New to site and looking for advice and parts...

[Lost Vegas]

Hey guys so I'm new to the site and just looking for a little info/advice/parts. I just got ahold of a 72 c10 swb. Fleetside. It's on coils front and rear. I'm wanting to go for the protouring look w out breaking the bank. It's not going to be a 500+ hp road and track truck just a clean daily driver to punk the teenagers I'n town w lol. But I'm posting a pic of the stance I want or as close as possible just wandering the beat way to get there w the wheel and tire combo I'm wanting to run. I want to swap all the coils to coilovers and will be adding at the very least sway bars and a 4 link (w watts) I will be replacing front inner fender wells as well as bed tubs w my own tubs. I am willing and capable of doin any fav work necessary just haven't messed w one of these trucks and would rather learn from someone wlses mistakes/experience. I an wanting to run a 20x8/9 up front and a 22x10 I'n rear w 30/35 series tires up front and 40 series out back (as wide as possible). I do understand I will lose some turn due to tires tucking I'n fenderwell just wandering how much and what the beat route to get this stance is. Will I have to modify/build a new crossmember. Obviously I need drop spindles but how much. And will I need tubular control arms? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also I am looking for the spindles and control arms if needed and anyone has them or know where to get them the coil over u should run? Sway bars? And I also need a core support and am wanting to either swap my grille to the 68 and leave the 72 hood if anyone has any info on that or find a grille like the one on the truck I'n the pic. Again thanks and hopefully soon I will be able to post some pics of my work I'n progress. http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1274501662

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[DanSan c 10]

Welcome to the forum. You should be able to the parts from Ecklers or Brothers.

[PanelDeland]

Welcome!!! Look thru the build threads and check out the trucks there.You should find the stance you're looking for and maybe even tire wheel size if not the actual wheels you want to run.There are lots of ways to lower one of these trucks,the suspension marketplace will have vendors listed.The 68/72 hood thing doesn't fit but the 68 hood can be worked over to acheive the look,though most want the sloped 68 hood on a later doghouse.Drop spindles usually come in a 2 1/2 version.Hope this helps with a few of your questions.

[RenoKeene]

Welcome from Central Florida also! Smarter folks than I will be along shortly.

[DaBigKahuna]

I haven't seen one of these trucks with coil overs.

If I was going as low as the truck in the pic your posted, I'd want to put it on airbags and use a Porterbuilt dropmember with their a-arms etc.

The grille in the pic is a 69 or 70. They'll swap into your truck easier than doing the 67-68 front end.

[Dingfodgy]

Check out the links below for suspension goodies. Ridetech is the only outfit I know of that has a coilover kit for these trucks. Thats not to say something couldn't be fabricated on your own. QA1, Koni, Bilstein, Fox, etc make some nice coilovers.
Unfortunately, you can't just put in a '67/68 grille into your '72 without a crap-load of fab work to the hood- I think Kevin @ LFD has done this.... do a search for the thread. Swapping out the whole clip is much easier.

www.porterbuiltfabrication.com
www.kplinks.com
www.ridetech.com
www.scottshotrods.com
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