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| | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 734 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 734 | Anyone here lowered a C20? Everyone's always doing C10's. With the recent air suspension technologies, it seems one could lower a C20 and still be able to haul a load.
I'd like to do this on a budget so I was thinking about doing new 3" drop C10 springs on the front and a bolt in airbag kit for the rear. This way I'll be lower but still can haul plenty.
Anyone have thoughts?
-David | | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 | The basic differences are the spring rates & the heavy 8 lug hubs & rear axle. I don't see why your plan wouldn't work, but I have read on the net 3" drop front springs makes for a rough ride. Why not bag it all around? Brian | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 734 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 734 | A front bag kit adds $500+ to the cost of lowering. I thought the new dropped coil springs were designed to lessen the rough ride caused by springs that have been cut to get lower. Guess I'll have to ask around on that one.
-David | | | | | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | I was thinking about this the last little while, and I thought that it was a great idea. I also heard that drop coils are designed to lessen the rough ride (thought I read it in a magazine). So in the back, you would swap out the coils for 'bags, and then what? Would you have an onboard compressor?(expensive) or would you just have the air valves coming out somewhere and you can fill them wherever? How much weight can two bags in the rear hold? You could do the same with a half ton aswell right? Thats a good idea. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 734 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 734 | Yeah, I was thinking a compressor. Air Ride offers one for $350. Thought I'd check around and research a bit though. Seems like I read somewhere about people who've used AC compressors for an air source. Plenty of those in the boneyard!
As far as I know the bags will carry quite a load. I talked to one guy with a bagged Toyota truck who said he hauls more than the factory intended on a regular basis.
-David | | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 | The big square York/Tecumseh a/c compressors are used often to run bags. Brian | | |
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