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pulltilbroke · 03-19-2011, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by wild4wheels

ftw, your truck ROCKS. Any more pics? what rims/caps? Here are a couple from my picture archives.

What is the wheel tire combo on that Green/White 72 Cheyenne? Also what kind of a drop its that, It looks just right.

**chevy2tom** · 03-19-2011, 10:45 PM

I dropped my 71 C20 with 2 1/2 drop spindles in front & 5" drop coils from GMC Pauls in the rear. It looks level,just above the tires.
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Jacfourteen · 03-20-2011, 01:56 AM

If you have coil rear and want to haul with your truck the best option is airbags. That way you have the best of both worlds; good ride when empty and capacity when you need it. Airbags themselves only run about $75 per bag, its usually the rest of the system that is expensive. If you run schrader valves and fill the bags with a tire chuck then the setup is pretty cheap.

If you have leaves in back you can do what I did, pull 4 leaves in rear and cut 1.5 coils in front. Here is a writeup I did on mine http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=403279. since the drop mine rides a little smother in rear and about the same as stock in front. I've hauled as much as 3500 pounds in the bed since then, but anything over about a ton and it's on the bumpstops. If you wanted to increase the capacity you could add some helper bags.

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chevy2tom Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wheeling, Illinois Posts: 703	Re: best way to drop 3/4ton, any suggestions I dropped my 71 C20 with 2 1/2 drop spindles in front & 5" drop coils from GMC Pauls in the rear. It looks level,just above the tires. Posted via Mobile Device Posted via Mobile Device

03-20-2011, 01:56 AM	#28
Jacfourteen Big Red - Now its a SWB! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oroville, Ca Posts: 1,624	Re: best way to drop 3/4ton, any suggestions If you have coil rear and want to haul with your truck the best option is airbags. That way you have the best of both worlds; good ride when empty and capacity when you need it. Airbags themselves only run about $75 per bag, its usually the rest of the system that is expensive. If you run schrader valves and fill the bags with a tire chuck then the setup is pretty cheap. If you have leaves in back you can do what I did, pull 4 leaves in rear and cut 1.5 coils in front. Here is a writeup I did on mine http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=403279. since the drop mine rides a little smother in rear and about the same as stock in front. I've hauled as much as 3500 pounds in the bed since then, but anything over about a ton and it's on the bumpstops. If you wanted to increase the capacity you could add some helper bags. __________________ 68 3/4 ton (Project)-350 Small Block, .030 over, 10:1 comp, 3998993 heads, C3BX edelbrock intake, comp cams XE268, Holley 670 SA, long tube headers, dual flow 40's, E-fan, Alum rad, currently under the knife getting shortened and bagged build thread 41 3/4 ton (wife's)-flatbed, fully restored to original 01 Tahoe LT 4WD (my daily driver)-Magnaflow Muffler, Rollin on 22's 02 Ford Mustang Convertable (Wife's Car)-Flowmaster 50, Clear corners, Intake, sittin on 18's

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