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SEMOscrew · 10-21-2004, 05:27 PM

anybody make a coilover kit for our trucks?

djracer · 10-21-2004, 05:30 PM

you can use the qa1 kit from jegs I run their shocks with jegs mounts.h

Dave Reed · 10-22-2004, 12:05 AM

How is the ride with those?

SEMOscrew · 10-22-2004, 12:24 AM

was it a direct bolt up? or was there a lot of measuring?

the reason i got coilovers in my head was an old issue of classic trucks from 97. there's an install of a classic performance products kit in a 67-72. now i cannot find them.

i love the ride of coilovers in my mustang. i figure they would be good in a truck also

68LSS1 · 10-22-2004, 04:09 AM

I think you're looking for Classic Performance Products. They have two kits, one with a 3" drop and one with a 4 1/2" drop. Go here scroll down a little and you'll find them. The instruction are available online from their site. I was originally going to go with one of their kits and then decided I needed something more. Haven't heard anything but good about the company.

Primed67 · 10-22-2004, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by 68LSS1

I think you're looking for Classic Performance Products. They have two kits, one with a 3" drop and one with a 4 1/2" drop. Go here scroll down a little and you'll find them. The instruction are available online from their site. I was originally going to go with one of their kits and then decided I needed something more. Haven't heard anything but good about the company.

I have the 4-1/2" kit from CPP. It was a direct bolt on. I think I had to drill 2 holes, but everything lines up and installs easily!
However I'm thinking of changing it over to the set-up like djracer's. So that I have more adjustment.

djracer · 10-22-2004, 10:44 AM

I love the ride and driving with the coilovers! I don't think I could do heavy hauling or towing with the springs on mine but you could run a stronger spring! It was definatly not a bolt in! It was more like a weld in. I want to get the rear of my truck a little lower so I'll address that while the bed is off! We installed the shocks with the bed on but If I had it to do over I would have pulled the bed!

Primed67 · 10-22-2004, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by djracer

I love the ride and driving with the coilovers! I don't think I could do heavy hauling or towing with the springs on mine but you could run a stronger spring! It was definatly not a bolt in! It was more like a weld in. I want to get the rear of my truck a little lower so I'll address that while the bed is off! We installed the shocks with the bed on but If I had it to do over I would have pulled the bed!

I agree I love the ride also, I would not go back to the stock springs but of course I don't haul anything. We pulled the bed when we did the install but we also put another rearend under the truck. Pulling the bed made the install go so much smoother! What rate are you running on your springs?

**raggedjim** · 10-22-2004, 12:23 PM

Here's the install...http://www.classicperform.com/tech_a...coil-overs.htm

SEMOscrew · 10-22-2004, 12:29 PM

primed - so you cannot adjust your coilovers? thats one of the main reasons i wanted them. that and the smooth ride

i see that i can just order the brackets. then just order an adjustable qa1 coilover kit like djracer, correct? the best of both worlds, adjustability and easy install.

Primed67 · 10-22-2004, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SEMOscrew

primed - so you cannot adjust your coilovers? thats one of the main reasons i wanted them. that and the smooth ride

i see that i can just order the brackets. then just order an adjustable qa1 coilover kit like djracer, correct? the best of both worlds, adjustability and easy install.

Yes they are adjustable. You can't adjust the mounting postion but you can adjust the coilover. I want to be able to adjust both. One reason I originally went with this kit was it required no welding. It was a bolt on application.

SEMOscrew · 10-22-2004, 09:09 PM

primed - so you want to be able to adjust the attachment point back and forth along the frame...correct? what's that gonna do?

djracer · 10-23-2004, 02:28 AM

primed 67
I thing I have 200 pound springs but I'm not sure! I can call jegs and see what I bought if you need me to.

SEMOscrew · 10-23-2004, 07:24 PM

how much adjustability do you guys have?

71Rat · 10-23-2004, 08:29 PM

I am a little lost guys.... what is the main advantage of having coil overs over haveing the stock set up? is it for racing or comfort of ride?

Thanks
Rat

djracer · 10-24-2004, 02:39 AM

they ride good, hook great, and my shocks are adjustable for firmness

SEMOscrew · 10-28-2004, 12:12 PM

how much adjustability do you guys have?

Primed67 · 10-28-2004, 02:04 PM

I don't have adjustable shocks with mine but right now I have about 4-1/2" of adjustment up or down.

djracer · 10-28-2004, 02:14 PM

Mine have 10 or 12 clicks of adjustment to change firmness! Mine are actual drag shocks! If I drove it allot I'd run the street versions because the ones I have are meant for the street they have rod ends instead of rubber bushings.

SEMOscrew · 10-28-2004, 05:59 PM

gotcha. just what i wanted to know

10-21-2004, 05:27 PM	#1
SEMOscrew Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SE Missouri Posts: 34	coilovers? anybody make a coilover kit for our trucks?

10-21-2004, 05:30 PM	#2
djracer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wetumpka, Al, U.S. Posts: 8,891	you can use the qa1 kit from jegs I run their shocks with jegs mounts.h Attached Images __________________ Kevin Special Thanks to All who have helped on the TRUCK! My Pass Time Show http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...Chapter1-0.mp4 So Far my best Times are: Motor only: 6.44 1/8 @ 104.13 10.39 1/4 @ 125.83 Nitrous Times: 5.785 1/8 @ 118.65 with a 1.336 60ft 9.168 1/4 @ 142.58 with a 250 shot dead out of the hole!

