Confused about drop spindles vs lowering coils

[timberwolfgirl]

After asking 6 different people this same question, Ive gotten 6 different answers!! SO that leaves us very confused. We are new to the project and restoration community so sorry if some questions seem dumb to you veterans I was told that for a 2" drop I needed to buy 2 "drop springs and 2 1/2" drop spindles for the front. (WE will worry about the back later). So now that I have ordered and received them our friend putting them on said we only want one or the other. Meaning stock springs with drop spindles, or stock spindles with drop springs!!!!! I guess its really how low we want it to be in the end. Not stock but not completely slammed, somewhere in the middle......

Any help with this will be much appreciated

[Terry Crist]

Drop spindles with stock springs is the best way as far as I am concerned. You still get the same ride, just a lower truck.

The way you did it you get a 5 1/2" drop.

[Half-Fast]

2-1/2 + 2 = 4. I would go with the 2-1/2" drop spindles and stock springs.

edit: LOL, I was typing as Terry was posting.

[sxtrail2]

Yes 2 + 2.5=4.5..thats what mine is and lovin it...
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[lolife99]

Originally Posted by sxtrail2

Yes 2 + 2.5=4.5
..thats what mine is and lovin it...
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x2

I was beginning to wonder if you guys ever took math in school.
Ha.

[mixermike]

Put both in now....if you don't do it now you will later I promise you that!! Once you go low you will always want to go lower!!!!!!! 4 1/2" in the front is not all that low
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[Terry Crist]

Boy, I can't add worth a crap!!!!!!

[oldblue1968chevy]

How much $ u wanna spend? how low u wanna go

[jpnh]

i used 2 1/2 drop spindles and stock springs in the front. not too low. roads arnt as flat round here. still made it on the wrecker without dragging even with the air deflector on the front bumper. what are you usin for wheels? the size of the wheel/ back spacing/tire size come into play dont wanna be rubbn on the inner fender well over the smallest bump. in the rear i did a spring under the axle conversion had to remove the shackles n rebolt them remove the rubber snubbers n run the spring under the axle stead of over it still had enough space so it didnt bottom out. any lower and youll have to c notch the frame depends on the look your goin for. some people like more of a rake. take a look at some trucks in the forums and figure out what your goin for ask and find out what they had to do to achieve the height.-jeff

[71swb4x4]

2 + 2.5 certainly = 4.5", but chances are that is not the drop you will get. Generally that is the drop from the factory specified stock height. After 40+ years your stock springs are sagging. So if you have original springs, I would guess you are sagging an inch already, so those springs and drop spindles will likely give you 3.5" of drop from where you are today.

I would start with the spindles. You can always add the springs if it isn't low enough.

[wraprail]

I would just be aware of your lower control arm bushings in relation to the ground. I had 2.5 spindles and 3" drop springs (5.5" total?) and scraped the washers flat (74 c10). Also with 15" wheels the lower arm pivot point was lower than the bottom of the rims, illegal in most states. 20" wheels cured that and made it a lot safer on the hwy.
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