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Re: pics of trucks witha 3/5 drop?

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Originally Posted by picklito (Post 7288696)

Cutting is fine if you know what you're doing... same rule as for everything else in life. In these threads I almost never hear anyone talking about checking for coil bind at full compression or about checking preload of the spring installed and at full extension, etc.

The restoring force of a spring is the spring constant 'K' multiplied by the distance the spring is compressed, 'X'. So Restoring Force = K*X. When you shorten a spring by cutting out coils the spring can 'bottom out' on your suspension stops in 'bump' giving a sudden change in suspension geometry. Hitting a pothole while turning a corner at speed with shortened springs can easily cause a rollover, making the driver of that vehicle a candidate for a Darwin award. A reputable manufacturer of a drop spring will increase the spring constant so that the same restoring force is obtained with a shorter compressive length before hitting the bump stops. A drop spring made by a fly by night is just as dangerous as a spring you have cut yourself.

Re: pics of trucks witha 3/5 drop?

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Originally Posted by beerformeplz (Post 7297303)

Can anyone with a 5 drop in the rear please tell me what shocks your using? Ive already installed the relocation bracket just need to figure the shocks out.

The cool thing about the relocation bracket is it allows you to use the stock length shock on a dropped truck. Early Classic Enterprises uses KYB GR2 gas filled but any replacement for the stock shock will work just fine.

Re: pics of trucks witha 3/5 drop?

Hi C10 King,
Are those 18" AR TT2 on your 71? if so, what tire size are you running and what is the drop?

thanks.

Re: pics of trucks witha 3/5 drop?

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Originally Posted by joewell80 (Post 7297600)

Hi C10 King,
Are those 18" AR TT2 on your 71? if so, what tire size are you running and what is the drop?

thanks.

Lol 3/5 drop, 17' AR TT2, tires I believe were 50' series but I don't remember the exact size, it's been a while. :uhmk:

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What headers are you guys running?? I doing 3.5/5 on my 69LWB and I have a motor ready to drop just need to find the perfect headers.

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Lowered w/Classic Enterprise Dropped springs , spindles and shocks in front and lowering springs in back, did it about 18 years ago.

Re: pics of trucks witha 3/5 drop?

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Originally Posted by ddiaz90503 (Post 7286242)

Here's mine with a 3"/5" with CPP coils, shocks, and relocation brackets

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psb4cp5sml.jpg

Perfect! That's exactly what I hope mine turns out to look like

Re: pics of trucks witha 3/5 drop?

This is my '69 with a 3/5" drop with a c-notch kit installed.

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Originally Posted by big_al_71 (Post 3481827)

Here is an old pict of my truck with 3/5 drop cut springs and 5 inch in the rear...It rode like crap specially in the front the back was just fine.

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Hey Big_Al_71, what size rims and tires you got on that truck of yours?
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Re: pics of trucks witha 3/5 drop?

3.5" / 5" Early Classic Enterprises kit.
20" Riddler wheels with 245/35zr20

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1969 C10 Longbed With CPP 3/5 drop, just shocks and springs... have adjustable panhard bar and rear shock relocators but haven’t installed them, it rides fine

Re: pics of trucks witha 3/5 drop?

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Originally Posted by C/10 King (Post 3486297)

Here's a few 3/5's

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/w...8/DCP_3026.jpg

I like how this one sits. Looks good and usable. This is 3/5? Looks a bit higher in the back.