Another Annoying Question

[70c10stepside]

Alright, I was wondering what would be the best for the buck of lowering my truck. I just want to go down 2 1/2 inches at most and maybe cut out a little body roll in the process. I was told to go lower at all I'd have to mess with drive shaft angle, drive shaft length, all that stuff. Is this true? The suspension is stock height, and rides alright. Other then the insane body roll... Really, the body roll turns into a handful at times compared to what I'm use to driving.


How its sitting now

[jc70chevy]

Sway bars and springs i got a gud price on my kit thru cpp. Sway bars and springs nice drop. Rides nice nill body roll
i believe on a small drop that your talking about you should be in the clear on the pinion angle

[jc70chevy]

Heres mine with cpp 3/5 drop all springs and roll bars

[jc70chevy]

Sorry lol loaded wrong pic

[70c10stepside]

Sweet, about how much would that set me back on average?

[Already Gone]

In my opinion if you added a front sway bar with new polyurethane bushings, you'd find a big differnce in the roll factor. If that didnt satisfy you and you want to lower the truck, a 2 1/2 drop spindle with a 4 inch drop rear coil should get you what you want. As a footnote if your shocks are tired replacing them would make a difference as well.
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Cool truck, I like short steps.

[kaycee]

I just put in new poy bushimgs in the rear track and panhard bar, holy bat crap what a differance it made.I still need to do the front end but the rear made a night/day differance in ride.I have a sway bar on front and it is lowered 3/5

[1970 Bowtie]

I replaced all my body bushings(poly),trac bar bushings(poly),shocks and added a front sway bar.It made a huge difference in the handling and I'm still rolling at stock ride height.Keep an eye on the parts board for a sway bar for sale,thats where I found mine.

[leftybass209]

There's a lot of different options for dropping these trucks. From the pic you provided, you have 10 inch rims in the front and need to be cautious of how low you go. I had 10s with 2.5 drop spindles and my tires had less than 1 inch clearance around the fender lip. You can also get a sway bar from any junk yard 73 and newer Chevy truck up through the early 90s I think. They have different diameters. I went with rubber bushings in the front because it will be a daily driven vehicle, and too much poly can transfer some road harshness similar to low profile tires.
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[Already Gone]

A front sway bar from any 73/87 Chev/GMC truck will work on the front of your truck. Try to find a 3/4 or 1 ton truck in a wrecking yard as they have the larger 1 1/4 inch front sway bar and you can usually pick them up for 20/40.00.

[PanelDeland]

Originally Posted by Already Gone

In my opinion if you added a front sway bar with new polyurethane bushings, you'd find a big differnce in the roll factor. If that didnt satisfy you and you want to lower the truck, a 2 1/2 drop spindle with a 4 inch drop rear coil should get you what you want. As a footnote if your shocks are tired replacing them would make a difference as well.
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Cool truck, I like short steps.

If you take all of this advice,you will be very happy with the ride/handling IMHO.I still need brackets for the roll bar but everything else has helped a ton.The other addition I suggest is rear shock relocators.I still need tht one also.

[70c10stepside]

Thanks for the replys guys! Honestly have talked my self out of lowering it again, just seems like to much to deal with right now, and once I get new tires it really wont need it.. My only question now is, how do I mount a front sway bar?lol And We have a new bushing to put on the rear, its the only thing on the suspension that isnt new. Front and rear end was redone awhile back, new springs, shocks, brakes, everything.

[leftybass209]

It doesn't take much to put a sway bar on the truck. You have to drill out a few frame rivets, then purchase some sway bar mounts, and sway bar. I would recommend purchasing lowered mounts as they don't cost you any more, they don't change anything if it isn't lowered, but saves you money IF you lower it in the future.
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[Already Gone]

Originally Posted by leftybass209

It doesn't take much to put a sway bar on the truck. You have to drill out a few frame rivets, then purchase some sway bar mounts, and sway bar. I would recommend purchasing lowered mounts as they don't cost you any more, they don't change anything if it isn't lowered, but saves you money IF you lower it in the future.
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and even on a stock height truck with the lowered mopunts you can't see the sway bar unless you get down on your hands and knees.

[70c10stepside]

Oh, sweet. Thanks guys!
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[70c10stepside]

Figured out why it was handling so bad.. The ujoints were both really really loose.... Fixed now though, glad we caught it.. Could of been worse

[CC69Rat]

Might be a good time to pay the $25 for membership to the site so you can buy and sell stuff? .. just a thought.

Scott has a whole 3/5 drop for sale on the parts section. $300. Would be a good kit for your truck, assuming it's six lug drum (?) Not sure.. just a good way to get it down a little on the cheap, and this is all good name brand stuff.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=558389