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leastbay · 10-28-2004, 04:59 PM

whats the cheapest way to lower my 85? can i just use 3 inch front coils and a shackle ,hanger kit? anybody have pics of a drop like this?

TIMSPEED · 10-28-2004, 11:18 PM

Cheapest way would be
3" DJM Coils = $250
2" Summit Springs = $90

5" DJM Flip Kit = $90
2" Summit Shackles = $50

Then, get some summit dropped truck shocks, prolly $40 a pop. If you wanna go the SUPER cheap route, then do:

Summit 3" Springs = $100
DJM 5" Flip Kit = $90

88Jimmy4x4 · 10-29-2004, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by TIMSPEED

Cheapest way would be

Summit 3" Springs = $100
DJM 5" Flip Kit = $90

Yup, thats what I did....with shocks it ran about $350 or so delivered. Its the cheapest and the easiest to install IMO....all bolt on and completely reversible. Took about 3hrs to install.

heres a pic of the stance.

leastbay · 10-29-2004, 11:01 AM

did you have to cut the front frame to get that rollpan on? is it fabricated or cna you but it somewheres?

leastbay · 10-29-2004, 11:01 AM

also my truck sits even on the ground if i buy a 3/5 kit will the back be lower than the front?

88Jimmy4x4 · 10-29-2004, 01:47 PM

Your truck sits level now? maybe your front springs are sagged or heated-up to lower....thats odd.

Front pan and rear are from www.customclassic.com and yes some minor trimming is required.

loblazer · 10-29-2004, 03:43 PM

Cheapest way, flatten the tires!!

Just kidding. I agree with Timspeed, that is the stuff I used to get my Blazer down 5" front and rear. Only I used Belltech shocks because they make a 6" drop for the rear which gives a bit more travel.

October TOM.

Doug

cliffsta · 10-29-2004, 05:10 PM

The CHEAPEST way is to cut the front springs (not exactly safe or comfy to ride but it'll be low), and get an el-cheapo hanger set from Autozone. But the less money you spend, the more ride quality is gonna suffer.

pissonNOS · 10-31-2004, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by cliffsta

The CHEAPEST way is to cut the front springs (not exactly safe or comfy to ride but it'll be low), and get an el-cheapo hanger set from Autozone. But the less money you spend, the more ride quality is gonna suffer.

maybe its different on a 69 but i just swapped my halfton springs for springs from a 3/4 ton not sure if the spring tension is different but i notice a really good ride still and i cut 2 coils out of them

leastbay · 10-29-2004, 05:50 PM

yeah its even right now and i have 255 60's in the front and 275's in the rear maybe i will try cutting them for now and if it sucks i will buy the real thing should i cut it from the top or bottom? how much should i take off?

TIMSPEED · 10-29-2004, 06:45 PM

A friend of mine with a 78 C10 lowered his truck the cheap way...
He cut the front springs a full coil (off the bottom). He had the entire spring in a bucket of icewater and he used a sawzall. He then made some "custom" rear hangers, and removed a leaf. Twas bout a 3/5 drop.

leastbay · 10-29-2004, 06:48 PM

ok i think im gonna try it with a cut-off tool im not sure about the back i cant really fabricate anything i know autozone has that section of suspension stuff do they list the applications on the hangers and stuff i remember seeing lowering blocks

88Jimmy4x4 · 11-01-2004, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by leastbay

ok i think im gonna try it with a cut-off tool im not sure about the back i cant really fabricate anything i know autozone has that section of suspension stuff do they list the applications on the hangers and stuff i remember seeing lowering blocks

Lowering blocks only work if your springs are under the axle from the factory, and those cheap lowering shackles are for like toyotas, thats basically mini-truck items.

corn · 10-30-2004, 08:51 AM

I cut the front springs on mine in a chop saw, quick, easy, cheap & UNSAFE!

Why do people keep saying cut springs are unsafe?...corn

*rage'nrat638* · 10-30-2004, 10:37 AM

let the air out of the tires

leastbay · 10-31-2004, 04:54 PM

this is what i bought my buddy a while back had got a kit for a ranger that i helped put on the stuff was good quality
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT

leastbay · 11-01-2004, 05:43 PM

does anyone know if the hangers and shackles go in the front of the leafspring or the rear? any tips on changing them? i plan on using an angle grinder to take off the rivets

SCOTI · 11-01-2004, 07:57 PM

Hangers are for the front of the leaf spring, shackles are for the rear.

88Jimmy4x4 · 11-01-2004, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by leastbay

does anyone know if the hangers and shackles go in the front of the leafspring or the rear? any tips on changing them? i plan on using an angle grinder to take off the rivets

You do realize that the shackle flip is much more expensive and time consuming than the doing the axle/spring flip?

leastbay · 11-01-2004, 10:02 PM

well this is what i bought
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT
hopefully it wont be too hard i read somewhere i might have to drop the tanks to do the front of the rear spring

BaggedC10 · 11-02-2004, 10:02 PM

I hope that "Spring Tech" kit isn't really made by AIM/Chassis Tech because it looks like that.

leastbay · 11-02-2004, 10:42 PM

why do you hope that? my buddy bought a kit from them for his ford ranger and it was excellent quality

BaggedC10 · 11-03-2004, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by leastbay

why do you hope that? my buddy bought a kit from them for his ford ranger and it was excellent quality

I said I hope it ISN'T actually an AIM/Chassis Tech product. Terrible service and products.

leastbay · 11-03-2004, 02:51 AM

well if you compare the hangers the ones i bought are squared off and if you look at aim they are rounded i really dont forsee any problems being the items are so simple if it were spindles i would be a little more hesitant

BaggedC10 · 11-03-2004, 05:14 AM

That's what this guy thought.

