The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot '60-'66 Trucks Lower springs question!!!

Looking at buying lowering springs 3" in back and 2" in front. My question is will I have to purchase new spindles or can I just buy the springs??? I was told that I don't and that I can still use the shocks that are on the truck!!

Thanks for input fellow Stovebolters!!

i bet you can still use the old shocks if they are good. they seem to just damper movement and can function if compressed a little more. as far as coils go you hear different info from different people, but i thought 3" was ok with just coils. moore and you would have to buy spindles.

The stock shocks were designed not to bottom out when the suspension was setting on the bump stops. Therefore as long as you don't modify the rubber bump stops the shocks will work just fine.

Lowering springs more than 2" lower than stock on the front will provide very little suspension travel... that's when folks start cutting bump stops for more clearance, that's when you end up needing shorter shocks.

As the song goes "One thing leads to another"

Hope that helps!

The spindles I've seen lower 2-1/2" AND require switching to disc brakes. BUT, they don't change your geometry like lowering springs. I put 2" lowering springs on mine, front and rear, and use stock shocks...works good after replacing worn out ball joints.
I want an anti-sway bar next.

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