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bloodybigblock · 11-22-2012, 10:49 PM

On my 67, I'm considering Cpp products. I was gonna do a whole front end rebuild kit,full disc brake kit, every body mount and bushings replaced front and rear,and 5/7 drop using front and rear sway bars and upgraded trac bar. Can anyone give me a comparison of how well it will ride and steer vs newer trucks? If I pay about 3500$ for parts,I'd expect it to ride like a caddy. Thanks
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Square_78 · 11-22-2012, 11:33 PM

Id personally be looking into Porterbuilt stuff for that kind of money. Seems like a lot more money than you really "need" to spend tho.

Justin36 · 11-23-2012, 12:13 AM

I used CPP on my truck, and it really rides great! Also new A-arm bushings, upper lower ball joints, sway and track bar! Really pleased with it!
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bloodybigblock · 11-23-2012, 01:43 AM

That kind of money? The majority of the money is for a complete $1600 brake kit. My truck has drums front and rear so its the best route for me. The total suspension may be around $800, Thats nowhere near the cost of porterbuilts products.I dont need air ride because of the cost and im more of a hot rod guy. I really like the autocross trucks by no limit. I just need my truck to ride like a new vehicle because when im finished, itll be my daily. Thanks guys

jc70chevy · 11-24-2012, 01:32 AM

I did a 5/7 drop from cpp with front and rear sway bars and cpps shocks and its ride smooth and handles well i love it and never would second guess it

Andy4639 · 11-24-2012, 02:19 AM

When you get done with the new components it will ride like a new truck!
It may not be the right year truck though!

1970ChevyChamp · 11-26-2012, 01:10 AM

I am also planning on using CPP to replace a ton of parts on my 67, the more opinions on there brake/drop/suspension parts the better,Thanks!

*bk2life* · 11-26-2012, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by bloodybigblock

If I pay about 3500$ for parts,I'd expect it to ride like a caddy.

in my perosnall experiences in any cadi I have been in, they all ride like a freakin schooner out on the ocean. I would be very mad if anything I drove felt like a soft floaty uncontrollable land yacht.
What type of ride are you really looking for? Corvette? Carve some corners? Not too stiff, not soft and sloppy like a cadi? A rebuild with new bushings, new coils, new rear leafs w/new bushings will make your truck ride like it did from the factory. Add some adjustable shocks and get it more tuned to the way you might like it.
Personally I like to be able to swerve around an object at 45 mph and not fishtail, rear end come out or other wards slide off the road and crash. That’s not a cadi or a corvette ride, that’s “safe”.

brad_man_72 · 11-26-2012, 09:36 PM

You can really do a lot with a good agressive alignment, good shocks, and drop spindles.
Even if you spend a ton of money on a racecar chassis if you don't know how to set it up its not going to perform.
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crazy longhorn · 11-26-2012, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Square_78

Id personally be looking into Porterbuilt stuff for that kind of money. Seems like a lot more money than you really "need" to spend tho.

2nd that! My old truck has been out past 140....its a spooky ride after about 130? Backyard Buck style(cut coils /front, with shock relocators), flipped rear, ...less about 4 leafs on the stack/ slapper bars. The complete mess is budget , to the Hillbilly Bone.....she brings this crazy old man back, evry time out

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Bhelton · 11-26-2012, 10:04 PM

I just completed a 67 doing exactly what your speeking of and had less than $2200 in all of it. i shopped at 3 different places but saved a ton of money and even installed new brake lines

bloodybigblock · 11-27-2012, 11:19 AM

Name those places please lol
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ItsRandy · 11-27-2012, 12:56 PM

It's all about compromise. Real good ride will make it mushy around corners. Real good around corners will make it ride rough. You can however make it ride pretty good and corner better than the truck that it is. My truck rides and corners better than my buddy's Chevelle but that's not a Caddy.

dmw319 · 11-27-2012, 01:09 PM

In my opinion, if you want it to ride like a caddy, buy a caddy.

