might be pushing it.
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Location: Louisville, Ky
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my PO cut the springs and on top of that didn't cut them even, so my drivers side RIDES on the bump stop. And it looks like a 4 inch drop. 3 is risking it. God I can't wait for my ECE parts.
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3 inch spring drop is okay. I've done it plenty of times by whacking one coil off the spring. Never had any bumpstop trouble though. There may be something else going on there.
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Txfirefighter-so in other words it not even worth getting 3 inch drop springs if you can just cut one coil off?
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In my opinion yes. I cut coil springs and am always real happy with them. Some folks don't recomend it, but many times, they have no experience, just read it somewhere.
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On these old trucks, when you cut off 2 or more coils, if the front suspension extends enough, the spring will fall out of place unless you have some limiters. My buddy learned the hard way how much fun that can be when exiting the hi-way one night.
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I agree 100% with SCOTI and Tx Firefighter. Don't cut more than a coil off though.
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Join Date: Jun 2004
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I too, agree. Like an idiot, I cut 1.5 coils out of my front coils on my 68 short bed. My lower control arms are nearly scraping the ground, so like they said, no more than a coil and you'll be fine.
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belly dragger
Join Date: Feb 2002
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I had an 80 blazer I cut two coils outta. It road alright, but you had to watch for shyt on the road and if you jacked it up the coils fell over.
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I have an 81 High Sierra and i want to cut one coil off the springs, but how do you know how much of a drop there will be if they are older springs? What would you do first? measure the current height? Should i buy new ones first?
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The best way is to cut some and put it back in drive it and then cut some more if you want more drop. I used to cut about 1/2 coil off and then drive it. If you want it to be exact, measuring wouldn't be a bad idea. New springs will sit taller than the ones you currently have even if they are factory replacements. Springs "relax" over time.
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Fabricate till you "puke"
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if you cut em, take 1 full ring......they will seat right . both top and bottom that way.....mine showed me a 3" drop
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I thought you were supposed to only cut from the top of the spring, does it matter in the long run? What is the prefered method of cutting?
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You have to cut off the bottom only. The top of the spring tapers to a smaller size. If you cut the top, it will no longer have any way to correctly index with the upper pocket.
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ok thanks i had it backwards, What do you recomend to use cutting it? Im very limited on tools
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belly dragger
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Grinder and a zip disc. Do not, do not use a torch.
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Fabricate till you "puke"
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thanks guys
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Oklahoma
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My friend bottomed out the other day with 3 inch dropped coils! Killed his bumper! He says it bounced too easily! He could also drop his lower control arm with the spindle still attached and the drop coils would just drop out!(:0) not enough preload if you ask me!
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Join Date: Jun 2004
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i dont want tojack the thread but i have a question that has to do with this. if you put bags in teh front without spindles would thsi same problem occur with lower control arms?
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