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Hooter · 03-26-2003, 11:51 PM

Cant beat a 3/4 ton chevy!

Hugger · 03-27-2003, 12:08 AM

I need to replace my sagging coils on the back of my 72...
I never thought I would lower my truck, but ECE 4" or 5" lowering coils set the truck down low and would look sweet.
I'll probabaly drop the 2" or 3".
I'm not talking about slammin it and draggin sparks...
What do you guys think about lowering trucks.
I have a beater to do the grunt work this one is my ride!!
If I put stock height coils on the back the a$$ end will stick up like a cat in heat!!

**JIMs70GMC** · 03-27-2003, 06:13 AM

I use mine all the time. The most I had was all the lumber for my brother's 12' x 16' deck. Those 16' deck boards were about 1' of the ground sticking out the back. Just had 11 6' dog ear privacy fence panels w/ 11 8' 4x4 is the back, that was not too bad.

*Randy70C-10* · 03-27-2003, 10:01 AM

I use mine to stack junk on.

**JIMs70GMC** · 03-27-2003, 12:32 PM

Randy, with that new garage you should not have anything stacked on your truck.

*Randy70C-10* · 03-27-2003, 01:04 PM

Yeah, I sure have alot of junk though.

(actually, the only thing stacked on it now is my new dis-assembled stepbed that I got from Primer_72.

Daves72'GMC · 03-28-2003, 07:25 AM

I use mine for little things, but after the restoration is done it will be retired.

Jesse 67 c-10 · 03-28-2003, 11:41 AM

Ever hauled a 6 ft tall round bale in the back? hehe, thats fun goin down the hiway! ya, I think thats what prompted me to get a sway bar! I've purposely removed the overloads though to keep myself from loading it too much!
Jesse

Zumo · 03-28-2003, 05:17 PM

I didn't realize the pallet would be so heavy. I ended up picking up another pallet that day.

low 84 · 03-28-2003, 06:07 PM

lol, thats crazy man.

Reumster · 03-28-2003, 10:05 PM

One word bags! If you have bags 1/2ton 3/4 ton it don't matter. Bags will level the load! LOL Exspecially with leafs and 3/4 ton, my uncle had a 1 ton Dodge with bags and it was allways level with a large amount of tires on a rack trailer. I will be pulling a U-haul soon with my 2wd 1/2 ton blazer with bags from PA to MT. I'll let everyone know how it turns out. I plan on hitting 100+ pulling the u-haul, at least a few times! LOL

greasemonkey · 03-30-2003, 01:31 PM

Here's mine with a cubic yard of wet clay in the back, it actually smoothed out the ride quite a bit...

ZOOMY · 04-09-2003, 04:15 AM

ttt

Alexis · 04-09-2003, 04:30 AM

i use mine......

Alexis · 04-09-2003, 04:31 AM

ready to go.

SWINGSAX68 · 04-09-2003, 12:26 PM

Well, at the end of this semester I will be helping my girlfreind and two of her freinds move out of their apartment and into their new place. ANNNNDDDD next semester I plan on having lots of kegers at my place.....

TC70C10 · 04-09-2003, 01:20 PM

I've hauled a Ford In-line 6 cylinder for my buddies bronco. The 350 for my 70 C10, the 305 for my K5. Several tons of cotton mulch/dirt for the garden, usually 2500-3000 lbs at a time, loads of sand, gravel and plenty of bags of ready mix concrete.

XXL · 04-09-2003, 03:04 PM

A bit off topic but...

I once hauled a bare small block on the luggage rack on the back of a KZ400 for 30 miles on the most dangerous highway in Texas (US 380). It made for quite a high center of gravity *wobble wobble* and turning required that I lean forward to get some more weight over the front wheel *eyeee*

Note to self-- do not carry engine blocks on motorcycles any more.

Roberty · 04-09-2003, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by XXL
A bit off topic but...

I once hauled a bare small block on the luggage rack on the back of a KZ400 for 30 miles on the most dangerous highway in Texas (US 380). It made for quite a high center of gravity *wobble wobble* and turning required that I lean forward to get some more weight over the front wheel *eyeee*

Note to self-- do not carry engine blocks on motorcycles any more.

