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Dropt72Shortbed · 08-12-2002, 07:44 PM

this is to help people like me who bought a truck already lowered and want to know exactly how much it was lowered.

measure from the ground up through the middle of your wheel until the the tape measure hits the center of you fender lip. (this should be roughly the highest point of the fender lip curve, but your measuring from the bottom.) also see attached picture

if you dont know exactly how much your truck was dropped or dont know tire sizes then dont post, id like to get accurate measurements for us to compare to. this will also help the guys with airbags to determine what their ride height is etc.

for example my measurements were 26.5" front 29.5" rear on 205/75/15s and 235/75/15s and im an unsure of what mines dropped (im guessing 5.5/5")

**BOSS** · 08-12-2002, 07:53 PM

tires are 275r15 the measurements are 29.5 rear and 29 at the front.Hope that helps but i am not sure of how mine was dropped either.It was this way when i got it

Dropt72Shortbed · 08-12-2002, 10:05 PM

sorry purple, our measurements are useless without at least one person knowing their exact drop and measurement.

not one person have a truck dropped 2/4 3/5 4/6 or anything that can measure?

please help a fellow 67-72 owner out.

XXL · 08-12-2002, 10:34 PM

Gang, you all need to be measuring from a fixed point... either from the lip to the center of the hub or the lip to the bottom edge of the wheel (then we'll need to know what diameter wheel you have). Otherwise there's no real way to correlate the various measurements. Even if we know tire size, 3 brands of the EXACT same tire size will all be different heights. So... go back and re-measure :-)

Kenneth

XXL · 08-12-2002, 10:42 PM

BTW, here are my measurements as described in my previous post. (Yuck... that was supposed to be more legible. It reads 10" front and rear.)

Kenneth

Dropt72Shortbed · 08-13-2002, 01:49 PM

bumping this one to the top...

jay-dawg · 08-13-2002, 02:16 PM

sup kenneth,
your truck is lookin sweeter and sweeter. Now i'm really deciding wether to keep the stepside bed.

jay

Cheyenne Super · 08-13-2002, 08:39 PM

29.5 front 31.5 rear

Dropt72Shortbed · 08-15-2002, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Cheyenne Super
29.5 front 31.5 rear

sweet thanks!

ill bump this up for the last time to get some measurements from others.

*big71* · 08-15-2002, 05:43 PM

my front meas. 29-5 but back i cant do no bed

XXL · 08-15-2002, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by XXL
Gang, you all need to be measuring from a fixed point... either from the lip to the center of the hub or the lip to the bottom edge of the wheel (then we'll need to know what diameter wheel you have). Otherwise there's no real way to correlate the various measurements. Even if we know tire size, 3 brands of the EXACT same tire size will all be different heights. So... go back and re-measure :-)

Kenneth

OK everybody... I'm hoping this sinks in. Measuring from the ground doesn't tell you anything about your suspension height. You need to measure from a fixed source like the wheel lip or the center of the hub. Here's an example. Would anyone believe that my truck could magically change heights without me adjusting the airbags? (Please say no.) OK, I'm not going to touch the airbags but if I change tires it's going to change the height of the truck. See... that's why we need to be measuring from a fixed place, since we all have different tire sizes and brands.

(phew...)

Kenneth

Dropt72Shortbed · 08-15-2002, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by XXL

OK everybody... I'm hoping this sinks in. Measuring from the ground doesn't tell you anything about your suspension height. You need to measure from a fixed source like the wheel lip or the center of the hub.

well my original post did say please include your tire size. if you know the tire size then it doesnt take a math whiz to factor out the difference from tire heights. i wasnt looking for 100% accurate measurements, just something to get a rough idea. either method will work, but yes your idea is better cause it elimnates any alight tire error. actually measuring from the center of the hub to fenderlip would be most accurate since rim diameter wouldnt have to be factored in as well.

Brad · 08-17-2002, 01:38 PM

Mines 15" all the way around. 4" drop springs in rear, 2" spindles, 2" springs

Russ72C10 · 08-17-2002, 04:15 PM

Mine measures 16½" from wheel center to fender lip, all the way around. I know it's been lowered, but I'm curious as to how much? Anyone have measurements for a stock ride-height C10?

