How about some pics of Static Dropped C-10's

[SactoJim]

LOVE that "tucked" look!

Originally Posted by econtreras72

I love the ride of my truck sitting on 22r/20f. 6" notched frame, I have plenty of travel for the horrible Los Angeles roads.

[BMaine]

79 with a 4" drop in the front 5" in the rear.

[C1ph3r]

got a question for you static dropped guys. i have a fairly steep drive way at the entrance. any of you guys have issues dragging your bumpers front or rear. i am afraid going this low static may cause problems getting in and out of the drive way.

i know its all relative and useless without pics. just curious.

im considering a 4.5 front and 5.5 or 6 rear.

May have to go bags rear id the drive way is an issue.

thanks.

[Dad's72]

Originally Posted by C1ph3r

got a question for you static dropped guys. i have a fairly steep drive way at the entrance. any of you guys have issues dragging your bumpers front or rear. i am afraid going this low static may cause problems getting in and out of the drive way.

i know its all relative and useless without pics. just curious.

im considering a 4.5 front and 5.5 or 6 rear.

May have to go bags rear id the drive way is an issue.

thanks.

I have a driveway like this as well. Anyone have experience with a steep driveway and a 4/6 drop?

[Dad's72]

Originally Posted by C1ph3r

got a question for you static dropped guys. i have a fairly steep drive way at the entrance. any of you guys have issues dragging your bumpers front or rear. i am afraid going this low static may cause problems getting in and out of the drive way.

i know its all relative and useless without pics. just curious.

im considering a 4.5 front and 5.5 or 6 rear.

May have to go bags rear id the drive way is an issue.

thanks.

I have a driveway like this as well. Anyone have experience with a steep driveway and a 4/6 drop?

[Custom.Chevy]

Originally Posted by Dad's72

I have a driveway like this as well. Anyone have experience with a steep driveway and a 4/6 drop?

my long tube headers scrape on more stuff than my bumpers do. i managed to rip off my back fiberglass roll pan when moving into a new house and didnt notice the sprinkler sticking 12 inches out of the ground. oh i was pissed (on top of being pissed cause moving sucks) . loading onto trailers with short ramps is always scary i almost always park the back tire of the tow vehicle on blocks to help decrease the approach angle of the trailer ramps. But i can honestly say i have never hit bumper on a driveway anywhere.

[Dad's72]

Awesome trucks. Anyone else have issues posting a thread from a phone? Subscribing to a thread from a phone? I can only do these things from my desk top.

[68Stepbed]

Since I got new wheels, I'll repost.
4.5/6.75 drop 2.5" spindles~2" springs-fornt. 6" springs~.75" drop block-rear
18x9.5(5.25" bs) 285/40/18 tires on all four corners.

[gbaker783]

Here is my '69 GMC with 3"/5" drop, c-notch, and 20" Detroit steel wheels.

I can't seem to figure out how to rotate the image. I am not very tech-savvy I apologize.

[RDrancher]

Flipped it for you. Looks good!

[Custom.Chevy]

What size of tires on the detroit steelies? I literally just got those same wheels I'm just waiting to find that perfect look of tire profile and width to go with my height.

[ksshane]

[RootBeerFXS]

in the family since new '76, 5/6 drop

[knomadd]

Those are Intro Magnum's.
http://www.introwheels.com/product/magnum/

[JG67]

Originally Posted by knomadd

Those are Intro Magnum's.
http://www.introwheels.com/product/magnum/

Thanks.

[Custom.Chevy]

i may have uploaded to this thread b4 but thought i would share some more.
static drop. still to tall in the rear for my personal taste but its work in progress . not much clearence. running the tall 20" wheels with the low profile tires really helped compare to the weld wheels and aluminum eagles i had b4. wheels make a huge difference im constantly changing my mind on what i like im on my 3rd set of wheels with this truck.

[RDrancher]

Originally Posted by Custom.Chevy

i may have uploaded to this thread b4 but thought i would share some more.
static drop. still to tall in the rear for my personal taste but its work in progress . not much clearence. running the tall 20" wheels with the low profile tires really helped compare to the weld wheels and aluminum eagles i had b4. wheels make a huge difference im constantly changing my mind on what i like im on my 3rd set of wheels with this truck.

How's the ride with the 20's compared to your 15's? Looks good by the way.

[Custom.Chevy]

Originally Posted by RDrancher

How's the ride with the 20's compared to your 15's? Looks good by the way.

Its really the same in my opinion. once you lower the truck as much as i have, the ride is fairly stiff but still not bad. the lower profile tires dont seem to make an obvious difference other than i feel as if the steering got twitchy and more reactive to grooves in the road.

[Dad's72]

I have a question for everyone that did a drop with new spindles, springs, and shocks. Like the one I want to order from ECE 4/6 drop kit.
Did you do the rest of the suspension bushings and parts while you were at it? Just wondering because that would add another couple of hundred dollars. Making a parts list and wondering if this all needs to be done at the same time for a nice solid riding truck. Also for safety.

[ghalperin]

Originally Posted by Dad's72

I have a question for everyone that did a drop with new spindles, springs, and shocks. Like the one I want to order from ECE 4/6 drop kit.
Did you do the rest of the suspension bushings and parts while you were at it? Just wondering because that would add another couple of hundred dollars. Making a parts list and wondering if this all needs to be done at the same time for a nice solid riding truck. Also for safety.

I'm at the same place with my truck. I'm gathering parts for the front and rear lowering with a disk brake upgrade, due to the lowering spindles. My truck has 57K miles on it and although it's been maintained. Now is the time to replace the 50 year old bushings and ball joints, since everything will be apart. I went with Moog on those items. I'll replace the steering linkage, if I see any wear. I haven't even looked at the rear arm bushings, but I should replace those as well, due to their age.

Afterwards I plan on driving it a little harder. Plus, the 396 is going to double the torque, HP and weight over the inline 6.

[Dibdob62]

Just finished fitting a 4.5/6" ECE Drop kit, running 275/60/15 tires on 15" Cragars.

[knomadd]

Honestly, I didn't do it on mine, but my bushings and ball joints were fine. I did change them out when I went to an air suspension since I completely replaced the lower control arms and did a full rebuild of the front steering components.

If your bushings and ball joints have seen better days and you're going to need to replace them anyway, it would be easier to do when you replace your spindles since you'll have to have it off to do the ball joints anyway. It's also a whole lot easier to do bushings with the control arms off the truck, so spindles would come off for that too.

If you have the funds, I recommend you do it all at once. And have fun with it!

[68Stepbed]

If it's not been done recently, it'd be a good idea to replace all that. I replaced it all when I did my 5 lug swap, but didn't when I added lowering parts since they were all recently new(~4 yrs old).

[gringoloco]

Dig it! Even more so with the classic UK plates. I bet it's a head turner over there

[Dibdob62]

Thanks, Yes I get a lot of smiles and nice compliments when i take it out