pics of 4-6 drops please........ - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

sixnine · 09-10-2003, 10:56 AM

Anybody out there got pics of 4-6 suspension drops? I was considering bags, ( to achieve the "stance") but I will be driving this truck daily and would like to make it as reliable as possible. I must admit I don't have any experience with air bags. Are they worth the hassle of waiting for the compressor to pressure up? How is the handling? I won't be road racing Corvettes or anything, but I will be driving this truck everday, and there are a few cloverleafs (on ramps, off ramps) on my commute. I may be mistaken, but these are the reasons I was considering spindles and springs. My only concern is that with spindles and springs, I won't get the "stance" that I want. Will a 4-6 drop look okay with 20's? I don't want to be "high rollin'".

**CPNE** · 09-10-2003, 11:04 AM

You may want to PM Slammed67. His is a daily driver and it was shortened from a longbed. As for me, I'm a "high roller". Here's a pic of 4-6 drops for ya.

sixnine · 09-10-2003, 11:09 AM

LOL!!!! SUSPENSION drops!!!

Steven Sellers · 09-10-2003, 11:11 AM

That is some funny stuff

smokekiki · 09-10-2003, 11:13 AM

Try this http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...threadid=64914

cwilli84 · 09-10-2003, 12:10 PM

Early classics has quite a few views of different drops on different type of trucks ,check their website out

sixnine · 09-10-2003, 01:24 PM

thanks guys..........

Slammed67 · 09-10-2003, 01:54 PM

Quote:

You may want to PM Slammed67. His is a daily driver and it was shortened from a longbed

CPNE, who do you get your information from?? My truck is not a daily driver. Oh, and I didn't shorten the frame either..... I bought a short wheelbase chassis. Thanks for thinking of me though

sixnine · 09-10-2003, 05:08 PM

Slammed67, how do you like your bags, would you trust them for daily use? How does your GMC handle? I like the trick you used to move the wheel forward in the fender. I look for details like that when I check out a truck.

Slammed67 · 09-10-2003, 05:18 PM

Well, I haven't driven it a whole lot since the front cross member modification, but it seems to ride/handle pretty good. I went from a long bed with leaf springs to a short bed with bags, so I really can't compare it to anything. I do think my shocks are a little to stiff as it seems to ride a little rough, especially in the rear. I would trust them on a daily driver as long as the system was put together correclty. I'd recommend at least 6 gallons of air tank capacity. If you have the $$$$ go with an engine driven compressor and digital gauges! I just bought a Dakota Digital gauge but haven't hooked it up yet. I also have a York AC compressor to use for the air ride, but have to make a mounting bracket first.

sbrban · 09-10-2003, 06:47 PM

i've got art system on the 'burb with the big red valves.There's no problem with lift time but if you play with it(raise/lower)more than 3 times your gonna wait for more air.I will add another pump when I tear the truck apart for paint.As far as daily driver-how many semi's do you see driving down the hiways?

sbrban · 09-10-2003, 06:50 PM

dropped-still need to do a c-notch. Hey slammed,you goin to goodguys k.c?

Slammed67 · 09-10-2003, 07:15 PM

Goodguys? Yep! I'l be there along with my brother ('66 Chevelle SS), a friend of mine ('56 Pontiac 2-dr Wagon), and possibly another buddy ('57 2-dr). We'll have to keep an eye out for each other. Still have that massive trailer hitch ball??? That was the coolest!

SCOTI · 09-10-2003, 07:21 PM

Sixnine, I was driving my 68 daily until just a month or two ago & it's dropped @ least 4/6 (and I live in your area, so it will survive the road conditions).

I swapped to 73-up 2.5 drop spindles/discs & cut 1 coil from the stock springs. I put a 73-up model sway bar on @ the same time w/urethane bushings & use off the shelf Gabriel gas shocks. Out back I use 2600# bags, a bolt-in c-section, adj panhard bar, modified original shock mounts for extra travel, and use off the shelf gas shocks.

Does it ride like a caddy? No. But it does ride like a typical stock height swb chevy truck. I've only hit my a-arm/s twice.... once in a construction zone off HWY 80 & the second when a nice little old lady plowed into me & drove me up a curb (the construction did the only noticable damage).

Is the air-ride a 'daily driver' suspension? When done right, yes. I've yet to have an air related problem in 3 + years. You only need extra air capacity if/when you play w/the system. Typical rise time is about a minute max. I only raise/lower mine when I hook up my trailer, other than that I stay low all the time.

