C10 Chevy trucks are an older body style, but are large, square-built trucks that are inexpensive to buy. These trucks are real prone to have the bottom coil broken off. We offer kits for your 1960-1987 C10 trucks! You can drop the mount below the axle and drop it a ton that way. Using the plasma cutter once again, the subrail was quickly modified to clear the leaf spring. Eibach, world-renowned for its innovative automotive suspension technologies — provides enthusiasts with suspension solutions engineered to last. All of the chevy truck front end parts up to '79 will bolt on, disc brakes, and all.
The rear coil is pigtailed top and bottom, so no easy cut solution there, but, you can easily make a lowering block for cheap. The spindle and spring on the right represents a full drop of nearly 5 inches, as compared to the stock components. Another trick you can use on the rear is to move springs behind the axle. The stock shocks are also removed and discarded. With the drop spindles and a bit of tweaking of the torsion bar adjusters, you will be low and still ride fine. Use a jack to lift the front of the truck and place a jack stand on each side of the truck, behind the front tires, directly underneath the frame of the truck. Unbolt the lower ball joint from the lower control arm using a 10 mm wrench.
A simple piece of C-channel can protect such components while making the cut. After one too many jokes, I decided it was time to adjust the altitude of the truck if I was to retain what little dignity I had left. So when you are at the yard pulling parts, you would need the steering box, drag link, pitman arm, upper and lower A-arms, spindles, and all. Notice you have a drop down menu on the bottom and it lists stock or lowered spindle options. Lift the control arm by placing the jack underneath it and jacking it up just slightly. Keep in mind that from 67-70 they had drum brakes on the front so if you want to use spindles you have to convert to front discs. Using Western Chassis components, we discovered that the old Chevy could lose nearly 5 inches up front using their dropped spindles in conjunction with lowered springs and shocks while the rear could go even further, over 7 inches thanks to a rear leaf spring flip kit, lengthened shackles, and matching shocks.
Use pliers to pull the cotter pin out of the lower ball joint. Trust me on this, call them and ask for Stan. I don't think you can use the old arms with newer spindles though. You'll have to fab up some mounts but its really no biggy. We have compiled the best kits on the market and put them all in one place! Early Classic is hands down the best, but not the cheapest.
Caballo I'm using blocks on thew rear. Aftermarket companies are beginning to make more parts and accessories for these trucks as they become more popular. He will answer all your questions and clear up any concerns you might have. Amenities, such as a revised front grille, upgraded interior, and air conditioning became part of the options from which consumer could choose. Tell him Texas Firefighter from the truck board sent you. It is important to ensure that spring retainer is seated nicely in the spring for a secure fit. I coil equals about a 3 inch drop.
As with all pickup trucks of the era, the C10 is a 2-door model that features bench seating. The stock bumpstop will be about 5 inches too low with the new rear setup, so it needs to be removed to make way for the C-notch kit. Is that something to do with the ends of the springs? To take the stance one step further, I opted to try on a set of 17-inch rollers that we had lying around the shop. You can cut front coils. Step on the parking brake inside the truck to engage it.
This kit was put together because it corrects the shock angle and centers the rear axle which can sometimes become an issue with a larger drop. The rearend can then be lowered onto the stock leaf spring pack and the assembly tightened up using the provided U-bolts and lower mount. We are your 1 source for McGaughys C10 lowering kits! To do so, both leaf springs need to be removed from not only the chassis but from the rear end as well. Truck is receiving patch panels and paint right now. Note the subrail of the bed that needed to be modified to clear the C-notch kit. Just cut them on the bottom.
This will also change the front to 5 lug so you will need wheels too. We have a McGaughys C10 drop kit for everyone from mild to extreme!. Western Chassis has been manufacturing drop spindles in the United States almost as long as these trucks have been on the road. I am selling my 1987 Chevrolet Silverado Shortbed. To fully maximize the performance of our lowered setup, we opted to use Western Chassis shocks at all four corners.
The rears springs are a bitch to cut, but the fronts are nuthin. I used a wire wheel and some chassis paint to clean up the arms and then installed new before re-installing on the truck. I actually thought the trim rings and center caps were pretty smoked, but with a little chrome polish and elbow grease they brightened right up. Lower your vehicle the safe way by installing MaxTrac Lowering Springs that were specifically engineered for your exact vehicle. If you have coils in the front you are totaly set. Probably if you crawl under and look the bottom coil is already broken off. Now that I look back on it though, it was sorta fun when I'd have someone in the truck that had never ridden in it.