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Old 01-21-2004, 08:24 PM   #1
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Will Coil Springs from a V6 C-10 Drop my truck

I am assuming they had different front coil springs for V6 vs. small block V8s vs. big blocks.

If so, how much.

I am having trouble finding 1" springs to go with a 2.5" spindle for a 3.5" drop.

I am going this route because I want new springs anyway to level out my truck, and 2.5 spindles so that I can run stock 15X8 rallys without any worries of rubbing.
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Old 01-21-2004, 08:45 PM   #2
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The spring's have different spring rate's for the weight of the V6 & V8 the spring's will physically fit but the truck will probably bottom out when you hit a big hole or dip in the road.

I don't understand why you can't find dropped spring's. There must be at least 6 company's that make a spring to fit your truck.
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Old 01-21-2004, 08:51 PM   #3
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I would go with a 1.5" spring. I'm not sure they even make 1" drop springs or not.

Why are you set on 3.5" of drop?
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Old 01-22-2004, 11:40 AM   #4
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I was wondering about bottoming out. I thought the V6 springs might give me the same look and ride, but cheaper...

Mike, I am not set on 3.5. I just want to be able to still get up my driveway.

It does me no good to have a truck with the right stance that can't make it into my garage.

I think I will go with the 1.5 springs and 2.5 spindles from Western Chassis with a flip in back...

Thanks.
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Old 01-22-2004, 02:24 PM   #5
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Last time I checked, 1" Bell Tech drop springs were around $109,
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