Its a truck! You can always improve general components that are older and probably need replacing anyways to improve it .. but its a truck! let it ride like one

chet · 11-27-2012, 01:15 PM

look at no limits rack and pinion. probably for the price of all the steering components you will be close to the same price. R&p is sooo much nicer

Bhelton · 11-27-2012, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bloodybigblock

Name those places please lol
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advance auto, oreilly auto, master power brakes, and daves truck parts...there was 4 places total not 3

11-22-2012, 10:49 PM	#1
bloodybigblock Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: hanceville alabama Posts: 268	How well can it ride and steer? Cpp On my 67, I'm considering Cpp products. I was gonna do a whole front end rebuild kit,full disc brake kit, every body mount and bushings replaced front and rear,and 5/7 drop using front and rear sway bars and upgraded trac bar. Can anyone give me a comparison of how well it will ride and steer vs newer trucks? If I pay about 3500$ for parts,I'd expect it to ride like a caddy. Thanks Posted via Mobile Device

11-22-2012, 11:33 PM	#2
Square_78 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada Posts: 1,237	Re: How well can it ride and steer? Cpp Id personally be looking into Porterbuilt stuff for that kind of money. Seems like a lot more money than you really "need" to spend tho. __________________ #teamlongbed "I refuse to go disc brakes. I actually love drum brakes. It makes for an adventure." - 50bomb 1978 Chevy shop truck - static 6/8" 1970 GMC 1500 - Accuair eLevel Resto-mod http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=537497

11-23-2012, 12:13 AM	#3
Justin36 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Selmer, Tennessee Posts: 744	Re: How well can it ride and steer? Cpp I used CPP on my truck, and it really rides great! Also new A-arm bushings, upper lower ball joints, sway and track bar! Really pleased with it! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Justin

11-23-2012, 01:43 AM	#4
bloodybigblock Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: hanceville alabama Posts: 268	Re: How well can it ride and steer? Cpp That kind of money? The majority of the money is for a complete $1600 brake kit. My truck has drums front and rear so its the best route for me. The total suspension may be around $800, Thats nowhere near the cost of porterbuilts products.I dont need air ride because of the cost and im more of a hot rod guy. I really like the autocross trucks by no limit. I just need my truck to ride like a new vehicle because when im finished, itll be my daily. Thanks guys

11-24-2012, 01:32 AM	#5
jc70chevy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: vallejo,ca Posts: 176	Re: How well can it ride and steer? Cpp I did a 5/7 drop from cpp with front and rear sway bars and cpps shocks and its ride smooth and handles well i love it and never would second guess it

11-24-2012, 02:19 AM	#6
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,936	Re: How well can it ride and steer? Cpp When you get done with the new components it will ride like a new truck! It may not be the right year truck though! __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.

11-26-2012, 01:10 AM	#7
1970ChevyChamp Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Madison, Kansas Posts: 102	Re: How well can it ride and steer? Cpp I am also planning on using CPP to replace a ton of parts on my 67, the more opinions on there brake/drop/suspension parts the better,Thanks!

11-26-2012, 09:36 PM	#9
brad_man_72 the boat guy Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: springfield mo Posts: 2,339	Re: How well can it ride and steer? Cpp You can really do a lot with a good agressive alignment, good shocks, and drop spindles. Even if you spend a ton of money on a racecar chassis if you don't know how to set it up its not going to perform. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 67, swb, fleet, tach, throttle, 5.3, 4l60e, 3.73's, fuel cell, 5 lug, p.d.b., 4-6 drop. great little truck 66, stevens drag/ski 18' silouette, 350, 2.02 doublehump heads. comp extreme marine 278 cam, vette 7 fin valve covers, old polished edelbrock intake, velvetdrive, casale v-drive, adj cavitation plate. 28, model a rpu project,

11-26-2012, 10:04 PM	#11
Bhelton Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Hickory NC Posts: 2,351	Re: How well can it ride and steer? Cpp I just completed a 67 doing exactly what your speeking of and had less than $2200 in all of it. i shopped at 3 different places but saved a ton of money and even installed new brake lines

11-27-2012, 11:19 AM	#12
bloodybigblock Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: hanceville alabama Posts: 268	Re: How well can it ride and steer? Cpp Name those places please lol Posted via Mobile Device

11-27-2012, 12:56 PM	#13
ItsRandy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Grand Terrace, Ca. Posts: 1,607	Re: How well can it ride and steer? Cpp It's all about compromise. Real good ride will make it mushy around corners. Real good around corners will make it ride rough. You can however make it ride pretty good and corner better than the truck that it is. My truck rides and corners better than my buddy's Chevelle but that's not a Caddy.

11-27-2012, 01:09 PM	#14
dmw319 Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 639	Re: How well can it ride and steer? Cpp In my opinion, if you want it to ride like a caddy, buy a caddy. Its a truck! You can always improve general components that are older and probably need replacing anyways to improve it .. but its a truck! let it ride like one __________________ 1970 Chevy C-10 Stepside My build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=528167

11-27-2012, 01:15 PM	#15
chet Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: victoria, BC Posts: 11	Re: How well can it ride and steer? Cpp look at no limits rack and pinion. probably for the price of all the steering components you will be close to the same price. R&p is sooo much nicer



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