Whew XXL - I believe you got them all beat!!

70cst10_05 · 04-09-2003, 04:55 PM

i hauled a polaris 500 on the back of my half ton one day and it dind't squat as much as my dads 98 half ton, i have also hauled, engines, and rearends, pretty much anything that i need to, cherry pickers, etc.

andyr354 · 04-09-2003, 05:06 PM

when you talk about putting bags in the back are you talking ones that fit in the springs (I have coils) or a complete replacement for the springs?
My 70 needs something when towing my jeep on the trailer to level it out.
I have found these things from Timbren www.timbren.com
Or I am gonna put Moog HD rear coils in and see what happens.
To much squat for me. My 1 1/16 swaybar is going on soon to.

jcueckert13 · 04-09-2003, 05:49 PM

i dont have pics but i load down my gmc. ive had the rear bumper 6 inchs off the ground on level ground. big change from 2 feet off the ground

ZOOMY · 04-11-2003, 07:30 AM

ttt

**Desert Rat** · 04-11-2003, 12:13 PM

Use mine all the time,by the way its for sale.

TP from Cntl PA · 04-11-2003, 01:48 PM

Heck, That is the only reason I want these '67 thru '72 trucks is because you can load them and load them and they don't cry like new pickups! My brother and I use ours on the farm alot.......We haul cord wood out of the woods with his '69 C-10.......Heck, that has been overloaded alot and we use it like it is 4 wheel drive! Chain it up and it will make most new 4x4's look like cars. My brother hauled 14,000 of limestone(Plus the weight of the truck) on my GMC when we put in our swimming pool.........He said that it would have taken more but we didn't need that much. It was definitly squating but the old 305 V-6 hauled it home no problem! We could have never hauled near that with the F-350 t-tag we borrowed to help..........

03-26-2003, 11:51 PM	#26
Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,085	Cant beat a 3/4 ton chevy! __________________ Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life

03-27-2003, 12:08 AM	#27
Hugger Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 137	I need to replace my sagging coils on the back of my 72... I never thought I would lower my truck, but ECE 4" or 5" lowering coils set the truck down low and would look sweet. I'll probabaly drop the 2" or 3". I'm not talking about slammin it and draggin sparks... What do you guys think about lowering trucks. I have a beater to do the grunt work this one is my ride!! If I put stock height coils on the back the a$$ end will stick up like a cat in heat!! __________________ 72 LWB - Hugger Orange 350/350 3.73 Next; 335hp GM Crate

03-27-2003, 06:13 AM	#28
JIMs70GMC user # 2756 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 4,612	I use mine all the time. The most I had was all the lumber for my brother's 12' x 16' deck. Those 16' deck boards were about 1' of the ground sticking out the back. Just had 11 6' dog ear privacy fence panels w/ 11 8' 4x4 is the back, that was not too bad. __________________ 1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm

03-27-2003, 12:32 PM	#30
JIMs70GMC user # 2756 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 4,612	Randy, with that new garage you should not have anything stacked on your truck. __________________ 1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm

03-28-2003, 11:41 AM	#33
Jesse 67 c-10 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 599	Ever hauled a 6 ft tall round bale in the back? hehe, thats fun goin down the hiway! ya, I think thats what prompted me to get a sway bar! I've purposely removed the overloads though to keep myself from loading it too much! Jesse __________________ Edmonton, Alberta, 67 c-10, Long fleet, front disks, 5 lug rear end, 327 with Vortechs, edlbrock manifold, comp cams XE 256, 600cfm carb. Backed by a getrag 5 speed and 1 piece driveshaft. 1993 Dihatsu Hijet Jumbo cab 4x4, currently converting to battery electric power.

03-27-2003, 10:01 AM	#29
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	I use mine to stack junk on.

03-27-2003, 01:04 PM	#31
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	Yeah, I sure have alot of junk though. (actually, the only thing stacked on it now is my new dis-assembled stepbed that I got from Primer_72.

