Lowering Springs

[66 lwb cs]

I did a search and didn't find what I was looking for does anyone know can you just pop in a set of lowering springs say from Hotchkis to achieve a nice drop on a C20? I am buying one and want to save up for the whole kit to convert it over but it's like 5500.00 from Hotchkis so for the time being can I just swap springs to achive my desired stance without changing over all the control arms and spindles and axles to C10 gear? Any advice appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[Captainfab]

Yes you can install lowering springs in your C20 without spending a bunch of $$. Lowering springs are available from several sources, and as far as I know the lowering springs for a C10 will work on a C20.

Originally Posted by 66 lwb cs

I did a search and didn't find what I was looking for does anyone know can you just pop in a set of lowering springs say from Hotchkis to achieve a nice drop on a C20? I am buying one and want to save up for the whole kit to convert it over but it's like 5500.00 from Hotchkis so for the time being can I just swap springs to achive my desired stance without changing over all the control arms and spindles and axles to C10 gear? Any advice appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[66 lwb cs]

You pretty much have to use C10 lowering springs don't you? Or does someone make a C20 specific lowering spring I googled but didn't find anything just bags and the kit like from Hotchkis. Thanks

[Captainfab]

Did you look at

http://classicperform.com
http://earlyclassic.com
http://www.classicparts.com

There are many other sources for springs also. Have you checked out the suspension section here on the forum? There is a thread over there titled "Make it handle" written by Rob at No Limit Engineering.

Before you spend as much money as Hotchkis wants for that kit, I would suggest doing some research here on the forum. I believe you could get similar results for a lot less money using less expensive parts.

Originally Posted by 66 lwb cs

You pretty much have to use C10 lowering springs don't you? Or does someone make a C20 specific lowering spring I googled but didn't find anything just bags and the kit like from Hotchkis. Thanks

[Captainfab]

Another place to look fro your front suspension upgrade is http://www.porterebuiltstreetrods.com He is a vendor here. His specialty is a bagged dropmember, but he was working on a similar dropmember with coilovers. His products aren't cheap, but they sure are nice, and they work well. It just depneds on your budget and what you want.

[Captainfab]

And here is a thread showing a little DIY info for converting to front coilovers if you have some fabrication skills.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...light=coilover

[RollinKaos]

I installed front drop springs in my 63 and kept the stock drum spindles for now. I have had no issues. I used 3" drop springs from CPP