Your Thoughts on How Low

[RaceProMarketing]

I recently bought this '83 C-10. Any and all work has been done by the PO with all the typical short cuts you'd imagine. I have no idea exactly how much it's been dropped.
I plan to start going through the truck and reworking what has been done already. But first I was curious if any experts on here could give an educated guess as to how much you think it has been dropped. Thanks.

[mongocanfly]

Looks kinda the same as my buddys truck...his is 4/6

[JWall]

5/7

[J Knight]

I would say 5/7 also.

[RaceProMarketing]

Thanks guys. For the record, in the back I think its only about a 2-inch gap between bottom of the frame rail and top of the axle tube. If that helps any. I know there's only about 1 3/4 inch of travel in the rear shocks, which isn't enough. It rides OK on the highway, but parking lots that aren't maintained are pretty tough to handle.

I'm gonna add a C-Notch in the rear, with some spring/shock ideas I've been tossing around. Rather than change to the entire trailing arm system, has anyone tried monoleafs with coilovers?

I guess the biggest issue, however, is in the front. I like the height where it's at all the way around, and didn't want to buy the wrong drop spindles and springs.

Thanks again.

[mongocanfly]

Keep an eye on your diff to see if it hits the bottom of your bed..

[snaptoo]

So you are saying the front has no dropped spindles now ? Just whacked springs ? Are you going to stay with those wheels , 18"s ?

[RaceProMarketing]

snaptoo ... that's right ... no drop spindles on it now. they cut the springs and relocated a set of Belltech shocks on it and that's it; I'm sure the ball joints are screaming too. ... and the wheels are 20s, which I plan to keep for now