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how to on drop blocks
i got my 67 short stepper on new POL 4" coil drop springs in the rear with new ECE shock relocators and kyb`s.
I have a feeling im going to need to go 2" lower. rather than swap springs and most likely have 2 different brands i was thinking of doing two inch drop blocks. So how do these install in a coil spring suspension and whered be a good place to buy some ?
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Re: how to on drop blocks
They go on top of trailing arms and under the rear end. I usually just make them. Not sure where you can buy them?
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Re: how to on drop blocks
anybody got any pics? warmonger makes sense but i wanna see the drop
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Re: how to on drop blocks
Contact member way2lo2. He sells them on here.
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Re: how to on drop blocks
thanks guy i really appreciate it!
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Re: how to on drop blocks
AVS offers a lowering block kit starting at $35.00, but not for all of our trucks apparently. When I emailed AVS about the 1" block kit they said it wouldn't work for my 1972 C10 (coil spring rear) and that I would need a specific set that would work with the trailing arms which would cost $89.95.
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The $20 and $30 dollar "kit" don't have the U-bolts with them and are for leaf rear and just have the locating pin not the u-bolt holes like the one should have for the coil trucks. Jim
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EBay or CPP (classic performance products )
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I went to a spring shop with a stock u-bolt and had them make some longer ones.
.......Cost $30. Then I got some heavy gauge rectangular steel tubing and drilled out 2 hole's for the u-bolts. .......Cost $5 Perfect ride height....priceless.
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I dont know what size rim/tires your running.
but just be careful of your scrub line. If you get a flat you could be stuck on the road.
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Re: how to on drop blocks
That might explain the price difference. The website picture for the "kit" shows two blocks, four U-bolts, and eight nuts. They didn't have a detailed description/information written about the kit, that's why I emailed them to ask before sending them my money. It seemed like a too-good-to-be-true at that price (and it was!)
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Yeah, I've been shopping around for a while now comparing prices, not ready to pull the trigger on any parts until I have the time to do the work. I just wanted to post that info I got from the AVS customer service in case it could help anyone.
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Ok it won't take that long if you have air tools I did each sides in around half an hour.
Clean the factory U-bolts with wire brush & spray with WD40 heavly especially where the U-bolt goes into the control arm there will be years of rust & mud in there you may also need a BFH. Good luck |
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Never reuse the u-bolts. There are some things you can cheap out on but you really don't want to take a chance with u-bolts and have your axle come out while driving down the highway.
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Well for one thing I don't think you can reuse them because I don't think there long enough with the lowering blocks .
Cleaning them with the wire brush is only to make it easy to remove the nuts on the U-bolts. |
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Sorry EARNHARDT#3 now I see why you said that and yes I fully agree
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Yeah I've reused ones that are pretty new but even that is risky. As far as removal I just cut them with my angle grinder with a cutoff wheel. Makes quick work of them.
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Yeah you can cut them off and I thought about that but I was glad I didn't on the driver side it was stuck in there pretty bad so I had to beat on the threaded side of the bolts to get it to pop out. (A lot of rust & dirt)
Don't know about using square tubing square tubing is prone to rust on the inside as well as the outside so I don't know how long it will hold up . Seems it would only be a cave for mud and water? |
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