2-4 drop question

[CST10]

Originally Posted by Linz

What size shoes you running CST10?

275/60/15 on rally wheels.

[Cdubvw]

2” springs front old saggy stock rear

[County]

Trying to eliminate some variables. What are the measurements from center of hub to fender well, and top of tire to fender well for all of you guys?

[TDH1989]

Originally Posted by dirish

2 front 4 rear, drop spindles and drop shocks. 1970 C10
Wheels are 16"

This is the perfect height! Good looking truck

[Pearly72]

Juast purchased a 72 C10 2wd today *nervous*, hopefully my Chev mechanic’s “once over” doesn’t cost me too much, so I can get rims/tires and a 2/4 drop kit (and a few other things). I just wanted to say, GREAT thread. It educated me on something I was not too familiar with. I know this is an older thread... but, 👍🏽👍🏽 Thanks for the info!
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[Pearly72]

Originally Posted by pdawg

I completed a 2/4 drop on my ‘72 C10 last summer and am very happy with the new stance. I didn’t do the adjustable bar but plan to do that & a shock mount relocate as soon as it stops snowing here 😡!

Pdawg, i like your set up. What size tires and rims do you have?

[Tx70Gmc]

Originally Posted by Pearly72

Pdawg, i like your set up. What size tires and rims do you have?

Pdawg, what brand wheels and backspacing? Do you have the ccp kit?

[kaycee]

2/4 drop, cut 1 ring off front 75 front spring , Jeep TJ spring's in rear, shock relocate in rear (homemade). Truck rides awesome and corners like its on rails 275/60/15 all 4 corners never has been alighned .been running this for 8+ years . ONly problem is the back tires wear out faster than front maybe alighnment issue

[CC69Rat]

I know this is an older thread, I just wanted to add another thought.

These trucks are old, and with time, use on the farms and stuff the springs will loose their rigidity over the years. For example a 68 model truck, new would sit quite a bit differently than it would 54 years later.

Just keep in mind if you buy new drop springs, that measurement is taken in comparison to a new spring. Stock vs the drop spring, it will sit 2" lower yes. But it is not measured against a 54 yr old sagging spring. It may sit 3/4-1" lower. It's a lot of work to lower one regardless but just know that 2" drop may not give you a true 2" net drop.

As others have said, using a drop spindle it's going to be a true net drop. 2" spindles will give you 2" drop. Be careful with 15" wheels, especially 8" rallies if you go with drop spindles. This is why a majority of the trucks you see have larger diameter wheels.

4.5" / 6" drop looks really good on these trucks. Just my opinion.

[dagnabbitt]

I think I'll try a 2/4 drop using only springs on my 1970 SWB, this summer. I did what amounted to a 5/7 drop on my 81, and although once I was done with the flip kit and the spindles etc I was quite happy, it was quite the production.

I've had the 70 for 7-8 years and done nothing to it except drive it, mostly because I am a maniac for one thing always leading to another. For me it is either project creep or analysis paralysis, nothing in between.

To explain: I wanted to drop it in the weeds, but - I thought - if I were to lower the stance I might as well upgrade to power and disc brakes too... and if I were doing that, then I should also swap everything over to five lug... and then I have to choose new wheels... and get a panhard bar and shock relocators and so on... and why am I doing this when the truck clearly needs a new engine? Long story short I have been wracked with indecision and have gone nowhere with this truck as a result.

This summer I came to the realization that I have been driving this truck around for quite awhile and I need to check my brake pads and drums, and I expect that they will be overdue for replacement. I think I will just replace everything with OEM and skip the disc and lug upgrade, but buy 2 and 4 inch drop coils and give this truck a better look than what it has now. I like the look of the trucks in this thread and I know I will be happy with this incremental improvement.

This is my favorite truck and I haven't event started a build thread for it. Gotta make some decisions.

[67C10Step]

My truck with 2-1/2" drop spindles in the front and 4" progressive drop springs in the rear. I purchased brand new, stock height springs for the front while I had the whole front end out for rebuild. I might have liked it about 1" lower in the front but I'm happy with the stance. 255-70x15 all the way around on 8" rally wheels.