pics needed, 72 chevy coil to leaf springs

[windmill]

i'm needing some pics to see where to drill for hole to do the swap from coils to leafs.... send to turbomonk@hotmail.com or post some..... need soon as posible.... thanks monk

[lolife99]

Anyone?

[SCOTI]

Unfortunately, it's kind of a vague question so there might not be much response. You should be able to tell where (if) any holes needs to be drilled once you start installing the coil specific suspension brackets.

Check w/board member Gringoloco. He can prob shed some light on the swap.

[windmill]

its not a hard ? ,,,,,just need some close up pics,,, anyways done got them drilled and mounted the 4 perches so far,, just now need where to mount the shock brackets,,,, hoping to change everything sat and sunday.... mounted my tralior hitch last night going to pull the race car to the track tonight.... like to see what diff it makes between the two suspisions... i'm going to post some later maybe this could help a fellow member out sometime....

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by windmill

its not a hard ? ,,,,,just need some close up pics,,, anyways done got them drilled and mounted the 4 perches so far,, just now need where to mount the shock brackets,,,, hoping to change everything sat and sunday.... mounted my tralior hitch last night going to pull the race car to the track tonight.... like to see what diff it makes between the two suspisions... i'm going to post some later maybe this could help a fellow member out sometime....

Again.... Vague, not hard (there's a difference). I was trying to pin down specifics of what pics you needed most.

As for a difference between the 2 suspensions on the same truck? The coils (especially w/air bags swapped in place) will offer better ride quality. I used 2 swb trucks (1 w/leafs suspension; the other w/coils) to tow the same 18ft car hauler. The coil set-up rode better loaded & un-loaded.

[windmill]

my dad had bought a new 72 lwb truck when i was younger,,, i did pull a 67 chevelle with it when i raced,, it done a good job but did sway somewhat,,, now i have a swb 72 thats been lowered 2 and 4,,,, i think i can swap to leafs cheaper than buying bags and all,,,,, sell my rear springs and buy lower shackles
and take a spring or 2 out and still ride as good as the coils and not have the sway,,,, my trailors right now is 18 ft but going to extend to 23ft too haul a car and golf cart so it will be a good heavy load.... but i will not always be useing the truck to haul i do have an 05 crew cab chevy truck i do use until now,, it sure does have alot of room inside it... hey thanks tho....

[LONGHAIR]

All of this work for a 1/2 ton short wheel-base truck? Pulling a 23ft trailer with a racecar and a golf cart? ...and you are thinking about removing leaves?
Too much load, not enough truck......and waaay not enough brakes.

[windmill]

here's my truck and race car.... before the leaf spring change.

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Check w/board member Gringoloco. He can prob shed some light on the swap.

Haha- both my trucks were leaf and converted to coil... I could prolly get some good pics of where the holes are

[windmill]

send me some of where to mount the top shock mounts ,,,, send to turbomonk@hotmail.com
done mounted the leafs and rear end so far, waiting on a rear brake line to bleed the fluild... prob have to cut the top frame support to mount the top shock brackets, but not a big deal... i have plasma cutter...

cant wait to haul with it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[N2TRUX]

Hey windmill. How about sharing pics for those that might need them in the future?

[windmill]

i'm going to as soon as i get everything on,,,,,maybe it will help the next person out...
so far it seems like it has more movement in the rear suspension now than it did before,, but i dont have the shocks and bed put back on yet...

[windmill]

ok i changed the setup now,,, raised the truck back to stock height,,, so now my drive shaft wont work to short....
will the change from coils to leafs make that differance?