Who Makes The Best 5/7 Drop Kit??? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

wildmanaaron · 01-09-2003, 01:46 AM

I was wondering which company out there made the best 5/7" drop kit for an 85 GMC C10. I want a good kit that will ride well. Also if you have used the kit that you refer, can you add a picture also? Thanks!!

low 84 · 01-09-2003, 02:01 AM

i'm running a western chasis 5/7 kit sold by www.sporttruckdirect.com

the quality of the parts is great and i would use it again if i built another one.

BaggedC10 · 01-09-2003, 03:20 AM

I agree with low 84, but their coil springs are too soft IMO.

Eibach is the way to go when replacing the coils.

*1FaastC10* · 01-09-2003, 03:29 AM

Ryan, are those 15 x 8 Ralleys? what size tires are you running, and how bad do they rub if at all?

low 84 · 01-09-2003, 03:03 PM

jeremy, the are factory 15x8's with 255/60/15's all the way around. they rub very seldomly on the inner fender when you go over a dip in the road real fast or something. but i think it's the perfect size for this drop.

*1FaastC10* · 01-09-2003, 05:23 PM

schweet, i just bought a set of 15 x 8 Rallys a few months ago at a swap meet for $20 with perfect center caps and beauty rings. i really like the way your truck looks with them, maybe i wont have to buy expensive wheels after all! BTW, have you ever seen them painted body color, if so how does it look?

low 84 · 01-09-2003, 06:10 PM

did i miss something? are you gonna lower you truck now, or you gonna put them on the K?

i have seen them painted body color and it looks really tight. i'm planning on doing mine that way.

wildmanaaron · 01-09-2003, 07:34 PM

Anyone else ever used Chassis Tech parts before?

low 84 · 01-09-2003, 08:08 PM

do youself a favor and DO NOT use chasis tech parts!

they are not well manufactured. and the company who sells them AIM, a.k.a. shAIM, is a horrible company too. it looks like they have good prices, but they screw you on shipping and then send you the wrong parts and then you have to ship them back and pay restocking fees. i can refer you to some cites and posts where this has been disussed before.

bottum line is you get what you pay for, and this isn't an area where you want to cut corners.

this is all my opinion, but i've done alot of reasearch in this area so take it for what its worth

SCOTI · 01-09-2003, 08:41 PM

I've never bought anything from Chassis Tech but I did install a flip kit for a guy a few months ago that supposedly came from them & all I can say is the kit looked like he built it from scratch himself @ home. The axle locator brackets weren't too bad, but what was cheap looking/flimsy as hell were the shock extenders. I've had beer cans that were thicker, and they were actually several pieces welded together. I've bought AIM spindles (years ago) & had no probs what-so-ever, but I would not buy their flip kit. I just got off the phone w/Sporttruck Direct & ordered a flip kit & 1/4" plate c-section w/shock extenders (which are 1/8" thick 1pc stampings according to my salesguy STEVE) for 223$ delivered (I've already got spindles from a previous project). Call him up & talk to them, he treated me very well. 1-888-800-0449, tell him Scot from TX sent ya'.

BaggedC10 · 01-09-2003, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by low 84
do youself a favor and DO NOT use chasis tech parts!

they are not well manufactured. and the company who sells them AIM, a.k.a. shAIM, is a horrible company too. it looks like they have good prices, but they screw you on shipping and then send you the wrong parts and then you have to ship them back and pay restocking fees. i can refer you to some cites and posts where this has been disussed before.

bottum line is you get what you pay for, and this isn't an area where you want to cut corners.

this is all my opinion, but i've done alot of reasearch in this area so take it for what its worth

WORD! Stay away from AIM Industries/Chassis Tech!

*1FaastC10* · 01-09-2003, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by low 84
[B]did i miss something? are you gonna lower you truck now, or you gonna put them on the K?

oops... guess i need to update the sig... after exploring further on the K20 project, i decided it wasnt all that great of an idea. in order to have the truck the way i want it...

$1000 lift kit
$1000 wheels and tires
$2500 for a D60 front axle
plus whatever it would cost me to convert it to crossover steering...

there's at least $5000, and i'd still have a stock motor, trans, transfer case, and rear axle. i can probably almost finish my C10 for $5000. i'm going to do some work on the K20, and sell it for a small profit, which will get put back into the C10.

*1FaastC10* · 01-09-2003, 10:10 PM

BTW, with Chassis Tech parts. i just sold my 2.5/4 drop kit. i didnt have any problems with it, its quality, installation, performance or customer service. this was almost 3 years ago, so maybe that's the difference.

J-Spec C10 · 01-09-2003, 11:58 PM

What about bell tech drop kits? They're popular here, but you guys never seem to mention them?

love it loud · 01-10-2003, 12:41 PM

waaaay too expensive

Tom · 01-10-2003, 01:16 PM

belltech is okay. My spindles didnt fit exactly correctly, and after costing $300 you would think they would.
The shackles and hangers are nice.

I also have western chassie flip kit, c-notch, shock extenders. Exellent stuff. Im really impressed. My DJM spindles look like good stuff, and you cant go wrong for $186. The eibach springs are sweet.

**swervin ervin** · 01-10-2003, 03:03 PM

I like Belltech's shackle and hanger kit. Their drop shocks suck. As far as front coils, Eibachs are probably the best for performance. They are a progressive rate spring.

