anyone have pic's on a 5 inch drop?

[Blue Heeler]

I lowered the front 3 inches front and 4 rear i wanna go lower in the front to 5 inches and 6 rear I dont want to bag so if anyone has pic's on this i would really like to see them!! anyways thanks for the help.

[Lolyin58]

I will have some pictures posted tomorrow night of my truck. It is 5 in the front and six in the rear. It will give you an idea though. It has 18's and 20's.

[1966JSM]

heres my 66 c10 with a 4 1/2 and 5 1/2 drop on 22's

[63 & 64 Bowties]

You may want to reconsider. That's just too low for a static drop with stock A-arms...
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=442767

[paul63c10]

Originally Posted by Blue Heeler

I lowered the front 3 inches front and 4 rear i wanna go lower in the front to 5 inches and 6 rear I dont want to bag so if anyone has pic's on this i would really like to see them!! anyways thanks for the help.

hey man. got any pics on here of your 3/5 drop?

[admiral grey bush]

3" springs up front with a coil cut off and 5" springs with 2" blocks in rear.. No scrubbing problems... Except tailpipes..

[lakeroadster]

Originally Posted by 63 & 64 Bowties

You may want to reconsider. That's just too low for a static drop...
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=442767

Now that's a real eye opener.

Guys running deep "cupped" lower a-arms and rear lowering blocks should take note. The term "Scrub Line" comes to mind.

[Blue Heeler]

Originally Posted by paul63c10

hey man. got any pics on here of your 3/5 drop?

I do have some pic's i've tried many times to load them and cant figure out
how to do this. if someone can give me a hand i'll post some. thanks

[63 & 64 Bowties]

Originally Posted by Blue Heeler

if someone can give me a hand i'll post some. thanks

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=209103

[oldblu65]

Originally Posted by Blue Heeler

I lowered the front 3 inches front and 4 rear i wanna go lower in the front to 5 inches and 6 rear I dont want to bag so if anyone has pic's on this i would really like to see them!! anyways thanks for the help.

http://www.earlyclassic.com/tech.asp...=stance+photos

[Wolfy]

Originally Posted by admiral grey bush

3" springs up front with a coil cut off and 5" springs with 2" blocks in rear.. No scrubbing problems... Except tailpipes..

how does the front end ride? did you cut your stops?

[63 & 64 Bowties]

Originally Posted by lakeroadster

Now that's a real eye opener.

Guys running deep "cupped" lower a-arms and rear lowering blocks should take note. The term "Scrub Line" comes to mind.

Yup, any static drop lower than 4" up front with stock A-arms and you're asking for trouble. To quote Fatman Fabrications in Charlotte, NC who worked on the 55 in the above mentioned article:
This is also a problem on '63-'87 Chevy Pickups that have been lowered more than 4" The lower control arms get REALLY close to the ground with any more drop. Two guys here in town have gotten hooked the same way as the subject '55. There are ways to lower the truck more, but they are going to involve more bucks, as the entire suspension will get replaced, but gaining a couple inches ground clearance, and a slightly narrower track for tire clearance.

[Malibob]

I can definately vouch for that. Leaving downtown Pittsburgh one day I was cruising real low and all of the sudden heard WHAM and came to a complete stop. Turns out there was a steel plate in the middle of the road that I decided needed moved about 3" or 4" infront of me. It hit the control arm stopping me in my tracks and moving the plate. Luckily I did not damage the frame or crossmember (bent the shlt out of the control arm though) but to resolve the issue I did get a chopped crossmember which will bring the center of the truck (control arms and all) up 1 1/2". This should resolve the issue and give me another 1.5" drop when I am all aired out.

[Original Truckdude]

5" front/6" rear drop:





Currently blown apart for paint and a full resto. Boxing the CPP C-notch right now. Early Classic 2" drop spindles, 3" drop springs and a CPP sway bar up front. Early classic 6" drop springs along with an EC adj. panhard bar and shock relo kit, Hellwig sway bar out back. KYB drop shocks all around. Later model PS, PB and front discs. Auburn posi. Poly cab mounts. Handles great.

[Blue Heeler]

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[thunder71]

here's mine ,5" springs in rear...3" springs in front with 2 1/2" drop spindles...

[Lolyin58]

Here's mine with 5 in the front and 6 in the rear!

[admiral grey bush]

It rides just fine.. I cut the bumpstop mounts off.

[Blue Heeler]

Originally Posted by admiral grey bush

It rides just fine.. I cut the bumpstop mounts off.

What size tires you running on that bad boy? looks good.

[admiral grey bush]

Thank you.. 255/60/15 rear with 8" wheels and 235/60/15 up front with 6" stock wheels..

[admiral grey bush]

[QUOTE=Blue Heeler;4588418]What size tires you running on that bad boy? looks good. Ive been running it this way for about 4yrs

[lakeroadster]

Originally Posted by Blue Heeler

I lowered the front 3 inches front and 4 rear i wanna go lower in the front to 5 inches and 6 rear I dont want to bag so if anyone has pic's on this i would really like to see them!! anyways thanks for the help.

Also remember you will need a rear notch if you go lower than 5" in the rear..

[vin63]

Originally Posted by Blue Heeler

I lowered the front 3 inches front and 4 rear i wanna go lower in the front to 5 inches and 6 rear I dont want to bag so if anyone has pic's on this i would really like to see them!! anyways thanks for the help.

As the others mentioned, be careful about going lower than 4 inches in the front on a static stance application. Here are a couple of old photos when I was mocking up my suspension. This represents right around 5 inches of drop...



...the issue...


If you want that much of a static drop, I would highly recommend investing in a Porterbuilt front suspension system.

[Slow Build]

Originally Posted by vin63

As the others mentioned, be careful about going lower than 4 inches in the front on a static stance application. Here are a couple of old photos when I was mocking up my suspension. This represents right around 5 inches of drop...

If you want that much of a static drop, I would highly recommend investing in a Porterbuilt front suspension system.

That looks like more than 5" to me. If that's a 15" wheel on the front I'd say your dropped more like 9". What components did you use?

My truck is around 4" or 5" in front and 6" in back. I measured from the center of the hub to the fender lips to compare drops (It takes tires size out of the equation).

[vin63]

Originally Posted by Slow Build

That looks like more than 5" to me. If that's a 15" wheel on the front I'd say your dropped more like 9". What components did you use?

My truck is around 4" or 5" in front and 6" in back. I measured from the center of the hub to the fender lips to compare drops (It takes tires size out of the equation).

I think what might be causing a bit of an optical illusion is I dropped my front fender opening almost 3 inches. I was using a set of CPP tubular control arms with EC 2.5" dropped spindles, and was measuring for springs at the time of the photos, realizing that a 2" or 3" shorter coil springs would get me in trouble. My horizontal spot weld line is about the location of the original fender lip opening.