03-28-2003, 07:25 AM	#32
Daves72'GMC Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Asheville, N.C Posts: 952	I use mine for little things, but after the restoration is done it will be retired.

03-28-2003, 05:17 PM	#34
Zumo Hot Rods For Life Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 3,305	I didn't realize the pallet would be so heavy. I ended up picking up another pallet that day. __________________ 1968 C10 LWB **SOLD* Andy Viva Los Bicicletas! Los Muertos Custom Bicycles

03-28-2003, 06:07 PM	#35
low 84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,144	lol, thats crazy man. __________________ '51 F100, backhalf with a narrowed 9 and coil overs, 18.5" mickeys, monte front clip, +400" sbc in the works '05 1500 Crew Cab RIP '84 swb 5/7 drop, solid cammed 408 w/ fully ported dart heads, th350 w/ 10 inch hughes, 12 bolt w/ 3.73 richmonds and a locker '80 swb 4x4 in progress: 7" lift, 350 th350/np205, d44 and 1.5" ORD tie rod, 14BFF w/discs , armored diff covers, 40" MTR's

03-28-2003, 10:05 PM	#36
Reumster L.E.D. Freak Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Polson MT Posts: 1,358	One word bags! If you have bags 1/2ton 3/4 ton it don't matter. Bags will level the load! LOL Exspecially with leafs and 3/4 ton, my uncle had a 1 ton Dodge with bags and it was allways level with a large amount of tires on a rack trailer. I will be pulling a U-haul soon with my 2wd 1/2 ton blazer with bags from PA to MT. I'll let everyone know how it turns out. I plan on hitting 100+ pulling the u-haul, at least a few times! LOL __________________ Specializing in Custom L.E.D. inserts. http://www.ccled.com/ Contact me @ blazer2wd1972@hotmail.com (406)675-8082 or Joel @ jmcwaters@eps-corp.net 1972 2wd Blazer, 350/700R4/3:73 posi, err & Custom L.E.D. inserts! LOL

03-30-2003, 01:31 PM	#37
greasemonkey Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pace, FL Posts: 2,155	Here's mine with a cubic yard of wet clay in the back, it actually smoothed out the ride quite a bit... Attached Images __________________ 1942 Master Deluxe 1969 C/10 1985 Blazer CUCV 1987 Jimmy 2004 Tahoe 2005 Silverado 1500 2005 Silverado 3500

04-09-2003, 04:15 AM	#38
ZOOMY Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: WIS Posts: 1,752	truck users ttt

04-09-2003, 04:30 AM	#39
Alexis Member since 2000 Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Mountain View Ca / Mexico Posts: 7,874	loading her up i use mine...... Attached Images

04-09-2003, 04:31 AM	#40
Alexis Member since 2000 Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Mountain View Ca / Mexico Posts: 7,874	hauling.... ready to go. Attached Images



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04-09-2003, 12:26 PM	#41
SWINGSAX68 Now the others dig........ Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,520	Well, at the end of this semester I will be helping my girlfreind and two of her freinds move out of their apartment and into their new place. ANNNNDDDD next semester I plan on having lots of kegers at my place..... __________________ 68 Chevy C10 Stepside Black Primer 78 GMC Longbed White 09 Chevy Silverado Shortbed Granite Blue *LOOKING FOR A 67 4 DOOR IMPALA!!!Just like Sam and Dean Winchester!! 'Cause Mustangs are for p^#$ and you can fit a body in the trunk of a 67 Impala* MEMBER OF THE DRUM BRAKE CLUB Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies Texas State University-San Marcos, TX Certified Music Educator I hope Mom is up there watching and being my Guardian Angel "I've got a fever.....and the only prescription.....IS MORE COW BELL" -The Legendary: Bruce Dickenson "F#$@ 'em up!!!!!!" -The Legendary: Rogelio Escobar TRUCKY LINKS** http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=457750 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=461184 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=472848 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=417541 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=477788