So far, I'm well satisfied with Western Chassis drop parts. A quality product.

01-09-2003, 01:46 AM	#1
wildmanaaron Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Bowling Green, KY Posts: 396	Who Makes The Best 5/7 Drop Kit??? I was wondering which company out there made the best 5/7" drop kit for an 85 GMC C10. I want a good kit that will ride well. Also if you have used the kit that you refer, can you add a picture also? Thanks!!

01-09-2003, 02:01 AM	#2
low 84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,144	i'm running a western chasis 5/7 kit sold by www.sporttruckdirect.com the quality of the parts is great and i would use it again if i built another one. __________________ '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

01-09-2003, 03:20 AM	#3
BaggedC10 Under construction! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,065	I agree with low 84, but their coil springs are too soft IMO. Eibach is the way to go when replacing the coils. __________________ 2001 Silverado bagged on 22's. Sold

01-09-2003, 03:03 PM	#5
low 84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,144	jeremy, the are factory 15x8's with 255/60/15's all the way around. they rub very seldomly on the inner fender when you go over a dip in the road real fast or something. but i think it's the perfect size for this drop. __________________ '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

01-09-2003, 06:10 PM	#7
low 84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,144	did i miss something? are you gonna lower you truck now, or you gonna put them on the K? i have seen them painted body color and it looks really tight. i'm planning on doing mine that way. __________________ '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

01-09-2003, 03:29 AM	#4
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	Ryan, are those 15 x 8 Ralleys? what size tires are you running, and how bad do they rub if at all?

01-09-2003, 05:23 PM	#6
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	schweet, i just bought a set of 15 x 8 Rallys a few months ago at a swap meet for $20 with perfect center caps and beauty rings. i really like the way your truck looks with them, maybe i wont have to buy expensive wheels after all! BTW, have you ever seen them painted body color, if so how does it look?

01-09-2003, 07:34 PM	#8
wildmanaaron Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Bowling Green, KY Posts: 396	Thanks!! Anyone else ever used Chassis Tech parts before?

01-09-2003, 08:08 PM	#9
low 84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,144	do youself a favor and DO NOT use chasis tech parts! they are not well manufactured. and the company who sells them AIM, a.k.a. shAIM, is a horrible company too. it looks like they have good prices, but they screw you on shipping and then send you the wrong parts and then you have to ship them back and pay restocking fees. i can refer you to some cites and posts where this has been disussed before. bottum line is you get what you pay for, and this isn't an area where you want to cut corners. this is all my opinion, but i've done alot of reasearch in this area so take it for what its worth __________________ '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

01-09-2003, 08:41 PM	#10
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 21,984	I've never bought anything from Chassis Tech but I did install a flip kit for a guy a few months ago that supposedly came from them & all I can say is the kit looked like he built it from scratch himself @ home. The axle locator brackets weren't too bad, but what was cheap looking/flimsy as hell were the shock extenders. I've had beer cans that were thicker, and they were actually several pieces welded together. I've bought AIM spindles (years ago) & had no probs what-so-ever, but I would not buy their flip kit. I just got off the phone w/Sporttruck Direct & ordered a flip kit & 1/4" plate c-section w/shock extenders (which are 1/8" thick 1pc stampings according to my salesguy STEVE) for 223$ delivered (I've already got spindles from a previous project). Call him up & talk to them, he treated me very well. 1-888-800-0449, tell him Scot from TX sent ya'. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

01-09-2003, 10:10 PM	#13
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	BTW, with Chassis Tech parts. i just sold my 2.5/4 drop kit. i didnt have any problems with it, its quality, installation, performance or customer service. this was almost 3 years ago, so maybe that's the difference.

01-09-2003, 11:58 PM	#14
J-Spec C10 Whats this wire for?.... Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Barrie, Ontario, CANADA Posts: 378	What about bell tech drop kits? They're popular here, but you guys never seem to mention them? __________________ Kyle CANADIAN CONNECTION '82 C10 Resto-Custom--> * 2 1/4" manifold back dual exhaust with Hooker Aerochambers & High Flow Cats Taylor Ignition Wires Centerline 15" Telstars with 32"x10" mudders

01-10-2003, 12:41 PM	#15
love it loud Calibration Engineer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Posts: 361	waaaay too expensive __________________ CANADIAN CONNECTION

01-10-2003, 01:16 PM	#16
Tom driving is in my blood Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Mesa AZ Posts: 5,731	belltech is okay. My spindles didnt fit exactly correctly, and after costing $300 you would think they would. The shackles and hangers are nice. I also have western chassie flip kit, c-notch, shock extenders. Exellent stuff. Im really impressed. My DJM spindles look like good stuff, and you cant go wrong for $186. The eibach springs are sweet. __________________ -78 c10 short/step: 388cid, M20, 5/5 drop, lots more. Playtoy and first vehicle. -98 c1500 x-cab: 5.7L, 17" rims, 5/6 drop, flowmaster, helper bags,NBS rear disk brakes. -02 Suburban 4x4: leveled front -CBR600F4i, CBR600RR, CBR1000RR, and standup skis DISCLAIMER: I cant spell for the life of me.

01-10-2003, 03:03 PM	#17
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	I like Belltech's shackle and hanger kit. Their drop shocks suck. As far as front coils, Eibachs are probably the best for performance. They are a progressive rate spring. So far, I'm well satisfied with Western Chassis drop parts. A quality product. __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10



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