C20 lowered pictures

[gofast68c20]

Here's some updated pics of mine. Original plan was to lower it with springs, after that decided i wanted it lower so i bagged it. Dominator 2600's with Accuair control. Its currently apart awaiting an 8.1l transplant!!

[gofast68c20]

Here is a before pic, this is how it looked when i bought it.

[flomofo]

How much did it run you to switch to coils? Thats exactly what I want to do if I buy the GMC I've been looking at.

Switch to coils and then do the accuair with some heavy bags with no notch though.

Did you weld anything or just take the rear end and everything from the donor truck?

[abigaillozano]

Originally Posted by gofast68c20

Here's some updated pics of mine. Original plan was to lower it with springs, after that decided i wanted it lower so i bagged it. Dominator 2600's with Accuair control. Its currently apart awaiting an 8.1l transplant!!

That's a great looking truck! How are the bags holding up? Did the transplant affect the ride quality? I'm sure the bags are having a hard time with all that weight!

[gofast68c20]

Thanks. I'm still in the process of putting it all back together. I've cycled the suspension up and down and it air up quicker than I thought. I think that the 2600's will handle it very well.
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[eagleuh1]

Did you get the 8.1 in? How bout some pics. Truck looks good. Jim

[gofast68c20]

I used the trailing arms and crossmember over the axle from a donor frame. Welded new perches to the axle for the arms and cut the leaf spring perches off. The only things I welded were the c notches and the axle perches everything else bolted up.
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[dwarf717]

INTERESTING thread! Time to put it back up! I have a 20 which I was thinking about changing to a c10....but these 20s dont look bad!

[Nitro72]

Wild4wheels...I have just bought a 72 Cheyenne super c20 custom camper. I want it to sit like the green and white one in your pics. What did you do to get that look?? Thanks.

[wild4wheels]

Ahh, an age old question that has been tossed around for a while. one, no, not my truck- I thought someone on the board actually knew the owner at one time. I believe it was a dropped spindle/spring combo. (4/6?) It's been a year and a half since I've searched but there was one company still making 2.5 inch dropped spindles for c-20s Airbagit? chassis tech? That teal colored c20 picture that I posted was just on ebay a couple weeks ago- I think the guy was asking 10k. Sorry I can't help more

[Nitro72]

Thanks for the info wild4wheels. I will look into those drop spindles and leaf drops.

[pulltilbroke]

So will these drop spindles work with the 63-70 a arms and steering components?

http://www.airbagit.com/spindles-ste...pi-gm7191c.htm

[Nitro72]

I think if you do these type you will need to do a front disc conversion. I'm sure you could call the company and find out for sure.

[pulltilbroke]

If i gotta do a disc conversion thats fine as I've been wanting to do it for a while.

Actually after a little more research I might just go with this setup.

http://www.performanceonline.com/196...-DELUXE-16682/

[pulltilbroke]

I used CPP 5" drop coils in the rear and cut 1 round out of the front.

[steves1967]

POL has drop spindles for c-20's. Ya gotta realign the front end afterward though... I think the steering arm length is a bit longer.

[chevy2tom]

Mine's static dropped now(2 1/2 drop spindles front & 4" drop springs out back) & going to bag it soon!

[northerngmc]

Originally Posted by chevy2tom

Mine's static dropped now(2 1/2 drop spindles front & 4" drop springs out back) & going to bag it soon!

Wow I surprised how much lower than stock it looks with only 2.5/4.

Do you have a side shot, on level ground you could post showing if the truck looks level now?

I still haven't dropped mine, but it has recently moved from rural to city and this might be a good time to lower it.

[Billyburban]

Originally Posted by chevy2tom

Mine's static dropped now(2 1/2 drop spindles front & 4" drop springs out back) & going to bag it soon!

So all you have is drop spindles in the front stock coil an shock ?

[chevy2tom]

Yes sir, stock front springs & shocks with drop spindles & it rides great.

[Billyburban]

Originally Posted by chevy2tom

Yes sir, stock front springs & shocks with drop spindles & it rides great.

The reason I ask is I have a 1970 suburban c10 I just installed the 4inch HD by cpp in the rear an mine looks lower than yours in the rear now the front sits like an 1ich or inch an 1/2 taller. The guy at cpp told me to drop the front 3inchs an it should b close. I believe the c20 set taller than the c10 ? What size rims an tires are you running? The reason I as all this is cause I'm going to be towing my travel trailer it's about 3,000 lbs an I don't want to b to low

[chevy2tom]

Here it is from last weekend with my 2 bikes in it which dropped it a couple inches

[chevy2tom]

This is it before the drop, same tires just different wheels

[bigrigpardo]

chevy2tom is your truck coil or leaf rear?

[chevy2tom]

Coil, from what I've read chevys were coil & GMC was leaf in the 3/4 ton