I'm not trying to start an argument but good luck.

10-28-2004, 04:59 PM	#1
leastbay Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Lake Charles, LA Posts: 206	Cheapest way to lower truck? whats the cheapest way to lower my 85? can i just use 3 inch front coils and a shackle ,hanger kit? anybody have pics of a drop like this?

10-28-2004, 11:18 PM	#2
TIMSPEED Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 1,321	Cheapest way would be 3" DJM Coils = $250 2" Summit Springs = $90 5" DJM Flip Kit = $90 2" Summit Shackles = $50 Then, get some summit dropped truck shocks, prolly $40 a pop. If you wanna go the SUPER cheap route, then do: Summit 3" Springs = $100 DJM 5" Flip Kit = $90 __________________ I have a few cars... See Them Here

10-29-2004, 01:47 PM	#6
88Jimmy4x4 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: houston, texas Posts: 1,974	Your truck sits level now? maybe your front springs are sagged or heated-up to lower....thats odd. Front pan and rear are from www.customclassic.com and yes some minor trimming is required. __________________ 2008 Silverado Z71 RCSB 1991 GMC Jimmy 4x4 1976 GMC Sierra C15 SWB

10-29-2004, 05:10 PM	#8
cliffsta Stepsides RULE Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pineville, LA Posts: 1,921	The CHEAPEST way is to cut the front springs (not exactly safe or comfy to ride but it'll be low), and get an el-cheapo hanger set from Autozone. But the less money you spend, the more ride quality is gonna suffer. __________________ 1981 Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe Stepside 350 V8, headers, side exhausts, 3-speed auto SOLD 1980 Chevy C10 Custum Deluxe Stepside 305 V8, Edelbrock Performer Intake, Edelbrock 1406 600CFM 4-barrel, TH350C. Bent rod. SOLD 1984 GMC Sierra Classic Longbed 6.2L Diesel SOLD 2009 Kawasaki KLX-250S too many mods for this signature 1999 Honda Accord EX 4-cylinder, 17" Motegi Wheels 215/45/17 Sumitomo tires, Tein S-Tech lowering springs, KYB GR2 shocks, Acura TL 20mm rear swaybar, debadged, blackhoused headlights, Short-Ram Intake Cardomain of the Accord

10-29-2004, 06:45 PM	#11
TIMSPEED Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 1,321	A friend of mine with a 78 C10 lowered his truck the cheap way... He cut the front springs a full coil (off the bottom). He had the entire spring in a bucket of icewater and he used a sawzall. He then made some "custom" rear hangers, and removed a leaf. Twas bout a 3/5 drop. __________________ I have a few cars... See Them Here

10-29-2004, 11:01 AM	#4
leastbay Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Lake Charles, LA Posts: 206	did you have to cut the front frame to get that rollpan on? is it fabricated or cna you but it somewheres?

10-29-2004, 03:43 PM	#7
loblazer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Fergus, Ontario Posts: 481	Cheapest way, flatten the tires!! Just kidding. I agree with Timspeed, that is the stuff I used to get my Blazer down 5" front and rear. Only I used Belltech shocks because they make a 6" drop for the rear which gives a bit more travel. October TOM. Doug

10-29-2004, 05:50 PM	#10
leastbay Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Lake Charles, LA Posts: 206	yeah its even right now and i have 255 60's in the front and 275's in the rear maybe i will try cutting them for now and if it sucks i will buy the real thing should i cut it from the top or bottom? how much should i take off?

10-29-2004, 06:48 PM	#12
leastbay Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Lake Charles, LA Posts: 206	ok i think im gonna try it with a cut-off tool im not sure about the back i cant really fabricate anything i know autozone has that section of suspension stuff do they list the applications on the hangers and stuff i remember seeing lowering blocks

10-30-2004, 08:51 AM	#14
corn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: here Posts: 5,789	I cut the front springs on mine in a chop saw, quick, easy, cheap & UNSAFE! Why do people keep saying cut springs are unsafe?...corn

10-30-2004, 10:37 AM	#15
rage'nrat638 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: THE FALL GUY CHICAGO IL Posts: 5,883	let the air out of the tires

10-31-2004, 04:54 PM	#16
leastbay Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Lake Charles, LA Posts: 206	this is what i bought my buddy a while back had got a kit for a ranger that i helped put on the stuff was good quality http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT

11-01-2004, 05:43 PM	#17
leastbay Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Lake Charles, LA Posts: 206	does anyone know if the hangers and shackles go in the front of the leafspring or the rear? any tips on changing them? i plan on using an angle grinder to take off the rivets

11-01-2004, 07:57 PM	#18
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,064	Hangers are for the front of the leaf spring, shackles are for the rear. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

11-01-2004, 10:02 PM	#20
leastbay Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Lake Charles, LA Posts: 206	well this is what i bought http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT hopefully it wont be too hard i read somewhere i might have to drop the tanks to do the front of the rear spring



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11-02-2004, 10:02 PM	#21
BaggedC10 Under construction! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,065	I hope that "Spring Tech" kit isn't really made by AIM/Chassis Tech because it looks like that. __________________ 2001 Silverado bagged on 22's. Sold

11-02-2004, 10:42 PM	#22
leastbay Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Lake Charles, LA Posts: 206	why do you hope that? my buddy bought a kit from them for his ford ranger and it was excellent quality

11-03-2004, 02:51 AM	#24
leastbay Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Lake Charles, LA Posts: 206	well if you compare the hangers the ones i bought are squared off and if you look at aim they are rounded i really dont forsee any problems being the items are so simple if it were spindles i would be a little more hesitant

11-03-2004, 05:14 AM	#25
BaggedC10 Under construction! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,065	That's what this guy thought. I'm not trying to start an argument but good luck. __________________ 2001 Silverado bagged on 22's. Sold

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