How Much Drop by Cutting 1 Coil off front coil springs? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

HotRod929 · 04-14-2003, 03:33 PM

How much of a drop can I expect if I cut one full coil off the front coils on my 70 C20? Would I get about 3" or more or less? I just wanna know so that when I get drop shocks I know what size to get. Thanks

HotRod

Gene · 04-14-2003, 03:34 PM

I'm not sure if a 3/4 ton will be the same but I cut 1 coil off my 1/2 ton and it dropped it 2.5 inches, hope that helps?

jays68yak · 04-14-2003, 04:03 PM

I would cut half a coil at a time to see how far it drops. But I did cut a full coil off my 68 lemans and it droped it more them 2 inches.

mikep · 04-14-2003, 08:13 PM

I did a coil and a half off my 67 and 69 camaros and they lost 2 1/2 inches.

stllookn · 04-14-2003, 08:22 PM

I cut one round off the big end of my front coils on my C10 and it dropped 2.375 inches.

**BIG ORANGE** · 04-14-2003, 08:46 PM

I've dropped several trucks for guy's buy cutting 1 round out of the bottom of the front spring to get a 2 1/2 drop and run stock type shock with no problems,just have the frontend lined up afterwards!

04-14-2003, 03:33 PM	#1
HotRod929 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Bondurant, IA but in Worcester, MA for school Posts: 767	How Much Drop by Cutting 1 Coil off front coil springs? How much of a drop can I expect if I cut one full coil off the front coils on my 70 C20? Would I get about 3" or more or less? I just wanna know so that when I get drop shocks I know what size to get. Thanks HotRod __________________ 1970 Chevy C-20 350 V-8 Turbo 350 w/ shift kit Dana 60 w/ 4.10 gears AND Powr-Loc POSI New Additions: Summit Headers 135amp alternator Proform HEI Edelbrock 1406 600cfm carb Sunpro Tach Powr-Loc POSI Edelbrock Performer RPM Intake MSD 6A Ignition Box AIM: HotRod929 Visit My Site: http://1970chevy.netfirms.com/

04-14-2003, 03:34 PM	#2
Gene Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma Posts: 2,914	I'm not sure if a 3/4 ton will be the same but I cut 1 coil off my 1/2 ton and it dropped it 2.5 inches, hope that helps? __________________ 1971 SWB 4X4 Build BOARD MEMBER #5448 BOOMER SOONER!!!!

04-14-2003, 04:03 PM	#3
jays68yak Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Gilroy, CA Posts: 1,453	I would cut half a coil at a time to see how far it drops. But I did cut a full coil off my 68 lemans and it droped it more them 2 inches. __________________ 1969 Chevy Project SWB Fleet, 20s, 5.3, t56, in the weeds. 1970 Chevy Truck cab on a 1979 Jimmy frame-8.1 liter 496 bbc/sm465/np203-jeds doubler-np205/d60/14bff Welded/42 tsls on recentered H1s 1998 Chevy Crew Cab K3500 SAS'd with hpd60, links and swayaway coilovers. 8.1l vortec DD/towrig "I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. "

04-14-2003, 08:13 PM	#4
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	I did a coil and a half off my 67 and 69 camaros and they lost 2 1/2 inches. __________________ No truck :-(

04-14-2003, 08:22 PM	#5
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	I cut one round off the big end of my front coils on my C10 and it dropped 2.375 inches. __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

04-14-2003, 08:46 PM	#6
BIG ORANGE Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lancaster S.C. Posts: 4,767	I've dropped several trucks for guy's buy cutting 1 round out of the bottom of the front spring to get a 2 1/2 drop and run stock type shock with no problems,just have the frontend lined up afterwards! __________________ Things happen for a reason!



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