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Dominick New Member Drive it like you Rented it! Posts: 41	Slam it! Feb 17, 2008 13:42:43 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Dominick on Feb 17, 2008 13:42:43 GMT -7 Hey everyone I wanna slam my truck so it's just inches off the ground. Should I buy a kit thats in LMC or should I have a few friends do this the old school way and heat up the springs?
	1965 Chevy C-10 Shortbed Stepside. Almost ready for Woodward 1990 K5 Blazer -Open Headers all the time. 2003 Mercury Marauder -12 second street machine

riverracer Senior Member Posts: 347	Slam it! Feb 18, 2008 7:30:24 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by riverracer on Feb 18, 2008 7:30:24 GMT -7 DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT heat up the springs, that screws up the spring rates and kills handling big time and can become dangerous!.. Use spindles and new lowered coils and shocks!..

Dave Young Administrator If at first you don't succeed, change your definition of success. Posts: 427	Slam it! Feb 18, 2008 12:14:48 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Dave Young on Feb 18, 2008 12:14:48 GMT -7 I agree. Do it right. It's worth it in the end.
	Dave Young San Tan Valley, AZ 1964 Chevy C-10

Dominick New Member Drive it like you Rented it! Posts: 41	Slam it! Feb 18, 2008 13:21:34 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Dominick on Feb 18, 2008 13:21:34 GMT -7 Alright looks like I'll have to do this the right way.
	1965 Chevy C-10 Shortbed Stepside. Almost ready for Woodward 1990 K5 Blazer -Open Headers all the time. 2003 Mercury Marauder -12 second street machine

giddyupgo New Member Posts: 27	Slam it! Feb 18, 2008 17:24:41 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by giddyupgo on Feb 18, 2008 17:24:41 GMT -7 Yeah my hillbilly friend says heat em, but thats not ol skool thats just hillbilly.......
	If it don't fit.....force it

65bigwindow New Member AIN'T NO THANG BUT A CHICKEN WANG! Posts: 21	Slam it! Mar 9, 2008 19:22:37 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 65bigwindow on Mar 9, 2008 19:22:37 GMT -7 I agree with the other replies. I have ridden in trucks that were done the right way and the wrong way, the wrong way being the heated coil route and let me tell ya, YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAT THE COILS...
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Scooter3
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Slam it! Mar 31, 2008 6:16:37 GMT -7

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Post by Scooter3 on Mar 31, 2008 6:16:37 GMT -7

Theres one thing you have to watch out for when lowering these trucks. That is when you lower the back end. Because they have trailing arms, when you lower the back beyond a certian point it will move the wheels out of center of the bed fender opening. These kits may or may not tell you that, they should tell you that you will either have to relocate your pan hard bar or put an adjustable one on it.

How do I know so much about these trucks??
I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

zor
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Slam it! Jun 11, 2008 11:14:05 GMT -7

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Post by zor on Jun 11, 2008 11:14:05 GMT -7

Don't heat em. Also you can only go so low with springs and coils. If you want inches off the ground you are going to need to at least notch the frame in the rear and if it's radical enough you may need to "Z" it. You might consider air bags. The point is there is a limit as to how far you can go with springs and spindles. I have a 51 Ford that is way low with springs, spindles and blocks and it still looks tall next to an airbagged car.

just my 2cents

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chamaco
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Slam it! Aug 30, 2008 18:53:48 GMT -7

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Post by chamaco on Aug 30, 2008 18:53:48 GMT -7

old post i know just excited to find a site just for 60-66 chevy trucks..anyways i was gonna say that i been wanting to airbag my truck for years..never came across it but not to long ago i took my 6"drop coils off my truck so it could lay frame..haaaaaaaaa!!How stupid was i to do that to my 64 chevy shorted..that thing was ridiculously bouncy and i on the freeway oh man i could literally feel my insides moving around..Was really cool lookin having the bumper to the ground but wasnt worth the headaches..

I'm drive N' my rust bucket like its a Benz

sixtysixc10
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Slam it! Jan 18, 2009 2:06:39 GMT -7

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Post by sixtysixc10 on Jan 18, 2009 2:06:39 GMT -7

Aug 30, 2008 18:53:48 GMT -7 chamaco said:

old post i know just excited to find a site just for 60-66 chevy trucks..anyways i was gonna say that i been wanting to airbag my truck for years..never came across it but not to long ago i took my 6"drop coils off my truck so it could lay frame..haaaaaaaaa!!How stupid was i to do that to my 64 chevy shorted..that thing was ridiculously bouncy and i on the freeway oh man i could literally feel my insides moving around..Was really cool lookin having the bumper to the ground but wasnt worth the headaches..

I couldn't agree with you more, the truck is useless at that point
(In my opinion).