The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area The HiPo Shop lowering?

I want to lower my 64 c-10 swb truck. I do not know about this. What steps will it take to do so? Thank you....bb22

The easiest although not the cheapest way is a new set of dropped spindles.the cheapest way is to cut 1 or 2 coils off the front springs but it will ride rough and be prone to bottom out easily there are also lower control arms available with deep spring pockets that will lower it.

yea i heard that cutting the coil springs isnt the smartest thing to do. hhhmmm i was thinking about buying a drop kit but that will have to wait cause i do not have the money. I will be patient on this one. thank you

you can cut the springs if you do it right. it will increase the spring rate. jus tmake sure to use a cut-off wheel, and not a torch. and keep the spring cool. if if gets too hot, it will soften the spring.

if you drop it more than a couple of inches with shorter springs,the a arms will be at a bad angle and the top of the tire will stick out farther.you should use drop spindles.

Another option is the way they did it back in the 50s just heat the coil springs with a torch till it gets as low as you like it.it will ride like it has solid rubber tires and will keep lowering its self as the springs sag.

how much do you want to lower it?

Cheapest+Easiest=Heat the springs. I haven't done this. I cut one coil out and used 2.5" drop spindles on my 69 Burb. For the rear I made a set of 3.5" lowering blocks and longer U-bolts. This allows you to use your stock shocks if you want to. The only trouble I've had with it is that the U-Bolt nuts will drag on an automated car-wash track.

The better way is arms or spindles and drop springs in front and drop springs/c-notch/shock relocator in the rear.

im thinkin like 4" / 6" DROP ...early classic enterprise shows different stances of how you can lower it.

don't heat the springs, that is bad. it will soften them up so they sag. for a 4/6 drop, i would go with cut springs and spindles up front. if the rear is leaf sprung, you can flip it (mount the axle on top of the springs). if not, then you can get lowering springs for the rear too. don't forget new shocks when you lower it, you will need shorter ones.

On the 64 C-10 rear coils were standard and leafs were optional. Its opposite on the GMCs if I'm not mistaken. For a "6 rear drop on coils you may want to do both blocks and springs. If you are on a tight budget you can cut the rear coils a little and buy/make blocks and U-Bolts. The Block/bolt I used on my '69 Burb I had originally made for my '61 C10. I can send you pics of the rear set-up if you’d like.

Up front for a 4" drop you will have to include drop spindles. 2.5" spindles and 1.5" cut out of the coils would work.

Ideally though, short of going way custom, aftermarket drop springs and shocks should be used with the blocks (or flipped leafs) and spindles.

well im not sure now how far i want to drop it. Do you have to have certain tire size to drop. I have P225/75 R15 on my truck. They are still in good shape and i dont want to buy any new ones yet for atleast a few more years.

oh yea i been looking all over and i notice alot of the drop kits say you need disc brakes. I have drums and i dont plan on buying disc brakes anytime soon. I am on a low budget. I want to get 255-60-15 tires and rims for my truck then drop it to either 2 1/2-4" or 4"/6". What are your opions on this. Thank you

the only drop spindles are disc spindles.buy the 230 dollar drop spindles,then go to a junk yard and get everything else from a 73-87 c10.

what he said, I did that before minus the drop spindles. I did a boneyard disc brake swap on my 66 gmc. Pretty easy and didn't cost a whole lot. I would get the master with a power booster though. My friend had a problem with this as his truck was a 4 spd and his clutch and master cyl. were one unit. I don't know what you have.

ok just to make myself clear on my 64 swb i have the original suspension and original drum brakes. wat is needed to drop my truck to wat i want? I am very clueless on this subject. Help me some more guys. I am an ameteur.