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70C10Step · 01-17-2008, 11:29 PM

I am about to convert my 70 stepside from leafs to trailing arms. During the process I plan to lower it. I have 3 inch springs for the front and I need to know what you guys are running in the back for springs... Pictures and spring combo would be nice! I need to order some rear springs....

Putter · 01-18-2008, 01:22 AM

Some use 3 in the front and 5 in the rear. But they might also suggest an adjustable bar to keep it tracking straight.

clemson71guy · 01-18-2008, 01:28 AM

i agree 3/5 would look good, but if you go 5 you will need shock relocators, and a ajdustable bar.
i think see ten has a 3.5/5 drop,it may be more than that but it looks awsome

whatnow123 · 01-18-2008, 01:53 AM

here is a 4/6 drop and I agree that you need a few "extras" for this combo to work well as Clemson stated.

Premium72 · 01-18-2008, 01:54 AM

2 4 drop on my hunk o bolts

tcb-1 · 01-18-2008, 03:12 AM

2" springs front
5" springs rear
I did not have to use shock relocators or an adjustable track bar.
she tracks and ride quite well.

70C10Step · 01-18-2008, 03:24 AM

Got it ordering the shock relocators and adjustable track bar

72BLUZ · 01-18-2008, 01:49 PM

got my parts from early classic, i am going to drop the front one more inch. ordered the coils just this week ,should have them by monday. this how it looks now with 2 1/2 5 drop. going for 3 1/2 5 drop

70C10Step · 01-18-2008, 11:02 PM

72BLUZ, I am a Georgia born and raised. Your truck is screaming "Georgia on My Mind" being raised in Georgia is one of the main motivations for my build. I am using your truck as my desktop theme... I did order everything from Early Classics yesterday and it will arrive today according to their automated UPS message. Now I just have to break down my donor truck and the parts off of it to clean, paint and restore the rubber. I also plan to box my trailing arms...

72BLUZ · 01-19-2008, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by 70C10Step

72BLUZ, I am a Georgia born and raised. Your truck is screaming "Georgia on My Mind" being raised in Georgia is one of the main motivations for my build. I am using your truck as my desktop theme... I did order everything from Early Classics yesterday and it will arrive today according to their automated UPS message. Now I just have to break down my donor truck and the parts off of it to clean, paint and restore the rubber. I also plan to box my trailing arms...

i am impressed, what part of ga are you from
originally?

70C10Step · 01-19-2008, 12:33 PM

I was born in Albany and my father retired from the Air Force after 30 years of service in Warner Robins GA which I currently call home. I have one more year and I will retire after 20 years of service in the Air Force. I plan to stay in California for another couple of years. I just bought a home here but my family has land near my parents new home which I plan to build my final home on. I cannot wait to move home for good. The older I get the more I long for being in Georgia.

duceducenine · 01-19-2008, 01:56 PM

heres mine with 5/7 drop 2 cut coils and 5 rear and 2" blocks
just sold it.....

70C10Step · 01-19-2008, 02:36 PM

Did you sell it for something better?

Premium72 · 01-19-2008, 03:38 PM

HOLY CRAP!!!... i just had a siezure. this TRUCK IS AWESOME!!!!!!..AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH i love it!!

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Originally Posted by tcb-1

2" springs front
5" springs rear
I did not have to use shock relocators or an adjustable track bar.
she tracks and ride quite well.

tcb-1 · 01-19-2008, 09:57 PM

Thanks Premium!

nothing special about her. just a bare bones rig with few modifications, but I love her.....

wished I had a nice paint job like yours!!!!

5150 · 01-19-2008, 10:02 PM

Here's mine

2.5 Drop Spindles and 2 inch drop coil in the front with 255/35/20's

6 inch drop coil in the rear with 275/45/20's

Shock relocators and Adjustable Track Bar also

The second pic is with the 275's all the way around

Trey` · 01-19-2008, 10:07 PM

Here is mine ECE 4/6.

