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1970bowtie · 10-30-2007, 10:43 PM

someone mentioned that you could run rear coils out of a chevelle, monte carlo, or elcamino. so heres my question
is this in fact true?
how much drop does this provided?
and does anyone know off hand how tall the stock spring is? i know my truck has been droped in the front, but i think its stock in the back and id like to level it out

1970bowtie · 10-31-2007, 10:20 PM

anyone?

SCOTI · 10-31-2007, 11:03 PM

Yes you can run a/g/b body coils in the rear of 6X~72's. The drop depends on how much sag each of the springs have compared to each other. For reference, I swapped a set onto my truck years ago (the trucks springs were 20yrs old @ that point) & thought I would get 2~3" of drop. It didn't drop the truck @ all. It did however lessen the cargo capacity. I found that out the first time I moved some hay for my mom's horses.

63 & 64 Bowties · 11-01-2007, 07:23 AM

Don't know if this helps, it's not a 67-72, it's a 63. But I put Chevelle springs on mine and got about 4-5" of drop. The front, I cut 2 coils, and it sits about 2" higher in the rear than the front. The Chevelle springs are a lot smaller gauge steel than the stock 63 springs. I never haul anything in it, so I can't say about cargo capacity.

BACKYARD88 · 11-02-2007, 12:55 PM

I put some springs out of a Delta 88 in the rear of my 71 and it raised it, a bunch!

**Boog** · 11-02-2007, 06:57 PM

Yeah, that Delta 88 is a lot heavier in the rear than the empty truck so it takes more spring for it.

SCOTI · 11-02-2007, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Boog

Yeah, that Delta 88 is a lot heavier in the rear than the empty truck so it takes more spring for it.

The one's I used were out of a 79 elcamino & it raised mine about 1.5 ~ 2".

duane67c-10 · 11-03-2007, 08:53 PM

i have a 68 chevelle with ebach lowering springs and the seem kinda soft, they may be too soft if your going to do any hauling.

10-30-2007, 10:43 PM	#1
1970bowtie Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: East Texas Posts: 549	running chevelle el camino coils? someone mentioned that you could run rear coils out of a chevelle, monte carlo, or elcamino. so heres my question is this in fact true? how much drop does this provided? and does anyone know off hand how tall the stock spring is? i know my truck has been droped in the front, but i think its stock in the back and id like to level it out __________________ Justin 1970 c/10 short wide bed My build thread WTT 1970 chevy front end for 67/68 chevy front end WTT 2 15x10 american racing outlaw 2 wheels for 2 of the same in a 15x7 or 15x8

10-31-2007, 10:20 PM	#2
1970bowtie Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: East Texas Posts: 549	Re: running chevelle el camino coils? anyone? __________________ Justin 1970 c/10 short wide bed My build thread WTT 1970 chevy front end for 67/68 chevy front end WTT 2 15x10 american racing outlaw 2 wheels for 2 of the same in a 15x7 or 15x8

10-31-2007, 11:03 PM	#3
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,068	Re: running chevelle el camino coils? Yes you can run a/g/b body coils in the rear of 6X~72's. The drop depends on how much sag each of the springs have compared to each other. For reference, I swapped a set onto my truck years ago (the trucks springs were 20yrs old @ that point) & thought I would get 2~3" of drop. It didn't drop the truck @ all. It did however lessen the cargo capacity. I found that out the first time I moved some hay for my mom's horses. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

11-01-2007, 07:23 AM	#4
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: running chevelle el camino coils? Don't know if this helps, it's not a 67-72, it's a 63. But I put Chevelle springs on mine and got about 4-5" of drop. The front, I cut 2 coils, and it sits about 2" higher in the rear than the front. The Chevelle springs are a lot smaller gauge steel than the stock 63 springs. I never haul anything in it, so I can't say about cargo capacity. Attached Images __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

11-02-2007, 12:55 PM	#5
BACKYARD88 On the fast track to nowhere.. Join Date: May 2006 Location: Splendora, Texas Posts: 5,316	Re: running chevelle el camino coils? I put some springs out of a Delta 88 in the rear of my 71 and it raised it, a bunch! __________________ -Mike Owen- Support the board here! 71 Chevy short fleet build thread Double D Norwood, Houston, Cecilia, Jackson, Monroe and counting

11-02-2007, 06:57 PM	#6
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,526	Re: running chevelle el camino coils? Yeah, that Delta 88 is a lot heavier in the rear than the empty truck so it takes more spring for it. __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

11-03-2007, 08:53 PM	#8
duane67c-10 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: fairview tennessee Posts: 122	Re: running chevelle el camino coils? i have a 68 chevelle with ebach lowering springs and the seem kinda soft, they may be too soft if your going to do any hauling.



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