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Location: Somerset, Kentucky
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Flip kit
I have a 72 C10 with leaf springs …. Will a 73-87 flip kit work with my truck or do I need something else???
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Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Austin, TX, USA
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Re: Flip kit
You need something else. The 73-87 C10 uses a 2 1/2” wide leaf spring and your ‘72 is 2 1/4”.
DJM makes a flip kit for the 69-72 trucks and I got mine from Summit racing. It was hard to find on the website because of a poor description. You may want to use the phone.
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Re: Flip kit
I also have the DJM flip kit on my 72 c10 — works great, I purchased mine from the DJM website also put on new leaf springs but removed the overload spring at the same time.
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Re: Flip kit
I removed my overload as well, but only because it hit the CalTrac bars. Or they hit it.
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Re: Flip kit
Can anyone comment on the DJM install ? Is removing bed advised ?
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Re: Flip kit
I don’t think so. You can adjust them to vary when they start working. I was actually shocked at how much windup was in the leaf springs even with the 307 motor and 3.07 rear gear. “Throttle response” improved dramatically because now it moves forward when you push the gas rather than winding up the springs and then moving forward. All in anticipation of 427 power in the future...
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