70C10Step · 01-19-2008, 10:42 PM

Very nice trucks!!! I am going to enjoy this project more than I thought.

72BLUZ · 01-20-2008, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 70C10Step

I was born in Albany and my father retired from the Air Force after 30 years of service in Warner Robins GA which I currently call home. I have one more year and I will retire after 20 years of service in the Air Force. I plan to stay in California for another couple of years. I just bought a home here but my family has land near my parents new home which I plan to build my final home on. I cannot wait to move home for good. The older I get the more I long for being in Georgia.

when you move back home make sure you stop in lafayette and say hi. i would like to meet you and shake your hand for servimg this GREAT NATION.
by the way how do you pronounce it albany or albenny. because i have always said albany

Premium72 · 01-20-2008, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by tcb-1

Thanks Premium!

nothing special about her. just a bare bones rig with few modifications, but I love her.....

wished I had a nice paint job like yours!!!!

uh to hell with all this shiney paint crap. you touch the finish on that truck and ill come there and slap you. ha. but for real nice truck.

sixnine · 01-20-2008, 07:41 AM

Trey, 5150 -

Did either of you notch your frame for the 6" springs? I've heard you should, but I've also heard others say you don't need to. Just curious what each of you did.

5150 · 01-20-2008, 08:05 AM

I did not use a C-Notch and I don't have any problems whatsoever with it hitting anything. As you can imagine I don't carry a lot of stuff in the back that is heavy but the stuff I have carried I haven't had a problem with.

Trey` · 01-20-2008, 09:49 AM

I didn't noch mine either but I have not driven it much yet, been waiting to put new rear brake lines on it. I can measure from the frame to the axle for you if you would like to know how much clearance there is.

70C10Step · 01-20-2008, 10:39 AM

All this is good info I need because I am headed in this direction.

01-17-2008, 11:29 PM	#1
70C10Step Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lompoc California Posts: 366	Calling All Lowered Stepside!!!! Help I am about to convert my 70 stepside from leafs to trailing arms. During the process I plan to lower it. I have 3 inch springs for the front and I need to know what you guys are running in the back for springs... Pictures and spring combo would be nice! I need to order some rear springs.... __________________ All Toys: 1971 C10 Fleetside - I needed it! 1970 C10 Stepside - Midlife Crisis 1969 C20 3/4 Longbed - Beast! 1966 Mustang Fastback - Daily Fun 1965 Mustang Fastback - Money pit!

01-18-2008, 01:22 AM	#2
Putter More Cowbell.... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, MS Posts: 3,569	Re: Calling All Lowered Stepside!!!! Help Some use 3 in the front and 5 in the rear. But they might also suggest an adjustable bar to keep it tracking straight. __________________ *There once was a member from Puckett.....Who ( fill in the blank blank blank* ) bucket** Last edited by Putter; 01-18-2008 at 01:23 AM.

01-18-2008, 01:28 AM	#3
clemson71guy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: north carolina Posts: 470	Re: Calling All Lowered Stepside!!!! Help i agree 3/5 would look good, but if you go 5 you will need shock relocators, and a ajdustable bar. i think see ten has a 3.5/5 drop,it may be more than that but it looks awsome

01-18-2008, 01:53 AM	#4
whatnow123 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 835	Re: Calling All Lowered Stepside!!!! Help here is a 4/6 drop and I agree that you need a few "extras" for this combo to work well as Clemson stated. Attached Images __________________ 67 Short Step, 355, 700R 4.11 posi rear, 4/6 drop Discs on all 4 corners. Build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=219094

01-18-2008, 01:54 AM	#5
Premium72 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Villa Rica Ga Posts: 889	Re: Calling All Lowered Stepside!!!! Help 2 4 drop on my hunk o bolts __________________ WombatFire, Art-Design-MADNESS Follow My Build and Adventures on Instagram

