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THE "10" SILVERADO · 10-18-2010, 10:32 PM

Hello, I have been thinking about putting in about a 2 inch lift for my 77 but after a little thinking I'm pretty sure that I would be fine by putting in 3/4 ton springs instead of 1/2 springs....it will give me a little lift and let me tow a little more...I was just wondering what other modifications I would have to make for the 3/4 springs because my truck is just a C10 and made for the 1/2 springs...

I only put this in 73-87 because I want to know the things I need to change on a 77...

Thanks

3r!c84 · 10-18-2010, 10:41 PM

put 1 ton spings up front and put 3/4 ton leaf pack in the back

THE "10" SILVERADO · 10-18-2010, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3r!c84

put 1 ton spings up front and put 3/4 ton leaf pack in the back

Can I get the one ton springs anywhere? I don't see them in LMC...just the 3/4 and do you know what mods I would need to do? Or do they just fit right where the old ones go?

3r!c84 · 10-18-2010, 11:10 PM

check your junkyard. get them cheap. i got a set up 1/2 coils for 20$

**old Rusty C10** · 10-18-2010, 11:12 PM

or you could go to a spring shop and have them add leafs

Prerunner1982 · 10-19-2010, 11:22 AM

For the front coils you need the HD coils in the LMC catalog. They only list Std and HD.

For the rear springs you may need to move the shackle mounts back to the rear holes for the 56" spring if you are putting in 3/4 ton leaf packs, unless you already have 56" springs. My 82 Chevy C10 (Camper Special) had the 56" springs and I think it even had 1 more leaf, my 87 GMC 1/2ton had 52" springs and 1 less spring than the 82 C10 had... both were longbeds.

10-18-2010, 10:32 PM	#1
THE "10" SILVERADO Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Marble Falls, TX Posts: 1,575	Modifications with larger springs? Hello, I have been thinking about putting in about a 2 inch lift for my 77 but after a little thinking I'm pretty sure that I would be fine by putting in 3/4 ton springs instead of 1/2 springs....it will give me a little lift and let me tow a little more...I was just wondering what other modifications I would have to make for the 3/4 springs because my truck is just a C10 and made for the 1/2 springs... I only put this in 73-87 because I want to know the things I need to change on a 77... Thanks __________________ Michael Re-starting the neglected '77...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=425464&page=9 Last edited by THE "10" SILVERADO; 10-18-2010 at 10:33 PM.

10-18-2010, 10:41 PM	#2
3r!c84 Badass Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lox. fl Posts: 4,586	Re: Modifications with larger springs? put 1 ton spings up front and put 3/4 ton leaf pack in the back __________________ Think outside the box? -84c10 (1stcar)→My Build← -00 Saturn 5spd drop a gear and disappear! 1/4:13:90

10-18-2010, 11:10 PM	#4
3r!c84 Badass Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lox. fl Posts: 4,586	Re: Modifications with larger springs? check your junkyard. get them cheap. i got a set up 1/2 coils for 20$ __________________ Think outside the box? -84c10 (1stcar)→My Build← -00 Saturn 5spd drop a gear and disappear! 1/4:13:90

10-18-2010, 11:12 PM	#5
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,259	Re: Modifications with larger springs? or you could go to a spring shop and have them add leafs __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

10-19-2010, 11:22 AM	#6
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,906	Re: Modifications with larger springs? For the front coils you need the HD coils in the LMC catalog. They only list Std and HD. For the rear springs you may need to move the shackle mounts back to the rear holes for the 56" spring if you are putting in 3/4 ton leaf packs, unless you already have 56" springs. My 82 Chevy C10 (Camper Special) had the 56" springs and I think it even had 1 more leaf, my 87 GMC 1/2ton had 52" springs and 1 less spring than the 82 C10 had... both were longbeds. __________________ Jon 1982 Chevy Silverado 350/th350.... RETIRED 1993 Jeep XJ 2 door(Cherokee) 4wd 4.0ltr/AX-15 (5spd)/NP231 .... Oklahoma Roll Call



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