Coil spring spring pads for a 71 C10 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

*FormerMember* · 09-08-2005, 10:37 AM

Ok, so I am dropping a Ford 9" in my C10. Where can I get the spring pads for a rear coil set up without ripping apart a good 10B?

cdowns · 09-08-2005, 11:24 AM

the pads for mounting a rear on the trailing arms are easy enough to make //1/4steel plate, hole saw, cutoff wheel ,drill,and a welder is about all you need to do the job

*FormerMember* · 09-08-2005, 12:14 PM

I don't think I could get the proper three dimensions required.

I could make them out of box tube, but I figured it would be easy enough to buy the axle mount if already offered.

Getting the angle for the trailing arms right would not be easy.

**Classic Heartbeat** · 09-08-2005, 12:26 PM

If I remember wright Early Classics has them. WES www.ClassicHeartbeat.com

chevyguy_72 · 09-08-2005, 12:29 PM

not to jack the purpose of this thread but i have often wonder about the 9" conversion and was wondering what you guys did for axles? or do you just buy wheels that work on the ford axles? Also how to modify it work with the coil suspension.

*FormerMember* · 09-08-2005, 12:36 PM

I made 5 on 5" axles shafts to fit the stock Chevy (re-drilled the Ford F150 after welding it shut). I am using Lou Fegers weld on caliper brackets and chevy half ton front rotors. I may use El Dorado calipers, but I really hate those, so I am looking for another integral ebrake caliper.

If you look at the chevy coil rear, it's mostly the spring pad that does the work. That's what I am looking for. There's a ubolt that goes through the spring pad and anchors the axle to the trailing arm.

The spring pad is angled, the ubolt isn't, so it's more of a puzzle than I really want to get into. I could cut them off of a 10B I have but then I ruin a 10B.

chevyguy_72 · 09-08-2005, 04:30 PM

what about the panhard bar?
and you should just find a 10b in a salvage yard that they will chop up for you. Lots of the yards around here won't even sell them unless you just want the housing because they don't want to warranty them

*FormerMember* · 09-08-2005, 04:37 PM

I have a drop kit that relocated the pan hard bar to a bracket that bolts to the spring pad...

chevyguy_72 · 09-08-2005, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grendel

I have a drop kit that relocated the pan hard bar to a bracket that bolts to the spring pad...

so it doesn't have to connect to the top of the "pumpkin" anymore?

*FormerMember* · 09-08-2005, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chevyguy_72

so it doesn't have to connect to the top of the "pumpkin" anymore?

Correct. It's a ECE 6" drop kit.

chevyguy_72 · 09-08-2005, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grendel

Correct. It's a ECE 6" drop kit.

i am not looking to do that much of a drop. is there still a kit I can use or is it the same one and it is adjustable?

*FormerMember* · 09-08-2005, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chevyguy_72

i am not looking to do that much of a drop. is there still a kit I can use or is it the same one and it is adjustable?

You should probably call them. The track bar's adjustable.

09-08-2005, 10:37 AM	#1
FormerMember Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,051	Coil spring spring pads for a 71 C10 Ok, so I am dropping a Ford 9" in my C10. Where can I get the spring pads for a rear coil set up without ripping apart a good 10B?

09-08-2005, 11:24 AM	#2
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	the pads for mounting a rear on the trailing arms are easy enough to make //1/4steel plate, hole saw, cutoff wheel ,drill,and a welder is about all you need to do the job __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

09-08-2005, 12:26 PM	#4
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09-08-2005, 12:29 PM	#5
chevyguy_72 Vintage Evil Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hastings, Nebraska Posts: 956	not to jack the purpose of this thread but i have often wonder about the 9" conversion and was wondering what you guys did for axles? or do you just buy wheels that work on the ford axles? Also how to modify it work with the coil suspension. __________________ Current Rides: Vintage Evil - 72 Chevy C10 (Always a work in progress) Vintage Evil Build Thread EvilK5 - 71 K5 Blazer Evil Twin - 2006 Suzuki M109R EvilDmax- 2018 GMC 2500 Denali Duramax Last edited by chevyguy_72; 09-08-2005 at 12:30 PM.

09-08-2005, 12:36 PM	#6
FormerMember Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,051	I made 5 on 5" axles shafts to fit the stock Chevy (re-drilled the Ford F150 after welding it shut). I am using Lou Fegers weld on caliper brackets and chevy half ton front rotors. I may use El Dorado calipers, but I really hate those, so I am looking for another integral ebrake caliper. If you look at the chevy coil rear, it's mostly the spring pad that does the work. That's what I am looking for. There's a ubolt that goes through the spring pad and anchors the axle to the trailing arm. The spring pad is angled, the ubolt isn't, so it's more of a puzzle than I really want to get into. I could cut them off of a 10B I have but then I ruin a 10B. Last edited by FormerMember; 09-08-2005 at 12:38 PM.

09-08-2005, 12:14 PM	#3
FormerMember Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,051	I don't think I could get the proper three dimensions required. I could make them out of box tube, but I figured it would be easy enough to buy the axle mount if already offered. Getting the angle for the trailing arms right would not be easy.

09-08-2005, 04:30 PM	#7
chevyguy_72 Vintage Evil Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hastings, Nebraska Posts: 956	what about the panhard bar? and you should just find a 10b in a salvage yard that they will chop up for you. Lots of the yards around here won't even sell them unless you just want the housing because they don't want to warranty them __________________ Current Rides: Vintage Evil - 72 Chevy C10 (Always a work in progress) Vintage Evil Build Thread EvilK5 - 71 K5 Blazer Evil Twin - 2006 Suzuki M109R EvilDmax- 2018 GMC 2500 Denali Duramax

09-08-2005, 04:37 PM	#8
FormerMember Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,051	I have a drop kit that relocated the pan hard bar to a bracket that bolts to the spring pad...

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