Need lowering help/front coil springs

[storked82]

HELLO GUYS


I want to lower the front of my truck down the EASY way what Im wanting to know if I take and cut a coil out of my springs how much of a drop for each coil that is cut how? I dont want to spend money on drop springs when I can do it myself so plz I could use the advice

Thanks
Jeff M

[fiddy9apache]

start with a full coil, but remember you still have to lower the back.

[mr mike]

I just did that the other day i cut 2 full coils off (but the truck is not drove but maybe 1 or 2 day out of the week) if it is nice it dropped it so low that the bump stops had to come off and the shocks had to relocated. If i was going to do it all over i would not go more than 1 1/2 coils so you can keep the shocks
and use the jeep tj spring in the back

[storked82]

Thanks MR MIKE AND FIDDY

hey Mike Im just a little confussed about the jeep spring for the back that you was talking about but it dosent take much to confusse me LOL I was about ready to go old school and heat the springs I dont drive mine hardly at all it just sits until the next car show ect comes up in fact my wife has never road in it yet LOL and I have had this truck for over a year Thanks fiddy for telling me to go one coil at a time I dont want the front end laying on the pavement if you have pictures mike how your sets now plz let us see


Thank you both for the advice and take care

Jeff M

[fiddy9apache]

i think mr mike thinks you have a pre 72 with coil spring rear suspension.


the rear you can use 3in axle perches and make your own flip kit. you will have to do some welding though. it might be ez'r to buy a cheap flip from ebay.

you can use shocks from a 66 corvette on the front.

[mr mike]

my bad if you have leaf spring in the rear i would just take out 2 of the leafs the big flat one and one the one above it and and a drop block as 4 my truck its a 1969 with rear coil spring (my bad )

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by storked82

.... I was about ready to go old school and heat the springs ...

Heating springs isn't old school, it's ghetto. Please don't ever heat springs to achieve a drop.

As suggested you can get 1.5-2" drop by cutting a single coil off of the front. It's cheap and easy just keep it cool when you do it. For the rear, the cheapest route is removing the bottom "overload" leaf for 3/4-1" drop. You can take a couple more out but it will soften your ride quit a bit. Spend a few bucks and buy a shackle kit instead.

[LONGHAIR]

Removing too many leaves can also get you into axle wrap problems too, especially if you drive it hard.

[mr mike]

I had a old s-10 that i took out all but one of the leafs but it was so soft that when you would hit the gas to hard it would bottom out lol But in the end i broke the spring do to axle warp

[storked82]

Mike

I like that s10 very cool i really like the doors anyway the rear of my truck is right where I want it I just need to bring the front down just a little if you ever seen pictures of my truck in the pictures gallery you would agree page 82 or 83 it just is sitting a little to high in the front

Take care
Jeff M