2.5" spindles + 2" coil springs + flip kit - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

lilpoindexter · 12-25-2010, 09:45 PM

This is what my truck looks like with summit (ground force) 2.5" spindles, 2" DJM springs and a DJM flip kit. The flip kit pushes the wheel back in the opening so the driveshaft doesn't bottom in the trans...The rear wheel was already "back" a little, and the flip kit pushed it back even more...I'm going to have to do something, because it bothers me. Also, the spring plates are right where the shock extenders should mount..so instead of using all three spring extender bolts, i was only able to use 2.
It rides pretty nice, considering it's an old ass truck...It has Autozone cheapest shocks on it, and its a little nicer than before.
And ultimately...It's just not low enough...Ima start saving my pennies so i can bag this ****.
Oh...no c-notch, and I have to slow down on speed bumps, or else the front bottoms out.

*87 chevy silverado* · 12-25-2010, 10:07 PM

looks good

Tx Firefighter · 12-25-2010, 10:54 PM

A set of rally wheels and some nice fat lower profile tires would sure look great on there. The shorter tires might take away some of your desire to lower it further for awhile too.

*nbpro* · 12-26-2010, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by lilpoindexter

The flip kit pushes the wheel back in the opening so the driveshaft doesn't bottom in the trans...The rear wheel was already "back" a little, and the flip kit pushed it back even more...I'm going to have to do something, because it bothers me. Also, the spring plates are right where the shock extenders , i was only able to use 2..so instead of using all three Oh...no c-notch, and I have to slow down on speed bumps, or else the front bottoms out.

I was just wondering if this was something common.

KQQL IT · 12-26-2010, 01:24 AM

Yeah or shorten the drive shaft.

*nbpro* · 12-26-2010, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by KQQL IT

Yeah or shorten the drive shaft.

so its common.to have to shorten the drive shaft. with a flip kit

**N2TRUX** · 12-26-2010, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by nbpro

so its common.to have to shorten the drive shaft. with a flip kit

No, its not common. It's possible that lilpoindexter put the saddles for the leaf springs in wrong. The flip kit should not move the axle back that far.

mcboomport · 05-18-2011, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by N2TRUX

No, its not common. It's possible that lilpoindexter put the saddles for the leaf springs in wrong. The flip kit should not move the axle back that far.

I was thinking the same thing.
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*nbpro* · 12-26-2010, 01:38 AM

that is what i was thinking lol hole goes to the front right ?

Tx Firefighter · 12-26-2010, 09:36 AM

I've put in a lot of Beltech flip kits and all of them had the hole offset about 1/2 an inch or so. Never had to mess with driveshaft length.

slugish · 12-26-2010, 06:55 PM

TO EACH HIS OWN ON LOWERING , BUT i LIKE YOUR STANCE AS IS

1LowToy · 12-26-2010, 07:55 PM

I just came in and lit the fireplace, it's cold out there laying on my back and cutting off the rear bump stops. Burrrr. Any way Ive seen some trucks with the axle back like yours and it really doesn't look right. I was wondering of you may have the springs in backwards, or is that normal for flip kits?

sduckworth13 · 05-17-2011, 11:53 PM

just checking out your thread, I like the look of your truck.

lilpoindexter · 05-18-2011, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by sduckworth13

just checking out your thread, I like the look of your truck.

Thanks man

TIM86 · 05-18-2011, 01:22 PM

Looks great! I really want to get mine lowered (still saving). I was looking at that same kit.

ProStreet83C10 · 05-18-2011, 10:52 PM

so what was the total drop for this.....also, shouldnt the back end be more even with the front for stance?

mooseknuckles · 05-19-2011, 10:39 AM

that would look sooo sick bagged man!...get that big rear bumper draggin on the ground!

lilpoindexter · 05-21-2011, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by mooseknuckles

that would look sooo sick bagged man!...get that big rear bumper draggin on the ground!

DUDE...you don't know how many times I've dozed off to sleep with thoughts of sparks and scraping sounds off the back bumper....

mcboomport · 05-19-2011, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by ProStreet83C10

so what was the total drop for this.....also, shouldnt the back end be more even with the front for stance?

Its a 4.5"front and 5" rear. Who's to say what type of stance the truck is supposed to have? To each their own.

