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#78298 05/31/2007 9:55 PM | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 209 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 209 | Ok so I am planning on lowering a 1964 chevy longbed c-10. It has rear coils and leaf springs. If i put 4" drop lowering coils in the rear would i have to also remove the leaf springs or can i leave them and it will still lower?
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#78299 05/31/2007 10:16 PM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 | If you are talking about the overload half-leaf springs on the back of the axle, yes, if you lower it they will have to come off or be modified. | | |
#78300 05/31/2007 10:56 PM | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 209 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 209 | yea because my 64 chevy shortbed didnt have those leaf springs just the coils and so i just replaced the stock coils with lower ones..and the truck i want to lower is my Grandpas 64 chevy longbed 1/2..so ok i will have to just remove the whole thing and just put lowering coils to replace the stock ones?
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#78301 05/31/2007 11:07 PM | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,877 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,877 | The only way to lower a rear end is let the air out of the tires or put smaller tires on it. Unless you are not talking about the rear axle?  | | |
#78302 06/01/2007 12:21 AM | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 209 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 209 | hahahaaaa!!! yea that is one way or putting a ton of bricks in the bed..hahaaaa!
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#78303 06/01/2007 4:59 AM | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,877 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,877 | Good point about the bricks, and I thought I had thought of everything.... Seriously though, you will want to check your driveshaft angles once at the new ride height. You may need to correct pinion angle. Then centerline of the pinion and centerline of the engine/ transmission should be parallel for a one piece driveshaft. This explains all the driveshaft questions you will ever have: http://www.roadranger.com/Roadrange...=Installation%20Guide&Language=en_US Grigg | | |
#78304 06/01/2007 5:08 AM | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,029 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,029 | I got two tousand pound lowering blocks and twice pipes. | | |
#78305 06/01/2007 1:39 PM | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 | Bag it and notch the frame, The bags are cheap if you don't include a onboard compressor. | | |
#78306 06/01/2007 2:50 PM | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 209 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 209 | i dont know how to weld so bags are out of the question right now..but i use to have 4" lowering coils for the rear of my truck but i ended up putting a total of 6" drop on the rear of my truck with 3"drop coils in front..so i am givn my Gpa my 4" drop coils instead..so all he has to do is buy or cut the front ones..thats all  thanks guys
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