10-22-2004, 04:09 AM	#5
68LSS1 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 1,191	I think you're looking for Classic Performance Products. They have two kits, one with a 3" drop and one with a 4 1/2" drop. Go here scroll down a little and you'll find them. The instruction are available online from their site. I was originally going to go with one of their kits and then decided I needed something more. Haven't heard anything but good about the company. __________________ '68 Short Step LS1/T56, Hydratech, Fatman Fabrications Stage III, Baer, Hot Rods to Hell, US Body, S&W, etc

10-22-2004, 10:44 AM	#7
djracer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wetumpka, Al, U.S. Posts: 8,891	I love the ride and driving with the coilovers! I don't think I could do heavy hauling or towing with the springs on mine but you could run a stronger spring! It was definatly not a bolt in! It was more like a weld in. I want to get the rear of my truck a little lower so I'll address that while the bed is off! We installed the shocks with the bed on but If I had it to do over I would have pulled the bed! __________________ Kevin Special Thanks to All who have helped on the TRUCK! My Pass Time Show http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...Chapter1-0.mp4 So Far my best Times are: Motor only: 6.44 1/8 @ 104.13 10.39 1/4 @ 125.83 Nitrous Times: 5.785 1/8 @ 118.65 with a 1.336 60ft 9.168 1/4 @ 142.58 with a 250 shot dead out of the hole!

10-22-2004, 12:23 PM	#9
raggedjim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Murray, Kentucky Posts: 3,450	Here's the install...http://www.classicperform.com/tech_a...coil-overs.htm __________________ Roger '68 Short step - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=849675 '69 ('70?) 2wd Blazer '70 GMC Jimmy 2wd '73 Firebird - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=853203

10-22-2004, 12:05 AM	#3
Dave Reed Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CT Posts: 290	How is the ride with those?

10-22-2004, 12:24 AM	#4
SEMOscrew Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SE Missouri Posts: 34	was it a direct bolt up? or was there a lot of measuring? the reason i got coilovers in my head was an old issue of classic trucks from 97. there's an install of a classic performance products kit in a 67-72. now i cannot find them. i love the ride of coilovers in my mustang. i figure they would be good in a truck also

10-22-2004, 12:29 PM	#10
SEMOscrew Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SE Missouri Posts: 34	primed - so you cannot adjust your coilovers? thats one of the main reasons i wanted them. that and the smooth ride i see that i can just order the brackets. then just order an adjustable qa1 coilover kit like djracer, correct? the best of both worlds, adjustability and easy install.

10-22-2004, 09:09 PM	#12
SEMOscrew Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SE Missouri Posts: 34	primed - so you want to be able to adjust the attachment point back and forth along the frame...correct? what's that gonna do?

10-23-2004, 02:28 AM	#13
djracer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wetumpka, Al, U.S. Posts: 8,891	primed 67 I thing I have 200 pound springs but I'm not sure! I can call jegs and see what I bought if you need me to. __________________ Kevin Special Thanks to All who have helped on the TRUCK! My Pass Time Show http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...Chapter1-0.mp4 So Far my best Times are: Motor only: 6.44 1/8 @ 104.13 10.39 1/4 @ 125.83 Nitrous Times: 5.785 1/8 @ 118.65 with a 1.336 60ft 9.168 1/4 @ 142.58 with a 250 shot dead out of the hole!

10-23-2004, 07:24 PM	#14
SEMOscrew Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SE Missouri Posts: 34	how much adjustability do you guys have?

10-23-2004, 08:29 PM	#15
71Rat ran out of money Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: northern, NJ Posts: 925	I am a little lost guys.... what is the main advantage of having coil overs over haveing the stock set up? is it for racing or comfort of ride? Thanks Rat __________________ Modify everything, leave nothing alone!~

10-24-2004, 02:39 AM	#16
djracer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wetumpka, Al, U.S. Posts: 8,891	they ride good, hook great, and my shocks are adjustable for firmness __________________ Kevin Special Thanks to All who have helped on the TRUCK! My Pass Time Show http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...Chapter1-0.mp4 So Far my best Times are: Motor only: 6.44 1/8 @ 104.13 10.39 1/4 @ 125.83 Nitrous Times: 5.785 1/8 @ 118.65 with a 1.336 60ft 9.168 1/4 @ 142.58 with a 250 shot dead out of the hole!

10-28-2004, 12:12 PM	#17
SEMOscrew Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SE Missouri Posts: 34	how much adjustability do you guys have?

10-28-2004, 02:04 PM	#18
Primed67 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tyler Posts: 575	I don't have adjustable shocks with mine but right now I have about 4-1/2" of adjustment up or down. __________________ 1969 Chevrolet SWB Stepside 1959 Chevrolet apache * Sold 1967 Prostreet Chevy SWB Fleetside *Sold 2014 1/2 ton Crew Cab Chevrolet 4x4



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10-28-2004, 02:14 PM	#19
djracer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wetumpka, Al, U.S. Posts: 8,891	Mine have 10 or 12 clicks of adjustment to change firmness! Mine are actual drag shocks! If I drove it allot I'd run the street versions because the ones I have are meant for the street they have rod ends instead of rubber bushings. __________________ Kevin Special Thanks to All who have helped on the TRUCK! My Pass Time Show http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...Chapter1-0.mp4 So Far my best Times are: Motor only: 6.44 1/8 @ 104.13 10.39 1/4 @ 125.83 Nitrous Times: 5.785 1/8 @ 118.65 with a 1.336 60ft 9.168 1/4 @ 142.58 with a 250 shot dead out of the hole!

10-28-2004, 05:59 PM	#20
SEMOscrew Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SE Missouri Posts: 34	gotcha. just what i wanted to know

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