ProStreet83C10 · 05-20-2011, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mcboomport

Its a 4.5"front and 5" rear. Who's to say what type of stance the truck is supposed to have? To each their own.

I didn't mean it that way at all. I just figured it'd be more leveled Ghana what it is hence the reason I asked what total drop was
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Cherub · 05-21-2011, 08:52 AM

thats the stance i go for, Looks good. there are plenty of reasons why not all drops come out exactly alike.

moose666 · 08-05-2011, 08:23 PM

hey was just wondering if you had any issues with bolting up the rally rims with the dropped spindles. cause i cant run them they rip into the lip of the rim. the other thing is how did the ride turn out????? i am running 2" dropped spindles and 1" dropped coil and it rides like **** soooo stiff.

thanks for your time

rwhit57 · 08-05-2011, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by moose666

hey was just wondering if you had any issues with bolting up the rally rims with the dropped spindles. cause i cant run them they rip into the lip of the rim. the other thing is how did the ride turn out????? i am running 2" dropped spindles and 1" dropped coil and it rides like **** soooo stiff.

thanks for your time

This is an older post, but with drop spindles you might have to trim the lower control arm to get 15" wheels to fit. Just don't get into the radius. Also I noticed this guy said his front bottomed out. You have to cut the bump stop pads off the lower control arm or it will ride like s***t.

lilpoindexter · 08-05-2011, 09:03 PM

No issues with clearance on the front wheels...they are 6.5" van rallys and the spindles are only 2.5"...I figured out what my bottoming was...I had the stock shocks on like a dumb ass...I got the shortest drop shocks summit racing has for square bodies, and my bottoming problem went away. With the big ass 235/75/15's in the front, If I don't slow down for mongo speed bumps the tires will touch the tops of the inner fenders...but it has to be a big bump, and I have to be hauling ass. I also re-drilled my rear flip brackets when I got a new driveshaft, so the rear wheels are centered in the wheel well. If I did it again, I would keep the stock springs, instead of 1" drop springs so that the truck would be more level front to back, and so I could still hit speed bumps without slowing down at all. The ride is frankly, pretty nice, for a lowered 33 year old truck.

killthewabbit · 08-06-2011, 10:23 AM

Wait, did you get 1" drop coils or 2"? I was considering the exact drop components you have in the title, so this thread is of great interest to me.

Whatever you did, the drop looks great.

12-25-2010, 09:45 PM	#1
lilpoindexter Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: los angeles Posts: 1,134	2.5" spindles + 2" coil springs + flip kit This is what my truck looks like with summit (ground force) 2.5" spindles, 2" DJM springs and a DJM flip kit. The flip kit pushes the wheel back in the opening so the driveshaft doesn't bottom in the trans...The rear wheel was already "back" a little, and the flip kit pushed it back even more...I'm going to have to do something, because it bothers me. Also, the spring plates are right where the shock extenders should mount..so instead of using all three spring extender bolts, i was only able to use 2. It rides pretty nice, considering it's an old ass truck...It has Autozone cheapest shocks on it, and its a little nicer than before. And ultimately...It's just not low enough...Ima start saving my pennies so i can bag this ****. Oh...no c-notch, and I have to slow down on speed bumps, or else the front bottoms out. Attached Images

12-25-2010, 10:07 PM	#2
87 chevy silverado Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: lexington South Carolina Posts: 2,124	Re: 2.5" spindles + 2" coil springs + flip kit looks good

12-25-2010, 10:54 PM	#3
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: 2.5" spindles + 2" coil springs + flip kit A set of rally wheels and some nice fat lower profile tires would sure look great on there. The shorter tires might take away some of your desire to lower it further for awhile too. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

12-26-2010, 01:24 AM	#5
KQQL IT At the body shop. Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Land of fruits and nuts. Posts: 5,257	Re: 2.5" spindles + 2" coil springs + flip kit Yeah or shorten the drive shaft.

12-26-2010, 01:38 AM	#9
nbpro Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Huntsville,AL Posts: 2,119	Re: 2.5" spindles + 2" coil springs + flip kit that is what i was thinking lol hole goes to the front right ? Last edited by nbpro; 12-26-2010 at 01:40 AM.