04-09-2003, 01:20 PM	#42
TC70C10 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Harvest, AL 35749 Posts: 337	I've hauled a Ford In-line 6 cylinder for my buddies bronco. The 350 for my 70 C10, the 305 for my K5. Several tons of cotton mulch/dirt for the garden, usually 2500-3000 lbs at a time, loads of sand, gravel and plenty of bags of ready mix concrete. __________________ 1981 K5 Blazer 305, 4spd, 4x4, 4" Lift, custom bumpers, Warn 9.5 Ti Winch 1995 T10 Blazer 4.3L 4x4 (Son's) 2004 GMC Envoy 4.2L 2WD 2005 GMC Sierra Crew Cab Z71 4x4 5.3L 240 Fun Finder Travel Trailer Harvest, AL 35749

04-09-2003, 03:04 PM	#43
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	A bit off topic but... I once hauled a bare small block on the luggage rack on the back of a KZ400 for 30 miles on the most dangerous highway in Texas (US 380). It made for quite a high center of gravity wobble wobble and turning required that I lean forward to get some more weight over the front wheel eyeee Note to self-- do not carry engine blocks on motorcycles any more. __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

04-09-2003, 04:55 PM	#45
70cst10_05 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Summerfield, Ks Posts: 741	i hauled a polaris 500 on the back of my half ton one day and it dind't squat as much as my dads 98 half ton, i have also hauled, engines, and rearends, pretty much anything that i need to, cherry pickers, etc. __________________ 1970 Chevy CST/10 1970 Chevy CST/10 1972 Chevy C/10 1972 Chevy Suburban K/10 2019 Silverado 2500 Duramax Kevin

04-09-2003, 05:06 PM	#46
andyr354 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mahaska, KS Posts: 82	when you talk about putting bags in the back are you talking ones that fit in the springs (I have coils) or a complete replacement for the springs? My 70 needs something when towing my jeep on the trailer to level it out. I have found these things from Timbren www.timbren.com Or I am gonna put Moog HD rear coils in and see what happens. To much squat for me. My 1 1/16 swaybar is going on soon to. __________________ 1970 C10: 2WD, LWB, 350, 350 auto, Headers, Duals, Edelbrock 1406 with 2101 intake, and optional rust.

04-09-2003, 05:49 PM	#47
jcueckert13 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Edgewood New Mexico Posts: 2,088	i dont have pics but i load down my gmc. ive had the rear bumper 6 inchs off the ground on level ground. big change from 2 feet off the ground __________________ 1990 subaru legcy (daily driver) 1987 Toyota 4runner (weekend toy) 1968 C30 flatbed dually 1970 C10 longbed stepside (in pieces) 1976 Dodge Dart 1963 Dodge Dart

04-11-2003, 07:30 AM	#48
ZOOMY Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: WIS Posts: 1,752	. ttt

04-11-2003, 12:13 PM	#49
Desert Rat Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Darrington, Washington Posts: 3,963	Use mine all the time,by the way its for sale. Attached Images

04-11-2003, 01:48 PM	#50
TP from Cntl PA Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Central PA....In the Berg of Nisbet Posts: 790	Heck, That is the only reason I want these '67 thru '72 trucks is because you can load them and load them and they don't cry like new pickups! My brother and I use ours on the farm alot.......We haul cord wood out of the woods with his '69 C-10.......Heck, that has been overloaded alot and we use it like it is 4 wheel drive! Chain it up and it will make most new 4x4's look like cars. My brother hauled 14,000 of limestone(Plus the weight of the truck) on my GMC when we put in our swimming pool.........He said that it would have taken more but we didn't need that much. It was definitly squating but the old 305 V-6 hauled it home no problem! We could have never hauled near that with the F-350 t-tag we borrowed to help.......... __________________ '72 K-20 EFI'ed 250 Inline/4spd stake body, Farm Truck '71 C-20 Cummins Diesel Powered, In storage thanks to $5.00 diesel! '69 3500 GMC 305V-6/4spd, Still under reconstruction.......... Inlines Rule! 6 soldiers standing is better than 8 laying down!!!!!!!!

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