01-18-2008, 03:12 AM	#6
tcb-1 Nothing to see here..... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 4,625	Re: Calling All Lowered Stepside!!!! Help 2" springs front 5" springs rear I did not have to use shock relocators or an adjustable track bar. she tracks and ride quite well. __________________ Doug THANK YOU to our American Soldiers & Veterans - POW MIA "You will NEVER be forgotten". The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson

01-18-2008, 03:24 AM	#7
70C10Step Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lompoc California Posts: 366	Re: Calling All Lowered Stepside!!!! Help Got it ordering the shock relocators and adjustable track bar __________________ All Toys: 1971 C10 Fleetside - I needed it! 1970 C10 Stepside - Midlife Crisis 1969 C20 3/4 Longbed - Beast! 1966 Mustang Fastback - Daily Fun 1965 Mustang Fastback - Money pit!

01-18-2008, 01:49 PM	#8
72BLUZ Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: lafayette, ga. Posts: 832	Re: Calling All Lowered Stepside!!!! Help got my parts from early classic, i am going to drop the front one more inch. ordered the coils just this week ,should have them by monday. this how it looks now with 2 1/2 5 drop. going for 3 1/2 5 drop __________________ Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.... Ronald Reagan

01-18-2008, 11:02 PM	#9
70C10Step Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lompoc California Posts: 366	Re: Calling All Lowered Stepside!!!! Help 72BLUZ, I am a Georgia born and raised. Your truck is screaming "Georgia on My Mind" being raised in Georgia is one of the main motivations for my build. I am using your truck as my desktop theme... I did order everything from Early Classics yesterday and it will arrive today according to their automated UPS message. Now I just have to break down my donor truck and the parts off of it to clean, paint and restore the rubber. I also plan to box my trailing arms... __________________ All Toys: 1971 C10 Fleetside - I needed it! 1970 C10 Stepside - Midlife Crisis 1969 C20 3/4 Longbed - Beast! 1966 Mustang Fastback - Daily Fun 1965 Mustang Fastback - Money pit! Last edited by 70C10Step; 01-18-2008 at 11:03 PM.

01-19-2008, 12:33 PM	#11
70C10Step Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lompoc California Posts: 366	Re: Calling All Lowered Stepside!!!! Help I was born in Albany and my father retired from the Air Force after 30 years of service in Warner Robins GA which I currently call home. I have one more year and I will retire after 20 years of service in the Air Force. I plan to stay in California for another couple of years. I just bought a home here but my family has land near my parents new home which I plan to build my final home on. I cannot wait to move home for good. The older I get the more I long for being in Georgia. __________________ All Toys: 1971 C10 Fleetside - I needed it! 1970 C10 Stepside - Midlife Crisis 1969 C20 3/4 Longbed - Beast! 1966 Mustang Fastback - Daily Fun 1965 Mustang Fastback - Money pit!

01-19-2008, 01:56 PM	#12
duceducenine Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: el sobrante CA 94803 Posts: 284	Re: Calling All Lowered Stepside!!!! Help heres mine with 5/7 drop 2 cut coils and 5 rear and 2" blocks just sold it..... Last edited by duceducenine; 06-12-2008 at 08:23 PM.

01-19-2008, 02:36 PM	#13
70C10Step Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lompoc California Posts: 366	Re: Calling All Lowered Stepside!!!! Help Did you sell it for something better? __________________ All Toys: 1971 C10 Fleetside - I needed it! 1970 C10 Stepside - Midlife Crisis 1969 C20 3/4 Longbed - Beast! 1966 Mustang Fastback - Daily Fun 1965 Mustang Fastback - Money pit!

01-19-2008, 09:57 PM	#15
tcb-1 Nothing to see here..... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 4,625	Re: Calling All Lowered Stepside!!!! Help Thanks Premium! nothing special about her. just a bare bones rig with few modifications, but I love her..... wished I had a nice paint job like yours!!!! __________________ Doug THANK YOU to our American Soldiers & Veterans - POW MIA "You will NEVER be forgotten". The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson Last edited by tcb-1; 01-19-2008 at 09:58 PM.

