ride height

[57chevyman]

hey y'all. Happy New Year. Hope you all enjoyed the holidays!



the subject of this thread is the ride height. At a minimum, i want to level out the ride, as its 2" higher in the back right now. im debating on whether to lower the back by two inches and leave the front alone, or lower the front with 2.5" drop spindles and lower the back by 4.5"
i kinda like the raised look. makes everyone think is a 4x4, but i dont like the ass up in the air .
lowering the front and back will get me to a stock look.
my mechanic said we can also lower the front by decreasing the size of the coil spring . the blocks in the back are 5.25"

is measuring to the bottoms of my fenders an accurate way to measure where i'm at now? i plan on eventually replacing this bed with the correct bed.


since im already planning on disc brakes in the front, maybe i should "kill two birds with one stone"and use 2.5" drop spindles?

seems to me that lowering the back by 2 inches or 4 inches will be the same amount of work, and using stock or drop spindles is also the same job, so im just thinking out loud about which route to go

feel free offer your opinions! am i opening a can of worms by thinking of lowering the back?

do i have to compensate for the weight of a full gas tank when deciding on block size in the rear? i have 8 or 9 leaf springs, so im not sure if the weight of a new rear gas tank is an issue?


i have a 1968 c10 front clip. i had my mechanic look over the whole thing with me and its solid. the whole front of the frame is "boxed" with thick steel.