lowered- front tire clearance issue

[stepside454]

I have a 75 C-10 thats been lowered with drop spindles, unsure of the drop.
I just realized how little room I have from the top of the tire to the inner wheel well. Theres only about 1.75"-2.0" of clearance.
It does rub occasionaly, like if I make a turn on a bit of a hill for example.
My concern is at speed, if I where to hit enough of a dip or bump in the road & it rubs, how disasteress could this be ?
Anyone else have a simialer situation ? is it a concern ?
John

[Senor_paco]

didja get new springs? If so , get progressive, and thatr that way you can maintina your height without too much trouble. Otherwise with your c10, you cna put in 1 ton springs.

[TIMSPEED]

Originally posted by stepside454
I have a 75 C-10 thats been lowered with drop spindles, unsure of the drop.
I just realized how little room I have from the top of the tire to the inner wheel well. Theres only about 1.75"-2.0" of clearance.
It does rub occasionaly, like if I make a turn on a bit of a hill for example.
My concern is at speed, if I where to hit enough of a dip or bump in the road & it rubs, how disasteress could this be ?
Anyone else have a simialer situation ? is it a concern ?
John

I feel your pain man...on my 75 C10, I put the DJM 3" Drop Spindles with 28" front tires..it'd work PERFECTLY...IF my springs were brand new. Since my passenger side spring sags like a mofo, everytime me and my buddies get in the truck, I CAN NOT make a sharp right turn...only one way to fix it..get some new springs, which is what I plan to do in the VERY near future.
BTW: If you have 2" of clearance you should be ok. I have 2" on my drivers side and I NEVER have any problems.

[SCOTI]

My 74 rubs ('buzzes' the tires) on most big dips going down the highway. It actually rubs the top of the wheelwell (not the fenderlip). It hasn't caused any problems & has been driven since July 03 .

[stepside454]

scot, thats where mine would be rubbib, tops of the wheel wells. Thanks, John

[8t5Silverado]

Will it rub because of the spring rate?

What if I had 2.5 spindles with 1.5 springs (Western Chassis) with 225/75-15s (28.29 overall diameter).

Will I rub?

[TIMSPEED]

Originally posted by 8t5Silverado
Will it rub because of the spring rate?

What if I had 2.5 spindles with 1.5 springs (Western Chassis) with 225/75-15s (28.29 overall diameter).

Will I rub?

So 4" of drop with 28" tires (figure ¼" loss with weight)...I think you'll be fine. I'm going to TRY and run 4½" with 27½" tires...I want the fender-to-tire gap to be very minimal, while still remaning driveable.

[toytruck]

Why don't you'all make the bump stops taller so the tire dosn't hit?

[SCOTI]

Well, on mine, if the bumpstop were taller than stock, it would contact the bottom of the c-member all the time.

The ones I currently use are trimmed down stockers (about 3/4 to 1" trimmed off). I'm going to replace them w/stock height bumpstops & that will cut down the rubbing considerably (I use a similar set-up on my 68 & it hardly ever buzzes).