**CPNE** · 09-10-2003, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Slammed67

CPNE, who do you get your information from?? My truck is not a daily driver. Oh, and I didn't shorten the frame either..... I bought a short wheelbase chassis. Thanks for thinking of me though

I guess I gave you too much credit then. :p Sorry about the misrepresentation, I should have know you took the easy route. J/K

>X< · 09-10-2003, 07:53 PM

two of my friends have bags on daily drivers, 88=98 chevy's, and they never have any problems. one of the bag poped and that wasnt even a huge deal

sixnine · 09-11-2003, 11:43 AM

So, air bags are like anything else, when done right, you'll have no problems. I really wanted bags, but just wasn't sure about them. Looks like I've been talked into them. Besides, I can always bag my '69 and then tell my wife I need to buy another truck because the '69 can't be driven daily!

Thanks for the help guys........

09-10-2003, 10:56 AM	#1
sixnine Longtime Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Over Yonder (DFW) Posts: 171	pics of 4-6 drops please........ Anybody out there got pics of 4-6 suspension drops? I was considering bags, ( to achieve the "stance") but I will be driving this truck daily and would like to make it as reliable as possible. I must admit I don't have any experience with air bags. Are they worth the hassle of waiting for the compressor to pressure up? How is the handling? I won't be road racing Corvettes or anything, but I will be driving this truck everday, and there are a few cloverleafs (on ramps, off ramps) on my commute. I may be mistaken, but these are the reasons I was considering spindles and springs. My only concern is that with spindles and springs, I won't get the "stance" that I want. Will a 4-6 drop look okay with 20's? I don't want to be "high rollin'". __________________ Rokcrln - *"I'm a major car addict so trying to go as low buck as possible is like asking a coke head to use flower to save money."* 1972 C10 Short Step -http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=261405

09-10-2003, 11:04 AM	#2
CPNE Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NH Posts: 6,662	You may want to PM Slammed67. His is a daily driver and it was shortened from a longbed. As for me, I'm a "high roller". Here's a pic of 4-6 drops for ya. Attached Images __________________ Currently on or near the homestead: 67 Chevy SWB 2WD stepside 350/3 on tree (Pat's) 67 GMC SWB 2WD Fleet 402/auto (Brian's under construction) 67 Chevy 3/4 ton 2WD 402/auto (Business Hauler) 67 Chevy 1 ton dually 2WD 396/4 speed (Former business hauler, Needs TLC) 68 Chevy 1/2 ton Suburban 2WD 250 six/3 on tree (Brian's Needs TLC) 70 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD 350/4 speed (Pat's - Disguised as a 68 GMC) 71 Chevy SWB stepside (Crushed by tree - parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD (Parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD Suburban (Parts Donor) 72 GMC 3/4 ton 4WD 292 six/4 speed (Mine - Disguised as a 67 GMC) 81 GMC 4WD Dually Dump Body 350/4 speed (Business Hauler) 82 Camaro Z/28 355/Super T-10 (Pat's toy) 93 Caprice 9C1 (Brian's Cop Car) 02 Toyota Camry (Reliable but a souless steel and plastic hulk) 2011 2SS RS Camaro M6 Factory Hurst Shifter Maybe I need to sell some of this crap Yet another Bozo with a sawz-all

09-10-2003, 11:09 AM	#3
sixnine Longtime Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Over Yonder (DFW) Posts: 171	LOL!!!! SUSPENSION drops!!! __________________ Rokcrln - *"I'm a major car addict so trying to go as low buck as possible is like asking a coke head to use flower to save money."* 1972 C10 Short Step -http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=261405

09-10-2003, 11:11 AM	#4
Steven Sellers Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 692	That is some funny stuff __________________ 2008 Buick Enclave(wifes new non wrecked) 1996 Jeep Cherokee 2002 2500HD 6.0L (traded) 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee(wifes/wrecked) 1977 DJ5 postal jeep(mmm lots of fun) 1988 Toyota 2wd p/u(DD, blewup 199,000) 1991 Toyota 2ed p/u (sry just cant break these things) 1997 XR70 Honda 1991 Z50(FOR SALE) 1972 Z50 Honda 1970 SWB 350/knucklebuster "The adventure begins and I am confident that there will be no end".

09-10-2003, 11:13 AM	#5
smokekiki Mike Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: west chester pa Posts: 2,473	Try this http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...threadid=64914 __________________ 70'c/10, 71 suburban4x4 402bb, 72suburban 4/6 drop, 72k/5 4x4 blazer 4" lift 35 tires

09-10-2003, 12:10 PM	#6
cwilli84 1FINE69 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 239	Early classics has quite a few views of different drops on different type of trucks ,check their website out __________________ Had a 69 swb fleetside 350zz3 w 400turbo trans oak lined bed with rhino coated sides red exterior. SOLD

09-10-2003, 01:24 PM	#7
sixnine Longtime Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Over Yonder (DFW) Posts: 171	thanks guys.......... __________________ Rokcrln - *"I'm a major car addict so trying to go as low buck as possible is like asking a coke head to use flower to save money."* 1972 C10 Short Step -http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=261405

