Front coil overs?

[kgmunro]

Has anyone seen or used front coil overs instead of springs for a 66 style truck with the 80 style control arms? I see these on everything else but not these type of trucks.....available??
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PorterBuilt has a c-4 style. No Limit. Ridetech. And few others. If you have 80s stuff already then maybe not.
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[kgmunro]

Thats kinda what I meant...to put on the 80s suspension, not a whole different suspension.

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http://www.porterbuiltfabrication.com/?p=453
Must use tubular a-arms for coils. Not changing center section just order arms.



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Minimal modifications to be made. Remove the existing shocks and springs and the QA1 Pro Coil System bolts right back in.

• Specially Designed Conical Springs
This spring is designed so that the lower end sets on the coil-over shock and the upper end sets in the original spring bucket in the frame. This allows for the use of a longer and lighter spring for more stored energy, offering increased weight transfer. Greater durability is also achieved by locating the spring pressure in the frame and not on a single stud.

• Ride Height Adjustable
Threaded aluminum body allows ride height adjustment.

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The QA1 Pro Coil System utilizes the Proma Star® single and double adjustable shocks. The Pro Coil System includes:
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What says “performance” more than a set of tubular control arms! After all of the time and effort expended on your ride, you definitely can’t let your stamped oem control arms detract from all that work. Finish your suspension off with these new tubular control arm systems from Ridetech. Built with all of the care and experience you have come to expect from us, these tubular control arms are a precision engineered solution for ShockWave® installation, ball joint binding, and frame clearance issues that can haunt some vehicles. When you combine the performance benefits with the elegant design of these arms, there is no question.... You want these.
Development - StrongArms™ are developed by Ridetech® in Jasper, Indiana on an actual running, driving vehicle. This allows us to properly address ALL fitment and performance issues. It also allows us to document an installation, demonstrate the installation to our sales techs and dealers, and allows ongoing evaluation of the performance of the StrongArms™
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[Captainfab]

Here's a thread on how one member converted to front coilovers.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...light=coilover