Has anyone used a set of 6" rear lowering springs? - Page 2 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

jkade · 03-09-2006, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smbrouss70

On my 70 truck, I used ECE's 6" drop springs with a 2" block and bolt-in c-notch. The axle tubes sit right in the opening of the notch, right at the bottom of the old frame. My back tires are almost exactly 29" tall. I know it's not a blazer but....

That should get me just were I want to be. I appreciate the info. Looks like a good work in progress. I love 67-72 trucks too.

smbrouss70 · 03-09-2006, 11:02 PM

She's a 60 or 70-footer right now, but everything under the sheetmetal is new. I almost don't want to do the body work and paint, i might be scared to drive it after that.

**raggedjim** · 03-10-2006, 11:12 AM

Steven, your truck sits exactly the way I want my blazer to sit. How hard was the c-notch? Did you pull the bed to do it?

Thanks, Rg (jkade, sorry for the hi-jack, I'll give you one free hi-jack of any thread I start...)

5150 · 03-10-2006, 02:55 PM

So let me get this straight-Do you have to c-notch when you lower a blazer 6 inches in the rear?

I don't own a 2wd, but may in the near future

**raggedjim** · 03-10-2006, 03:10 PM

Yellow69, I have a 6" drop with NO c-notch. Anything greater then 6" will need a c-notch.

Rg

LUV2XCLR8 · 03-10-2006, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raggedjim

Yellow69, I have a 6" drop with NO c-notch. Anything greater then 6" will need a c-notch.

Rg

Or if you do AIR BAGS

smbrouss70 · 03-10-2006, 06:23 PM

Roger, I did pull the bed to do my c-notch. The bolt-in c-notch has like 5 steps on the intructions, HA... That thing was a pain to put in. You have to grind rivets out (the worst part of the install), cut out the portion of the frame, then when you get it all going back together at least 2 of the bolts were too long (they were hitting the crossmember behind the axle.) And in the end it basically puts a spacer between the top of your springs and the frame. I'm thinking about welding mine in because I think I want it to be a little stronger so I don't get nervous the next time I go to tow something. If I had it to do over again, I would bypass the bolt-in notch and make my own out of some pipe, then box in the frame right there.

If you do go with the bolt-in, I know that it can be done without removing the tub on a Blazer, but it has to be a pain in the @ss.

**raggedjim** · 03-11-2006, 03:00 PM

Thanks Steve, I'm thinking I should make my own and weld it in also.

Rg

03-09-2006, 11:02 PM	#27
smbrouss70 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rayne, LA Posts: 2,782	Re: Has anyone used a set of 6" rear lowering springs? She's a 60 or 70-footer right now, but everything under the sheetmetal is new. I almost don't want to do the body work and paint, i might be scared to drive it after that. __________________ Steven "If dogs don't go to heaven, when I die I want to go wherever they went." -- Will Rogers R.I.P. Oscar R.I.P. Ratchet 1967 Pontiac GTO - Dad was the Original Owner 1970 Chevy 2wd SWB "Oscar's Truck" 1970 Chevy 2wd Blazer "Ratchet's Blazer" 2013 Chevy 2500HD Crew Cab Duramax/Allison Z71 LTZ "Brown Sugar" 2017 Chevy Suburban "BDB" 2020 Chevy Blazer Premier "Foxy" Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Shop Build

03-10-2006, 11:12 AM	#28
raggedjim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Murray, Kentucky Posts: 3,483	Re: Has anyone used a set of 6" rear lowering springs? Steven, your truck sits exactly the way I want my blazer to sit. How hard was the c-notch? Did you pull the bed to do it? Thanks, Rg (jkade, sorry for the hi-jack, I'll give you one free hi-jack of any thread I start...) __________________ Roger '68 Short step - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=849675 '69 ('70?) 2wd Blazer '70 GMC Jimmy 2wd '73 Firebird - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=853203

03-10-2006, 02:55 PM	#29
5150 C10 Club Tennessee Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: White House, TN 37188 Posts: 8,281	Re: Has anyone used a set of 6" rear lowering springs? So let me get this straight-Do you have to c-notch when you lower a blazer 6 inches in the rear? I don't own a 2wd, but may in the near future __________________ Bryan www.gmtruckshow.com Project "Andes"-Halen's First Truck Project: Patina Burb for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Romans 13:4

03-10-2006, 03:10 PM	#30
raggedjim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Murray, Kentucky Posts: 3,483	Re: Has anyone used a set of 6" rear lowering springs? Yellow69, I have a 6" drop with NO c-notch. Anything greater then 6" will need a c-notch. Rg __________________ Roger '68 Short step - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=849675 '69 ('70?) 2wd Blazer '70 GMC Jimmy 2wd '73 Firebird - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=853203

03-10-2006, 06:23 PM	#32
smbrouss70 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rayne, LA Posts: 2,782	Re: Has anyone used a set of 6" rear lowering springs? Roger, I did pull the bed to do my c-notch. The bolt-in c-notch has like 5 steps on the intructions, HA... That thing was a pain to put in. You have to grind rivets out (the worst part of the install), cut out the portion of the frame, then when you get it all going back together at least 2 of the bolts were too long (they were hitting the crossmember behind the axle.) And in the end it basically puts a spacer between the top of your springs and the frame. I'm thinking about welding mine in because I think I want it to be a little stronger so I don't get nervous the next time I go to tow something. If I had it to do over again, I would bypass the bolt-in notch and make my own out of some pipe, then box in the frame right there. If you do go with the bolt-in, I know that it can be done without removing the tub on a Blazer, but it has to be a pain in the @ss. __________________ Steven "If dogs don't go to heaven, when I die I want to go wherever they went." -- Will Rogers R.I.P. Oscar R.I.P. Ratchet 1967 Pontiac GTO - Dad was the Original Owner 1970 Chevy 2wd SWB "Oscar's Truck" 1970 Chevy 2wd Blazer "Ratchet's Blazer" 2013 Chevy 2500HD Crew Cab Duramax/Allison Z71 LTZ "Brown Sugar" 2017 Chevy Suburban "BDB" 2020 Chevy Blazer Premier "Foxy" Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Shop Build

03-11-2006, 03:00 PM	#33
raggedjim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Murray, Kentucky Posts: 3,483	Re: Has anyone used a set of 6" rear lowering springs? Thanks Steve, I'm thinking I should make my own and weld it in also. Rg __________________ Roger '68 Short step - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=849675 '69 ('70?) 2wd Blazer '70 GMC Jimmy 2wd '73 Firebird - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=853203



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