So a few years ago I picked up this 68 C10. It had a bunch of work professionally done 14 or so years ago, including a chop, a drop, and a shorten. I was enthusiastic about the truck and didn't look at it exceptionally close, but was happy it was low, loud, and kinda fun
The motor is an OK SB 350, and it came with a 700R4 trans in the bed. It was installed the first summer, as well as a Flaming River steering column - with the chop there wasn't much room for me, at 6'2", behind the wheel. I also found a Lokar 'Nostalgia' shifter (36' long, looks like an old farm truck shifter with a mushroom cap, but hides a 4 speed auto with lockout)
The truck bottoms out on every single bump. It may have something to do with the drop, which features no springs whatsoever - a simple set of coil-overs between the end of the trailing arms and the frame. I'm thinking a 3" notch would help, but I'm also trying to think what else I could/should do to get this thing to ride a bit better. The potential options so far include:
- Airbag the rear (simple setup with schrader valves) and new shocks. Not sure exactly where it would mount to, but would need a bit of creativity
- Go with a complete bolt-on 4 link replacement. There is already a panhard bar, but the crossmember would take the exhaust, which already gets knocked off a few times each summer.
So - anyone have any suggestions/thoughts/alternate options?
01-06-2013, 08:36 PM
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