4 6 Drop

[losal78chevy]

hi guys im new to the site

Well i have a 78 stepside chevy and i im doing a 4 in drop in the front and 6 in the back. i was told by a few people to do the flip kit 1st then cut the notch in because i rear end will move back when i do the flip kit.

by trade im a auto tech but i never done a flip kit or a c notch. lol i took a look at the kit and does not look hard at all. like i said i dont want to mess up but by looking at it it doesn't look like you could mess it up.

i just dont want to **** up so if you could give me any tips that would work great.

so should i do the flip kit 1st then the c notch?

The kit is a mcgaughys
who has used this kit before.

[losal78chevy]

ohh and i was wondering if i could still use the stock shocks? in the back?

[J Knight]

No you can not use the stock rear shocks with a flip kit.
The rear end doesnt actually move back with a flip kit, the springs lean forward so to stay on a plum line on a 5 or 6 in drop the rear has to be mounted about an inch back on the spring itself.

[Prerunner1982]

You can use the stock shocks with shock relocation brackets. I believe some flip kits may come with them....

[Pop's C-10]

Some have not even had to notch with flip kit..there is a drop thread some where

[mooseknuckles]

yep...dont worry about the notch unless you plan on haulin crap....and remove the bumpstops!

[J Knight]

DUH, I forgot about shock extenders, thats right you can use them with shock extenders.

[Jamie McDavid]

I used the McGaughys kit and was very happy with it. I did my flip kit first before I made my marks to cut out for my c notch. You don't have to do the c notch but I would highly recommend doing so because you never know down the road what you may run in to or want to haul. You can get a set of toxic drop shocks for the price of a descent set of stock shocks. It's worth doing all the extra work to do it right.

[losal78chevy]

cool guys il do the flip kit first then il the the c notch this weekend. and yea my kit didnt come with shock extender. but mcgaughys said that i dont need shock extenders on my truck. a friend did it to his dodge and he didnt need to use them. well i see how the shocks sit when im done. but my friend told me i might need to grind the a plate cuz the shocks will rub or something.

[losal78chevy]

so today i did the back end
but im having trouble with the front my stock rotors dont wanna work with my new drop spindles. so i looked up and it said something that i need 1 1/4 in rotors.
so what should i do go to the parts store and check out some rotors and see witch ones work? or what year rotors could i just get so it would work?

the rotors looked like they where going to work its just that they dont slide all the way back so i can only get the nut in about half way. not safe to drive
so what tips do u guys have?
thanks

[baclay9]

Drop spindles have to be ordered for what size rotors you have. If you have spindles for 1 1/4" rotors you must have 1 1/4" rotors. If swapping the spindles for 1" isn't a option you will have to find 1 1/4" rotors and calipers.

[lolife99]

X2.
You must match the drop spindles to the rotors, calipers and bearings.
If your spindles are for 1-1/4" rotors,... ask the parts guy for 1973 rotors.
(They only came in the HD version from 73-80)
From 81-87 you could get either the Light Duty 1" rotors or the HD 1-1/4" version.

[ProStreet83C10]

his truck is a 78 SO in reality it should already have the HD rotors.....maybe he ordered the LD kit?

[losal78chevy]

i got the kit from summitracing.com its the only kit i could find for my truck on summit so i got it
i told a friend who works at a classic parts shop and he told me i need the 1 1/4 rotors that went on the c20 trucks and rotors. so he's going to get me that stuff this week.
thanks guys for the help il post some pics when im done
sorry if im asking dumb ?'s this is my 1st truck

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by losal78chevy

i got the kit from summitracing.com its the only kit i could find for my truck on summit so i got it
i told a friend who works at a classic parts shop and he told me i need the 1 1/4 rotors that went on the c20 trucks and rotors. so he's going to get me that stuff this week.
thanks guys for the help il post some pics when im done
sorry if im asking dumb ?'s this is my 1st truck

C20 = 3/4 ton 8-lug rotors
C10 = 1/2 ton 5-lug HD 1.25" rotors or 1/2 ton 5-lug lt.duty 1.00" rotors

[Stepper562]

I agree with everyone else wrong Spindles for your rotors. Summit should have them if not, check out DJM Suspension. That's where I got mine.
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[losal78chevy]

ok cool i just got the right 5 lug 1 1/4 rotors and bearing, calipers, yea cant wait to drive her on wed. from my friend from cpp

[losal78chevy]

found out i do have hd rotors already so summit said they ****ed up and are sending me the right spindles

[losal78chevy]

here are some pics. but its a truck in progress
what u think?

[lolife99]

Your truck sets perfect!

Do you have any rubbing up front?
You may need to run a shorter front tire.

[ProStreet83C10]

it looks great, i had to run a smaller front tire as my first time i backed out it sliced CHUNKS off my sidewall tread of my tire.

[mooseknuckles]

looks awesome!

[losal78chevy]

thanks guys
yea i had to roll the front fenders cuz couldnt turn.

[RollinKaos]

Looks great! Smaller tire up front might be in order but that is easy enough. I really like the look. How does it ride? Did you pull the bump stops? Do you think you will need to notch the frame?

[losal78chevy]

i took off the bump stops and then that gave me around 4in of space and just added a small pancake bump stop. since i have air shock i just added good amount of air. the ride was great i been driving it since friday. for the front i just rolled the fenders so i could keep my tires and they dont rub when i turn.