09-10-2003, 05:08 PM	#9
sixnine Longtime Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Over Yonder (DFW) Posts: 171	Slammed67, how do you like your bags, would you trust them for daily use? How does your GMC handle? I like the trick you used to move the wheel forward in the fender. I look for details like that when I check out a truck. __________________ Rokcrln - *"I'm a major car addict so trying to go as low buck as possible is like asking a coke head to use flower to save money."* 1972 C10 Short Step -http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=261405

09-10-2003, 05:18 PM	#10
Slammed67 Progress = 0% Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 2,108	Well, I haven't driven it a whole lot since the front cross member modification, but it seems to ride/handle pretty good. I went from a long bed with leaf springs to a short bed with bags, so I really can't compare it to anything. I do think my shocks are a little to stiff as it seems to ride a little rough, especially in the rear. I would trust them on a daily driver as long as the system was put together correclty. I'd recommend at least 6 gallons of air tank capacity. If you have the $$$$ go with an engine driven compressor and digital gauges! I just bought a Dakota Digital gauge but haven't hooked it up yet. I also have a York AC compressor to use for the air ride, but have to make a mounting bracket first. __________________ Jason - '67 GMC swb \| '57 Bel-Air 4dr hardtop \| '56 210 4dr Wagon \| 2000 GMC Sierra

09-10-2003, 06:47 PM	#11
sbrban Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 236	i've got art system on the 'burb with the big red valves.There's no problem with lift time but if you play with it(raise/lower)more than 3 times your gonna wait for more air.I will add another pump when I tear the truck apart for paint.As far as daily driver-how many semi's do you see driving down the hiways? Attached Images __________________ you never have too many suburbans....

09-10-2003, 06:50 PM	#12
sbrban Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 236	dropped-still need to do a c-notch. Hey slammed,you goin to goodguys k.c? Attached Images __________________ you never have too many suburbans....

09-10-2003, 07:15 PM	#13
Slammed67 Progress = 0% Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 2,108	Goodguys? Yep! I'l be there along with my brother ('66 Chevelle SS), a friend of mine ('56 Pontiac 2-dr Wagon), and possibly another buddy ('57 2-dr). We'll have to keep an eye out for each other. Still have that massive trailer hitch ball??? That was the coolest! __________________ Jason - '67 GMC swb \| '57 Bel-Air 4dr hardtop \| '56 210 4dr Wagon \| 2000 GMC Sierra

09-10-2003, 07:21 PM	#14
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,064	Sixnine, I was driving my 68 daily until just a month or two ago & it's dropped @ least 4/6 (and I live in your area, so it will survive the road conditions). I swapped to 73-up 2.5 drop spindles/discs & cut 1 coil from the stock springs. I put a 73-up model sway bar on @ the same time w/urethane bushings & use off the shelf Gabriel gas shocks. Out back I use 2600# bags, a bolt-in c-section, adj panhard bar, modified original shock mounts for extra travel, and use off the shelf gas shocks. Does it ride like a caddy? No. But it does ride like a typical stock height swb chevy truck. I've only hit my a-arm/s twice.... once in a construction zone off HWY 80 & the second when a nice little old lady plowed into me & drove me up a curb (the construction did the only noticable damage). Is the air-ride a 'daily driver' suspension? When done right, yes. I've yet to have an air related problem in 3 + years. You only need extra air capacity if/when you play w/the system. Typical rise time is about a minute max. I only raise/lower mine when I hook up my trailer, other than that I stay low all the time. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

09-10-2003, 07:53 PM	#16
>X< registered IWATA user Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 4,481	two of my friends have bags on daily drivers, 88=98 chevy's, and they never have any problems. one of the bag poped and that wasnt even a huge deal __________________ -'63 Ford Fairlane 500 coupe, v8, auto, faded and rusty. awaiting built roller 302 and some flat black -'99 Honda Prelude. vtech/5spd. no pipe, no intake, bone stock. awaiting new top end. -01 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3 dented and scratched with a noisy tranny. Take off that Von Dutch hat before i stab you with a 000 Mack.

09-11-2003, 11:43 AM	#17
sixnine Longtime Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Over Yonder (DFW) Posts: 171	So, air bags are like anything else, when done right, you'll have no problems. I really wanted bags, but just wasn't sure about them. Looks like I've been talked into them. Besides, I can always bag my '69 and then tell my wife I need to buy another truck because the '69 can't be driven daily! Thanks for the help guys........ __________________ Rokcrln - *"I'm a major car addict so trying to go as low buck as possible is like asking a coke head to use flower to save money."* 1972 C10 Short Step -http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=261405



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