Dropt72Shortbed · 08-17-2002, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Russ72C10
Mine measures 16½" from wheel center to fender lip, all the way around. I know it's been lowered, but I'm curious as to how much? Anyone have measurements for a stock ride-height C10?

russ if you compare that to brads measurements above, 4/4" drop with a measurement of 15" all around then it seems that yours would be around 2.5"/2.5"

thanks for posting guys, the more measurements the more accurate of an average i/we can get.

Russ72C10 · 08-17-2002, 07:04 PM

You've got a point there, Blake! LOL!

Thanks for making the obvious more clear.... I'm at work right now, so I'm in my "unproductive mindset" since it's Saturday!

HvyChevy454 · 08-21-2002, 04:01 PM

ttt

HvyChevy454 · 08-21-2002, 06:47 PM

now that i got my truck here, from the center of the hub to the lip of the fender is front: 17.5 rear: 18 Now i have a BB riding on 350 springs, and ive done a 2.5'' block drop out back which makes me wonder...

Suicide-D · 08-21-2002, 06:48 PM

my stock 68 and my heated spring lowered 71...I now have concrete evidence of one thing that I was suspicous of.

The bed on the 68 is tweaked... visible from a distance behind the truck.

measured from the center of the center cap to the lip

68
front 19" 19"
rear 18.5" 19.75"

71
front 16" 15.75"
rear 17.5" 17.5"

HvyChevy454 · 08-21-2002, 07:26 PM

ok i just went out w/ a straight edge and measured it right.
Front
18 17

17.5 17.5
Rear

The driverside front corner sits 1'' higher that the passenger side. This is also the corner that has about -1 degree of camber.
It is also the side of the truck that lifts under hard acceleration. Im going to a chassis dyno to get the rear wheel figures on the motor.
Could the torque of the motor tweaked something?

XXL · 08-21-2002, 08:20 PM

For those of you finding the corners not being the same height (like an inch or less difference from right to left), that's actually pretty normal. I've lowered several hundred trucks in my life and it is not uncommon to see slight variations... and while it doesn't look bad on a stock height truck, the problem exacerbates itself when you lower a vehicle because the 1" difference is now a larger part of the total height (as in 1" diff. on the 19" stock height, and now is 1" on the 13" lowered height). Typically you can solve this kind of issue with small shims in the rear. The front is a little trickier... but also less common to see a difference from side to side.

[ramble off]

Kenneth

PrimeredThunder · 08-21-2002, 10:26 PM

OK, I went out and measured mine. Looks like the front is 15" and the rear is 17". Correct me if I'm wrong please, but wouldn't that be something like a 4/2 drop?

Kenny

**BOSS** · 08-22-2002, 05:15 PM

All i measured was the driver side................16.75 front.........17 rear.Can someone tell me about what drop that would be?Thanx..........................James

HvyChevy454 · 11-03-2002, 04:32 PM

was wondering if anybody has just put in new stock springs and could possibly measure from the center of the center cap to the lip of the fender.

08-12-2002, 07:44 PM	#1
Dropt72Shortbed Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Huntington Beach CA Posts: 678	everyone post your lowered trucks measurements here! this is to help people like me who bought a truck already lowered and want to know exactly how much it was lowered. measure from the ground up through the middle of your wheel until the the tape measure hits the center of you fender lip. (this should be roughly the highest point of the fender lip curve, but your measuring from the bottom.) also see attached picture if you dont know exactly how much your truck was dropped or dont know tire sizes then dont post, id like to get accurate measurements for us to compare to. this will also help the guys with airbags to determine what their ride height is etc. for example my measurements were 26.5" front 29.5" rear on 205/75/15s and 235/75/15s and im an unsure of what mines dropped (im guessing 5.5/5")

08-12-2002, 07:53 PM	#2
BOSS Just here to help Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Norwood,Mo Posts: 3,893	tires are 275r15 the measurements are 29.5 rear and 29 at the front.Hope that helps but i am not sure of how mine was dropped either.It was this way when i got it __________________ Support our site Norwood Survivor

08-12-2002, 10:05 PM	#3
Dropt72Shortbed Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Huntington Beach CA Posts: 678	TTT sorry purple, our measurements are useless without at least one person knowing their exact drop and measurement. not one person have a truck dropped 2/4 3/5 4/6 or anything that can measure? please help a fellow 67-72 owner out.

