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Old 10-26-2009, 09:40 AM   #1
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lowering a 78 c10 diesel

ok guys i have a factory diesel c10 and i want to lower it as much as possible im willing to notch the rail aswell ! what i notice is the rear leafs have 8 leafs so if i do a flip which is what a wanna do it loooks like it would lower it 7" this would be cool and i wouldnt mind it at all i was wondering if anyone came across this before !! also it sit high in the front would the factory coil springs be rated for a heavier engine i would love to put in spindles and springs to get it as low as posible again its was a diesel im hoping it didnt have 3/4 ton stuff under there it does have 5 lug 1 1/4 disc on it oh the engine in it now is a 5.3 gen 3 with a 4l60e my plan is to 4 link the rear in the future but not for a while i wanna drive it any help would be cool !!!



oh it sound much better with the exhaust on now and no valve train nosie either lol !
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