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Originally Posted by 4shongo
I have the 3/4 CPP spring kit on both my 1972 Suburban and my 1966 C-10. I did cut 1/2 coil off my 1966 C-10 front springs a few weeks ago and it gave me right at a 1" additional drop. I was looking for a little more rake too. No problems at all, no difference in the ride either. I cut it off the bottom of the coil, not the top. You will hear different opinions all over the spectrum with this, I can only tell you that it worked out fine for me with absolutely no issues!!!! Try 1/4 of a coil at a time, better to cut more than too much.
Just make sure you have plenty of travel to your bump stops. I cut my bump stops off flat and have around 2" of suspension travel now after cutting the 1/2 coil off. Whatever you decide to do, DO NOT HEAT SPRINGS!!!!! I read posts for over a week all over the internet before I just decided to do it....glad I did. Looks so much better now. Hope this helps.
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Same CPP kit. At the current state, travel is good and not hitting bump stops (still uncut).
Heating is not an option for me. I learned that lesson the hard way. I had a 78 C-10 and being a broke kid who wanted a cool truck, a buddy hooked me up with someone who did it for $50. Heated the front coils and pulled most of the leafs from the rear. Looked cool. Rode like crap. Then I had a flat tire on the front! Trying to change a tire on a country road with 1 corner so far up in the air on an uneven surface was not a good experience.
If you have a good floor jack and a garage, no problem. When you have a bumper jack and the coil still has to travel to its full extension before the tire comes off the ground, and the rest of the truck is 6" lower...YIKES!