08-12-2002, 10:34 PM	#4
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	Gang, you all need to be measuring from a fixed point... either from the lip to the center of the hub or the lip to the bottom edge of the wheel (then we'll need to know what diameter wheel you have). Otherwise there's no real way to correlate the various measurements. Even if we know tire size, 3 brands of the EXACT same tire size will all be different heights. So... go back and re-measure :-) Kenneth __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

08-12-2002, 10:42 PM	#5
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	BTW, here are my measurements as described in my previous post. (Yuck... that was supposed to be more legible. It reads 10" front and rear.) Kenneth Attached Images __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

08-13-2002, 01:49 PM	#6
Dropt72Shortbed Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Huntington Beach CA Posts: 678	bumping this one to the top...

08-13-2002, 02:16 PM	#7
jay-dawg chevelito Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI USA Posts: 1,609	sup kenneth, your truck is lookin sweeter and sweeter. Now i'm really deciding wether to keep the stepside bed. jay __________________ New deadline...when my son can drive. Aloha from Honolulu, HI

08-13-2002, 08:39 PM	#8
Cheyenne Super Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Efland, NC Posts: 303	2/4 drop 255/70-15s 29.5 front 31.5 rear __________________ 1971 Cheyenne Super Soon to be converted to '68 front clip. Efland, NC

08-15-2002, 05:43 PM	#10
big71 Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: JONESVILL NC Posts: 1,303	my front meas. 29-5 but back i cant do no bed

08-17-2002, 01:38 PM	#13
Brad Out of the carpool lane. Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Clark Co, WA Posts: 5,673	Mines 15" all the way around. 4" drop springs in rear, 2" spindles, 2" springs __________________ 1968 C-10 SWB, 5.7 Vortec/700R4/3.73 posi, Torch Red 1968 Camaro, 250/Powerglide, all original (No, I'm not gonna drop a 350 in it!...Jeez!) 2000 Honda VFR in the faster yellow! 2008 Husqvarna TE-610 1967 C-10 SWB 'Six Appeal'-Gone but not forgotten...

08-17-2002, 04:15 PM	#14
Russ72C10 Four Wheeler Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Decatur, IL Posts: 101	Mine measures 16½" from wheel center to fender lip, all the way around. I know it's been lowered, but I'm curious as to how much? Anyone have measurements for a stock ride-height C10? __________________ '84 K20 4x4 350 V8 - Weiand intake - Headers - 4" Tuff Country lift - 35x12.50 ProComp M/Ts on 15x10s

08-17-2002, 07:04 PM	#16
Russ72C10 Four Wheeler Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Decatur, IL Posts: 101	You've got a point there, Blake! LOL! Thanks for making the obvious more clear.... I'm at work right now, so I'm in my "unproductive mindset" since it's Saturday! __________________ '84 K20 4x4 350 V8 - Weiand intake - Headers - 4" Tuff Country lift - 35x12.50 ProComp M/Ts on 15x10s

08-21-2002, 04:01 PM	#17
HvyChevy454 Slowly getting CRSS... Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Lutz, Florida Posts: 656	ttt __________________ -Nic Lutz, Fl My Team Website The Heavy Chevy Website ------------------ 72 Cheyenne 10 LWB GM 12-bolt 3.08 w/ Auburn Posi 91 454 Edel Performer RPM Intake 750 cfm carb Comp Cam 268/.495 Hedman Headers Dual 3'' Exhaust 71 Cheyenne 20 4x4 Fact. A/C PS PB Tilt Currently in the works... Speak Softly and Carry A Big Block... There is No replacement for Displacement... "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti

