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pacman1967 · 11-05-2017, 02:11 PM

I have an 85 c10 that I am slowly building up as a street strip truck. I really want to do a set of coilover shocks upfront for the adjustibilty. Ridetech makes a conversion kit but is pretty spendy and doesn't include the coilovers. Their kit uses a tee bar set up top and bottom and requires cutting a hole in the top spring pocket and replacing the top bracket that the upper control arm mounts to. My thinking is to buy a set of coilovers that mount with a stud on top then just drill a whole in the spring pocket for the stud to poke out of like they did on chevelles and camaros. Is there any reason this wouldn't work?

11-05-2017, 02:11 PM	#1
pacman1967 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Dannebrog NE Posts: 125	Squarebody Front Coilovers I have an 85 c10 that I am slowly building up as a street strip truck. I really want to do a set of coilover shocks upfront for the adjustibilty. Ridetech makes a conversion kit but is pretty spendy and doesn't include the coilovers. Their kit uses a tee bar set up top and bottom and requires cutting a hole in the top spring pocket and replacing the top bracket that the upper control arm mounts to. My thinking is to buy a set of coilovers that mount with a stud on top then just drill a whole in the spring pocket for the stud to poke out of like they did on chevelles and camaros. Is there any reason this wouldn't work? __________________ Marcus 1985 swb C10 Supercharged357/TH400 1972 lwb C20, Grandpa Al's Truck Last edited by pacman1967; 11-05-2017 at 02:57 PM.