78 Suburban drop?????

[62 bigwindow]

Curious what you guys think about how far I need to drop my 78 suburban
Planned on 18s on front and 20s in the rear?
is 2.5 in spindles and 2 in springs in front and a flip kit in the rear enough?
any pictures/?

[UKNOWME]

That's probably a great drop. Or you should just sell me the suburban. Haha

[cochino12]

cool burb. Drop sounds about right but 20"s all around look better on a square. Just my $.02

[Ol' Drippy]

My truck has 3 in spindles and drop springs up front. In back, you probably won't be able to flip the axle and still have any clearance to the frame. In my case, I needed to replace the rear leafs anyway because some of them were cracked. I upgraded to a higher load bigger rear spring pack so that when I did flip the axle there was some clearance once I removed the factory bump stops. It still ended up being a little too low in the back so I used Rancho lift shackles to raise it back up a little. Also if you do flip the axles I would highly recommend welding on new spring perches and not using relocation brackets, a much stronger setup.

[ultrahd4me]

Here is a 74 a buddy of mine did with a 5/6 drop, 20x8 & 20x10 Torque Thrust, 245/35/20 and 275/35/20 tires.

[RDrancher]

Originally Posted by Ol' Drippy

My truck has 3 in spindles and drop springs up front. In back, you probably won't be able to flip the axle and still have any clearance to the frame. In my case, I needed to replace the rear leafs anyway because some of them were cracked. I upgraded to a higher load bigger rear spring pack so that when I did flip the axle there was some clearance once I removed the factory bump stops. It still ended up being a little too low in the back so I used Rancho lift shackles to raise it back up a little. Also if you do flip the axles I would highly recommend welding on new spring perches and not using relocation brackets, a much stronger setup.

What size are your tires? And whose 3" spindles and springs did you use? Thanks

[Ol' Drippy]

My tires are 29" tall and all of my suspension stuff is DJM, I used their 3" spindles and I think 2" drop springs. My truck is a big block so it is probably a little lower in front than a small block truck would be. On big dips the front tires rub the inner fenders sometimes but other then that I don't have any issues.

[RDrancher]

Originally Posted by Ol' Drippy

My tires are 29" tall and all of my suspension stuff is DJM, I used their 3" spindles and I think 2" drop springs. My truck is a big block so it is probably a little lower in front than a small block truck would be. On big dips the front tires rub the inner fenders sometimes but other then that I don't have any issues.

Thanks for the info. Mine is a small block and I'll be running 225's up front, so that should eliminate the rubbing issue you mentioned.