1967 chevy lwb with coils help me

[willis0107]

ok so i replaced the front coils yesterday and when i went to remove the rear coils the only thing that i did was break off one of the bolts that goes through the trailing arms and holds the coils in place i am trying to lower the rear end by using coils but i am now thinking of replacing that bolt and using blocks on it to get my four inches of drop in the back what have you guys done as far as dropping these trucks what did you use i want to stay away from air bags as i will be moving to the midwest and will have to drive gravel roads from time to time

[Sequoyah]

Holy run-on sentence! What's your question? Best way to remove the bolt? Lowering? I had to put one of my trailing arms on a press, used the same size bolt on a press and just pushed the rusty one right out.

[cdowns]

coils are the way to go and yes sometimes replacing 40yearold parts takes work

as far as the 4" block idea with your truck sitting on the ground take a look and measure the ground clearance on the trailing arms then subtract 4 and thats the ground clearance you'll have with blocks

[Longhorn Man]

if a gravel road would kill an air bag, semis would have stopped using them 20 years ago.

[willis0107]

ok so i didn't have a press nor one available to me. I ended up heating the bushing that the bolt goes through and beating the living bejesus out of it. i put block on it only because the new coils will not be here until january and i needed to finish the mock up on the suspension in order to start the new fenderwells.

[scatesracing]

I had 6 inch blocks in mine.......... the arms hung lowwwww the bolts drug a couple times but was never a big problem...road real nice