Show me your 3/5 or 4/6, some questions too!

[Puglia10]

Hey everyone, I'm going to make a build thread soon, but just bought a 1980 swb c10 in a million different pieces. He included DJM drop spindles and a flip kit. He said its good for a 3/5 drop, which my search confirms, I think? Do I need different coils? Cut the stock ones? Anyone mind showing me their 3/5, how they did it and wheel/tire specs? Also some 4/6 or lower if you have them too, and how you did it/how could I go lower if I wanted to? Thanks a lot!

[3r!c84]

the first one is 3/5
2nd one is 4.5/5

[Puglia10]

Thank, looks better with the front lower....i was afraid of that, haha! how did you do it? Keep em coming!

[baclay9]

You could just add some 1 or 2 inch drop coil springs to the spindles you already have. Or you could cut a little off of your stock coils.

[3r!c84]

i cut 3/4 of a coil off the springs

[Puglia10]

okay thanks. anyone got any more pics? maybe different wheel/tire combos?

[Justin36]

here is 4/6

[Puglia10]

thanks for the pic, is it on level ground? front looks higher than the back?

[Justin36]

yeah it was, we built that truck and didnt drive it much and sold it and the guy that has it now drives it alot, and i believe it settled a little bit after that because it dosent set the same now

[Justin36]

There is another, its more level looking in that pic

[Jonboy]

4/6 here.

[Puglia10]

thanks justin36, definitely looks more level in the second pic!
looks good jonboy! looks like I might have to go 4/6, I can get the inch out of the front by cutting the coil, but how can i get the extra inch out of the flip kit, which is said to lower the rear 5 in? Keep em coming guys!

[Jonboy]

It depends on your springs. My truck has 2.5" spindles, one coil cut off of the front, and a flip kit in the rear. I had the HD springs (8 leaves), so that put me close to 6" in the rear. Honestly, I was so excited to start dropping the truck, I forgot to take "before" measurements.

[silvereagle07]

This is my buddys' truck with a 4/6 drop.

[Puglia10]

well im leaning more towards the 4/6 with these pics guys! how can i get a 6" drop in back with a flip kit? that only does 5 inches right?

[westofb]

Originally Posted by Puglia10

well im leaning more towards the 4/6 with these pics guys! how can i get a 6" drop in back with a flip kit? that only does 5 inches right?

It depends on the flip kit you have, I think some are closer to 6" than 5". You asked how you could get it lower, I guess that is like asking how to skin a cat, there are several ways. When I lowered mine, I wasn't happy with the rear and wanted to go an inch more, I just went to the auto parts store and bought a set of 1" lowering blocks, they worked just fine, and I got the extra inch I needed to level my truck. So may say not to use them for on reason or another, but they did what I wanted.
You could also remove a leaf or two from you spring packs, there is no way to tell how much drop this will give you, so you have to use the trial and error method.
You can also buy a set of lowering shackles, most times they require you to remove part of a bed cross sill to clear them. Some come with muliple holes in them so you can adjust the amount of drop you get from them.
They sell dearched leaf springs as well as lowered front spring hangers, the means to the end go on and on.
If you decide to go lower than what you get out of the flip kit, you should also consider installing a c notch as well. With just the flip kit, it would not be necessary, but if you go lower (axle moving closer to frame), it would be a worth while investment.

[silvereagle07]

On the blue truck we installed the DJM flip kit and removed one of the springs. We did not notch the frame on that truck. Some kit offer a notch but we did not have to on that truck.

[joe1982]

Originally Posted by Jonboy

4/6 here.

beautiful truck man!

[joe1982]

here is mine, 5/6

[jasonroman]

can you post a side shot of your truck?

the red one on here is my favorite....and im not a fan of the color red..
hoping to get mine to look like that sooner or later

[Jonboy]

Originally Posted by joe1982

beautiful truck man!

Thanks, Joe. What are the black wheels on your truck now?

[joe1982]

Originally Posted by Jonboy

Thanks, Joe. What are the black wheels on your truck now?

They are just my rallys that my brother painted for me. Since the pic I have added center caps

[Matt Man]

mines a dually, but heres a 3/4 c30s sit pretty tall compared to a c10 mine still needs to come down 1 inch in the front and 2 in the back.

[Malo83]

My83 with a 4/5 drop


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[joe1982]

Originally Posted by Malo83

My83 with a 4/5 drop


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Nice! Definitely one of my favorite trucks on the board.