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04-04-2016, 11:54 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Cleveland, OH
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C20 front coils
I thought I would put up the outcome of trying a different set of front coils in my 72 C20. I had found them on an old thread on here but never saw any pictures of the finished result so I crossed my fingers and ordered them.
The truck sits really nice (hard to see from the picture angle but it is a little nose down still, which is where I wanted it. Pretty much level with a very slight forward rake). The truck has stock rear leaf springs and a 1" body lift (to clear the drivetrain). The truck rides and handles a lot better than the factory front coils. Firm but stable and is probably smoother than the factory coils. The springs are Moog 6454 and were around $80 shipped from rock auto. 
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04-04-2016, 02:54 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Falls City, Nebraska "100 Miles From Nowhere"
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Re: C20 front coils
Good info, thanks for the heads up! I just dropped a big block in a C-10 that had a 350 small block originally. I cut a 1/2 coil off the factory coils to get another inch drop when I installed the drop spindles. Now the the front end seems bouncy with the added weight of the big block. I'm thinking 3/4 ton front coils and if needed, 1/2 coil sawed off...We'll see...
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04-04-2016, 05:04 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Cleveland, OH
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Re: C20 front coils
If you want a lowered look with a big block buy the Hotchkiss ones. At $200 they are pricey but we're in my other truck and drove great.
The springs pictured will probably be pretty stiff if you start sawing coils out of it. |
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