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drop spindle question
i searched and couldnt find the best answer so i figured i'd make a thread.i want to go down another 2-3" up front and i want to do that with a spindle.i would like to know what the best one is for this year and such.also i do plan on bagging it in the near future so it will need to be able to be used with my bag setup as well. 71 c10. thanks in advance
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Re: drop spindle question
I've got 2.5" drop spindles from earlyclassic and they work perfect with my bags and dropmember.
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Re: drop spindle question
those are pretty cheap.249 plus shipping.not bad at all.do you know of any difference between those or mcgaughys or something? did you lose any turning radius?
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I dont have any experience with the others but these are very nice for the price and ECE is a good company to do business with. Didn't lose any turning radius at all.
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Re: drop spindle question
ok.looks like ill be ordering some in a few weeks.thanks a bunch
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Re: drop spindle question
keep in mind that your inner wells will need to be gone and then theres the issue of heat fan and hood hindges when you bag it...with a 29" tire cupped LCA and stock spindles I'm against the inner fender support??....just food for thought...I think 1 or maybe 1.5" spindle drop would be the most I could put on with out major work to the heat/hindges..still would need to cut out the inner fender support
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Re: drop spindle question
sound like you have a good plan I don't understand the battery thing but it would certainly clean up the engine comparment...I would worry more about having to remove my heat and A/C but since your in Calf. it's probably not an issue... it's just as easy to pull your inner fenders and keep them around til your done then you can avoid building them twice..I have been running without ANY for some time now..makes the engine compartment a bit messy on rainy days but nothing soap and water doesn't clean up..
check my build thread you could always cup the LCA (use the springs you have) that would give you about 2" of drop and prep it for bags in one move so no wasted time or $$.... add some blocks for the same end results and your ready for bags.... drop spindels are going to give you more drop than I think you want with this combo...but with a ttotal of 4" ( up front) you can always check where you are now and figure it out from there...just keep in mind you can only drop the rear another 2" with blocks ( and even with that you have scrub line issues withthe U bolt on the back)...and maybe axle frame issues...chek you clearance now and see.... I hate having to build things twice or spend $$ for something that is temp CLCA and blocks will get you closer to your goal
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edit: but then also i was planning on running custom tube arms and not the stock ones.so it'd be alot of work to cup the lcas and then not use them.but then i could also sell them so it may not be a bad idea
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Re: drop spindle question
I made up my LCA why would you want to change them you wont get a better drop....I can see using upper tubed ones to get a better ball joint angle though...
measure up your 22's and see how tall they are ( If I had the size I could tell yea??) the magic # is 29.5"...IF you cup the lower with 29.5 tire it will clear the inner fender by 3/8" when the LCA it on the Xmemeber..IF you add a drop spindle you will be into the heater boxs,hood hindges, and inner fender support...
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Re: drop spindle question
just kinda an ocd thing.i dont want tubed uppers and stock lowers,just would look nicer to me to have tubed uppers and lowers.no real reason to it tho.and my 22's sit at 28" tall. 265/35/22 if i remember correctly.where did you get your cups from or did you make them?
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Re: drop spindle question
I have 2.5" Western drop spindles on my 72, made in USA. I bought them from CPP, right here in Anaheim. They work great, no issues.
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everything being said I want to convert to 2" drops someday... some for the drop to get my bags in a nice working area at ride hieght, some to lay it out that extra inch I'm missing to lay out on my X ..but I think the biggest reason is for the covertion to disc??
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keep in mind you can go up in tire size....not rim..to get to that 29.5" #...heres a link for you to play with till you get the size that will work for you..... the stock size you want to shoot for is 235/75/15..it will fill the wheel wells and get your speedo back to being right???
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoTireMath.dos close is like sorta pregnant either you lay out or you dont..I'll never get the back down since I cn't sacrifice the floor of my truck.....but I'm looking to build another and that one will peel pavement on another low budget build..I'm thinking under $500 |
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thanks.thats a good link.and ya im more into the pro streetISH look thats why i want to go down in rim size.these 22's are too flashy for me.and have you ever seen a bodydropped bed before? basically where you cut about 6-8 inches out of your bed and lift the whole floor so you still have an oem floor its just raised up a bit.in your case you'd probably only have to do 3-5 inches.i did it to my 2000 gmc sierra and i loved the outcome.i will also be doing this to this truck since im not a fan of notches
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Can you see the issue with any bed work???..and yea it will fit even with the PS tires not sure how they will carry the load??
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i gotcha now.if it were just firewood you'd still be able to lose a few inches but with that camper there'd be no way.
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if you look at the camper pick vs the other one you may notice that teh camper is sitting abit higher at dump...well the front dropped another 1.5" when I swaped out the stock shocks to the monroe 5758's and the rear tires (camper) are 31/10.5 and they never rubbed ....so again you can work withyou rims just go taller..it will give you a good low pro look
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