Front End for 1969 C-10

[mr48chev]

As far as replacement cross members the Porterbuilt unit was the one I was going to suggest. It isn't a budget priced item but it solves several issues with lowering this model of truck.

You probably get 4-1/2 inches of drop pretty easy with a combination of dropped spindles and custom springs.

There was an article in one of the custom pickup rags a few years ago about a kit to notch the cross member to lower the frame rails an inch and a half into the crossmember. This would lower the truck an inch and a half with no suspension mods. It amounted to a pair of c channels to fit the cutout in the crossmember with holes drilled to match the original bolt holes and either a plate or instructions to raise the brackets for the upper control arms an inch and a half. you would also have to shorten the motor mount bracket an inch and a half. It would be a lot of work to do though for that inch and a half.