01-19-2008, 10:02 PM	#16
5150 C10 Club Tennessee Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: White House, TN 37188 Posts: 8,281	Re: Calling All Lowered Stepside!!!! Help Here's mine 2.5 Drop Spindles and 2 inch drop coil in the front with 255/35/20's 6 inch drop coil in the rear with 275/45/20's Shock relocators and Adjustable Track Bar also The second pic is with the 275's all the way around Attached Images __________________ Bryan www.gmtruckshow.com Project "Andes"-Halen's First Truck Project: Patina Burb for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Romans 13:4 Last edited by 5150; 01-19-2008 at 10:03 PM.

01-19-2008, 10:07 PM	#17
Trey` Active Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cooks Point,Texas Posts: 238	Re: Calling All Lowered Stepside!!!! Help Here is mine ECE 4/6. Attached Images __________________ '70 Chevy stepside, ECE discs & 4/6, '00 GMC ext. cab stepside, never ending project '07 GMC Crew Cab, 24's & 5/7 "We, the unwilling, led by the unquailified, have been doing the unbelievable for so long with so little, we now attempt, the impossible with nothing"



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01-19-2008, 10:42 PM	#18
70C10Step Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lompoc California Posts: 366	Re: Calling All Lowered Stepside!!!! Help Very nice trucks!!! I am going to enjoy this project more than I thought. __________________ All Toys: 1971 C10 Fleetside - I needed it! 1970 C10 Stepside - Midlife Crisis 1969 C20 3/4 Longbed - Beast! 1966 Mustang Fastback - Daily Fun 1965 Mustang Fastback - Money pit!

01-20-2008, 07:41 AM	#21
sixnine Longtime Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Over Yonder (DFW) Posts: 171	Re: Calling All Lowered Stepside!!!! Help Trey, 5150 - Did either of you notch your frame for the 6" springs? I've heard you should, but I've also heard others say you don't need to. Just curious what each of you did. __________________ Rokcrln - *"I'm a major car addict so trying to go as low buck as possible is like asking a coke head to use flower to save money."* 1972 C10 Short Step -http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=261405

01-20-2008, 08:05 AM	#22
5150 C10 Club Tennessee Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: White House, TN 37188 Posts: 8,281	Re: Calling All Lowered Stepside!!!! Help I did not use a C-Notch and I don't have any problems whatsoever with it hitting anything. As you can imagine I don't carry a lot of stuff in the back that is heavy but the stuff I have carried I haven't had a problem with. __________________ Bryan www.gmtruckshow.com Project "Andes"-Halen's First Truck Project: Patina Burb for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Romans 13:4

01-20-2008, 09:49 AM	#23
Trey` Active Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cooks Point,Texas Posts: 238	Re: Calling All Lowered Stepside!!!! Help I didn't noch mine either but I have not driven it much yet, been waiting to put new rear brake lines on it. I can measure from the frame to the axle for you if you would like to know how much clearance there is. __________________ '70 Chevy stepside, ECE discs & 4/6, '00 GMC ext. cab stepside, never ending project '07 GMC Crew Cab, 24's & 5/7 "We, the unwilling, led by the unquailified, have been doing the unbelievable for so long with so little, we now attempt, the impossible with nothing"

01-20-2008, 10:39 AM	#24
70C10Step Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lompoc California Posts: 366	Re: Calling All Lowered Stepside!!!! Help All this is good info I need because I am headed in this direction. __________________ All Toys: 1971 C10 Fleetside - I needed it! 1970 C10 Stepside - Midlife Crisis 1969 C20 3/4 Longbed - Beast! 1966 Mustang Fastback - Daily Fun 1965 Mustang Fastback - Money pit!

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