I can’t seem to figure out if my spindles are 3” or 2.5” drop. The springs are 1 inch drop if I’m not mistaken by the pku code. Not sure how to measure them. Any help is appreciated.
what size drop spindles won’t cause a tremendous amount of rub? Photos attached for reference of how it sits now. Going for the same fit or close as possible to the rear.
Thinking 2”? 2.5” might be too much?
I recently installed drop spindles on my 1981 c10 lwb chevy. I had the 1” rotors factory. I upgraded to the 1.25” rotors to fit the spindles. Along the way discovered I had to upgrade the calipers to the “bigger” ones. Now I’m asking do they make a bigger brake pad to fit the bigger caliper...
Lowering your C10/C1500 (1963-1998)
So, you want to lower your truck? Got questions about how/why/what to buy? Hopefully this will help with your decisions. I will try to address most of the common questions/issues and give you a good idea of what to look for and anything that will trip you up...
Anybody used western chassis or street edge drop spindles?? Thoughts on them over the glorified cost of bell tech, or is bell tech what I know / used before - the way to go?
I recently bought a 1974 c10 That was lowered by the previous owner ( unsure how much) I believe it’s 6 inches in the front and 7 or so in the rear. It was lowered in the rear by removing some leaves from the leaf springs. The front was lowered with drop spindles and lowering coils. I replaced...