Drop springs for a '68

[Jason kitchens]

Looking for a set of drop springs for a 68 fleetside Right now I have two in the front and three in the back. Looking to take it lower. Any suggestions on how to do that or a company that sells a kit?

[tutone]

I used a Western Chassis 3/5 spring lowering kit.
I would, if I had it to do over, I would have went with a 2.5 drop spindle in the front and 5 in the back. The springs put you on the bumpstops nearly.

[Jason kitchens]

hello, will 3'' or 4'' springs work with original hardware ?

[67C10Step]

Originally Posted by Jason kitchens

hello, will 3'' or 4'' springs work with original hardware ?

Are you asking about the rear? If so, they should.

I went with 2.5" spindles in the front with stock replacement springs and 4" springs in the rear. In reality, I'd like the front of my truck about 1" lower and may attempt that at some point in the future.

[Jason kitchens]

I was thinking about dropping it another 2 in in the front. Just wondering if I have to replace the A arm?

[cwcarpenter98]

If you want another 2" lower in the front, and you already have 2" drop springs, your best course of action will be spending the money for drop spindles. Your front suspension geometry will thank you. Now, if you already have 2" drop spindles, going with a 2"drop spring will be a good combo without having to replace the A arms

[Palf70Step]

I had 2.5 drop spindles and 2 inch springs up front, with 6 inch rear springs and shock relocators. It was a little too low for me and all the places i went. But it was a good driver. You do have to watch hard bumps or dips as reR would bottom out. If it had c-notches it would have been ok. It did bring way to much gravel and rocks home from dragging on a lot of places i went.

[CC69Rat]

As others have commented, at this point Dropped Spindles would be the way to go. Much more than a 2" dropped spring in the front and you will start to have alignment issues and the overall geometry will change somewhat.

What these companies don't tell you is, a new 2" dropped spring is measured against a NEW stock spring. These trucks are 50yrs + old and most of them were used on farms, hauling stuff, and of course just time causes the stock springs to sag a little. So a 50yr old stock height truck won't be much lower than a 50yr old truck with 2" dropped springs. You might see .50-.75" difference.

If you go with dropped spindles, a 2" drop is going to net a full 2" lower. Regardless of the spring. Spindles won't change your steering or spension geometry .. it's just a better option to go ahead and spend the money and get some spindles. Replace the ball joints while you have them out.. etc. It's like a disease man, once you tear into it there's a bunch of stuff you can do to make these trucks drive so much better.

Good luck with it.