08-21-2002, 06:47 PM	#18
HvyChevy454 Slowly getting CRSS... Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Lutz, Florida Posts: 656	now that i got my truck here, from the center of the hub to the lip of the fender is front: 17.5 rear: 18 Now i have a BB riding on 350 springs, and ive done a 2.5'' block drop out back which makes me wonder... __________________ -Nic Lutz, Fl My Team Website The Heavy Chevy Website ------------------ 72 Cheyenne 10 LWB GM 12-bolt 3.08 w/ Auburn Posi 91 454 Edel Performer RPM Intake 750 cfm carb Comp Cam 268/.495 Hedman Headers Dual 3'' Exhaust 71 Cheyenne 20 4x4 Fact. A/C PS PB Tilt Currently in the works... Speak Softly and Carry A Big Block... There is No replacement for Displacement... "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti

08-21-2002, 06:48 PM	#19
Suicide-D Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Katy, TX...but the love of my life resides in Dublin,OH. Posts: 1,408	i measured both trucks.... my stock 68 and my heated spring lowered 71...I now have concrete evidence of one thing that I was suspicous of. The bed on the 68 is tweaked... visible from a distance behind the truck. measured from the center of the center cap to the lip 68 front 19" 19" rear 18.5" 19.75" 71 front 16" 15.75" rear 17.5" 17.5"



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08-21-2002, 07:26 PM	#20
HvyChevy454 Slowly getting CRSS... Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Lutz, Florida Posts: 656	ok i just went out w/ a straight edge and measured it right. Front 18 17 17.5 17.5 Rear The driverside front corner sits 1'' higher that the passenger side. This is also the corner that has about -1 degree of camber. It is also the side of the truck that lifts under hard acceleration. Im going to a chassis dyno to get the rear wheel figures on the motor. Could the torque of the motor tweaked something? __________________ -Nic Lutz, Fl My Team Website The Heavy Chevy Website ------------------ 72 Cheyenne 10 LWB GM 12-bolt 3.08 w/ Auburn Posi 91 454 Edel Performer RPM Intake 750 cfm carb Comp Cam 268/.495 Hedman Headers Dual 3'' Exhaust 71 Cheyenne 20 4x4 Fact. A/C PS PB Tilt Currently in the works... Speak Softly and Carry A Big Block... There is No replacement for Displacement... "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti

08-21-2002, 08:20 PM	#21
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	For those of you finding the corners not being the same height (like an inch or less difference from right to left), that's actually pretty normal. I've lowered several hundred trucks in my life and it is not uncommon to see slight variations... and while it doesn't look bad on a stock height truck, the problem exacerbates itself when you lower a vehicle because the 1" difference is now a larger part of the total height (as in 1" diff. on the 19" stock height, and now is 1" on the 13" lowered height). Typically you can solve this kind of issue with small shims in the rear. The front is a little trickier... but also less common to see a difference from side to side. [ramble off] Kenneth __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

08-21-2002, 10:26 PM	#22
PrimeredThunder Back from the Dead Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Salem, Oregon Posts: 522	OK, I went out and measured mine. Looks like the front is 15" and the rear is 17". Correct me if I'm wrong please, but wouldn't that be something like a 4/2 drop? Kenny __________________ The only Carb that matters to me is the one under my hood! Salem, Oregon

08-22-2002, 05:15 PM	#23
BOSS Just here to help Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Norwood,Mo Posts: 3,893	All i measured was the driver side................16.75 front.........17 rear.Can someone tell me about what drop that would be?Thanx..........................James __________________ Support our site Norwood Survivor

11-03-2002, 04:32 PM	#24
HvyChevy454 Slowly getting CRSS... Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Lutz, Florida Posts: 656	was wondering if anybody has just put in new stock springs and could possibly measure from the center of the center cap to the lip of the fender. __________________ -Nic Lutz, Fl My Team Website The Heavy Chevy Website ------------------ 72 Cheyenne 10 LWB GM 12-bolt 3.08 w/ Auburn Posi 91 454 Edel Performer RPM Intake 750 cfm carb Comp Cam 268/.495 Hedman Headers Dual 3'' Exhaust 71 Cheyenne 20 4x4 Fact. A/C PS PB Tilt Currently in the works... Speak Softly and Carry A Big Block... There is No replacement for Displacement... "If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." - Mario Andretti

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