advice

[stich626]

Hello all
I'm goona drop my rig a little, nothing like some have done, we have pot holes here. lol
anyways.. I'll be making the 2" rear drop with blocks..
the front..
right now the fender lip is 6" from the tread (245/60/15)
and is holding up a 350 sbc
I'm going to be installing a 454.. with iron heads..water pump but alum intake..
how lower will the bbc make the front end. (ballpark)with the stock sbc springs..
an inch ,2
not gonna be running anybigger rims.. I have 3 sets of 15" they are here and the right price..

it has a rake to it now. and the 2" rear drop will almost make it level "IF" the bbc drops the front about 1/2-1"

in the rear what would be better the blocks or just cutting the springs..
this truck will see stuff in the bed(not much or offen, but)
it's a 1/2 ton
thanks..

[lolife99]

Is there a question here?
I would just install the BBC and then,... do what it takes to get it to your desired ride height. No sense trying to guess. I doubt it would drop over an inch,... but like I said,... that would just be a guess.

[raycow]

Open the hood and pile about 100 lbs of "stuff" on top of the existing engine. That's about how much lower the front end will sit with the 454.

Ray

[stich626]

Originally Posted by lolife99

Is there a question here?
I would just install the BBC and then,... do what it takes to get it to your desired ride height. No sense trying to guess. I doubt it would drop over an inch,... but like I said,... that would just be a guess.

haha well not really, just figured someone might have already gone from small to big block and have an idea of where it land..

[robnolimit]

RayCow is right. The wieght difference between a BBC and a SBC is about 110 lbs. if both are equipped with aluminum intake and headers, the difference is only 85 lbs. swap both to aluminum heads, and the gap narrows to 68 lbs. Ride hieght difference will only be about a 1/2"