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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Lynchburg, TN
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Your Thoughts on How Low
I recently bought this '83 C-10. Any and all work has been done by the PO with all the typical short cuts you'd imagine. I have no idea exactly how much it's been dropped.
I plan to start going through the truck and reworking what has been done already. But first I was curious if any experts on here could give an educated guess as to how much you think it has been dropped. Thanks. |
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Location: Alabama
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Re: Your Thoughts on How Low
Looks kinda the same as my buddys truck...his is 4/6
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Tulsa, OK
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Re: Your Thoughts on How Low
5/7
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Baytown TX
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Re: Your Thoughts on How Low
I would say 5/7 also.
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Lynchburg, TN
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Re: Your Thoughts on How Low
Thanks guys. For the record, in the back I think its only about a 2-inch gap between bottom of the frame rail and top of the axle tube. If that helps any. I know there's only about 1 3/4 inch of travel in the rear shocks, which isn't enough. It rides OK on the highway, but parking lots that aren't maintained are pretty tough to handle.
I'm gonna add a C-Notch in the rear, with some spring/shock ideas I've been tossing around. Rather than change to the entire trailing arm system, has anyone tried monoleafs with coilovers? I guess the biggest issue, however, is in the front. I like the height where it's at all the way around, and didn't want to buy the wrong drop spindles and springs. Thanks again. |
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Re: Your Thoughts on How Low
Keep an eye on your diff to see if it hits the bottom of your bed..
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Join Date: May 2015
Location: Las vegas nevada
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Re: Your Thoughts on How Low
So you are saying the front has no dropped spindles now ? Just whacked springs ? Are you going to stay with those wheels , 18"s ?
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Lynchburg, TN
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Re: Your Thoughts on How Low
snaptoo ... that's right ... no drop spindles on it now. they cut the springs and relocated a set of Belltech shocks on it and that's it; I'm sure the ball joints are screaming too. ... and the wheels are 20s, which I plan to keep for now
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