12-26-2010, 09:36 AM	#10
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: 2.5" spindles + 2" coil springs + flip kit I've put in a lot of Beltech flip kits and all of them had the hole offset about 1/2 an inch or so. Never had to mess with driveshaft length. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

12-26-2010, 06:55 PM	#11
slugish Slugish Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Earlysville, Va. Posts: 1,024	Re: 2.5" spindles + 2" coil springs + flip kit TO EACH HIS OWN ON LOWERING , BUT i LIKE YOUR STANCE AS IS

12-26-2010, 07:55 PM	#12
1LowToy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Sonora California Posts: 860	Re: 2.5" spindles + 2" coil springs + flip kit I just came in and lit the fireplace, it's cold out there laying on my back and cutting off the rear bump stops. Burrrr. Any way Ive seen some trucks with the axle back like yours and it really doesn't look right. I was wondering of you may have the springs in backwards, or is that normal for flip kits?

05-17-2011, 11:53 PM	#13
sduckworth13 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 3,541	Re: 2.5" spindles + 2" coil springs + flip kit just checking out your thread, I like the look of your truck.

05-18-2011, 01:22 PM	#15
TIM86 Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: St.Petersburg,FL Posts: 158	Re: 2.5" spindles + 2" coil springs + flip kit Looks great! I really want to get mine lowered (still saving). I was looking at that same kit.

05-18-2011, 10:52 PM	#16
ProStreet83C10 Drag Racer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mason City, Iowa Posts: 1,276	Re: 2.5" spindles + 2" coil springs + flip kit so what was the total drop for this.....also, shouldnt the back end be more even with the front for stance? __________________ Zach Hall 1983 Chevy C10 R/T: .194 60': 2.322 330: 6.379 1/8: 9.803 MPH: 71.37 1000: 12.781 1/4: 15.314 MPH: 88.79

05-19-2011, 10:39 AM	#17
mooseknuckles Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: ottawa,canada Posts: 4,550	Re: 2.5" spindles + 2" coil springs + flip kit that would look sooo sick bagged man!...get that big rear bumper draggin on the ground! __________________ my build threads '86 C10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=415628 '67 C10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=635078 '63 GMC http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=674682

05-21-2011, 08:52 AM	#21
Cherub Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Houston Posts: 970	Re: 2.5" spindles + 2" coil springs + flip kit thats the stance i go for, Looks good. there are plenty of reasons why not all drops come out exactly alike. __________________ 2014 LTZ Z71 Silverado 82 C15 LQ4/4L80E Conversion 78 Suburban build (SOLD) 83 4x4 Suburban(SOLD) 82 C15 (my first truck)

08-05-2011, 08:23 PM	#22
moose666 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: vancouver bc Posts: 12	Re: 2.5" spindles + 2" coil springs + flip kit hey was just wondering if you had any issues with bolting up the rally rims with the dropped spindles. cause i cant run them they rip into the lip of the rim. the other thing is how did the ride turn out????? i am running 2" dropped spindles and 1" dropped coil and it rides like **** soooo stiff. thanks for your time

08-05-2011, 09:03 PM	#24
lilpoindexter Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: los angeles Posts: 1,134	Re: 2.5" spindles + 2" coil springs + flip kit No issues with clearance on the front wheels...they are 6.5" van rallys and the spindles are only 2.5"...I figured out what my bottoming was...I had the stock shocks on like a dumb ass...I got the shortest drop shocks summit racing has for square bodies, and my bottoming problem went away. With the big ass 235/75/15's in the front, If I don't slow down for mongo speed bumps the tires will touch the tops of the inner fenders...but it has to be a big bump, and I have to be hauling ass. I also re-drilled my rear flip brackets when I got a new driveshaft, so the rear wheels are centered in the wheel well. If I did it again, I would keep the stock springs, instead of 1" drop springs so that the truck would be more level front to back, and so I could still hit speed bumps without slowing down at all. The ride is frankly, pretty nice, for a lowered 33 year old truck. Attached Images



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08-06-2011, 10:23 AM	#25
killthewabbit Spear and magic helmet! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,226	Re: 2.5" spindles + 2" coil springs + flip kit Wait, did you get 1" drop coils or 2"? I was considering the exact drop components you have in the title, so this thread is of great interest to me. Whatever you did, the drop looks great.

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