Lowering a C10 | TEDDY GETS LOWER |
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video, we show you how lowering a c10 can drastically improve the looks of your truck. Follow along as we take Teddy, our ‘68 shortbed, and get him a little closer to the earth with a spring swap.
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I just picked up a 72 c20 for $500 bucks these videos get me exited to start working on her right away she comes home today
Teddies looks sweet hanging closer to the ground, good job, you obviously know where your heading with Teddy👍
Thanks! We've definitely got a good vision for it.
Nice!! Like Teddy’s new stance! New boots, c notched and now his new stance. You and your boys are spoiling Teddy.
Haha he's certainly getting some love lately. Just trying to bring ya'll some good content.
Bro I didn’t have internet all damn day as soon as we got the internet service working again I saw you put a vid out I pushed that button to watch the vid ! Wow teddy does look good thou ! Awesome stance !
Thanks, man! I can always count on you.
Looks awesome! I dropped my Dakota at my friend's house because his driveway is level. I used the Belltech 4/4 drop kit. It was easy to install the front. The rear hangers & replacing the ball joints was a pain. Love the fact you are doing work at home like most of us, instead of a fancy shop. Keeping it real!
Yes sir! It's kinda how I've always done it. I do plan to build a garage in the future and have a lift, but it's a lot of fun doing it this way, too. I'll never get away from the driveway stuff completely.
How do you like the belltech kit? I want to drop my 95 Dakota and was thinking about using that. Might need to drop my c10 some too lol
Great video! I’m going to be doing a 2-4” drop on my ‘71 C10 soon. So I appreciate this video. It has been extremely helpful to me.
Even though I know how to change springs you make it worth to watch thanks
Haha yep! This video was geared more toward the guy or young person who doesn't. When I was young, I had to figure it out on my own. I want to make sure something is out there for those who don't know but will come to youtube to find out.
praise the lowered! I like living the lowlife
No doubt about it!
Drop looks really cool. I really like those wheels and tires!
Thanks, man! Kind of a modern take on a classic look.
Just bag it bro!!!!! I can here Teddy is telling you to. He's like come on bro bag me already????😎
Haha! We're working toward it.
Thanks for sharing brother for another truck.. it's good to learn a little bit more about
Thanks for tuning in!
Teddy looks f*@king fantastic!! Good work brother...
haha! Thanks, man!
That truck looks killer!!!
Thank you
Looks great, this is just the look Iam going for on my 75. Thank you.
You're welcome, buddy. The front is exactly the same, however, the rear will require a flip kit and not a coil spring change.
Quick question , my truck has some rust on the running boards and cab corner ( both on the passenger side) Iam not much of a welder but I figure I can give it a shot at removing the rusted metal and welding in new pre fab pieces . Do you think i should give it a try or take it to a shop ?
Apreciate the videos makes my life easier 🤟🏼
TEDDY LOOKING REAL DEBONAIR... WELL DONE... I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THANG... EVEN AFTER BAGGIN', I WOULD ROLL IT AT THIS STANCE 99% OF THE TIME...
Absolutely will! It's the more cushy ride and the ability to lay it on down when parked that I'm ultimately after.
Ole teddy looking good
Thank you
Teddy looking sweeter 4 sure! I've lowered a few myself, love tha new stance. I like tha springs myself, had a bagged S/10 nothing but problems. I'll be so glad to get back on my feet so I can afford 1. That bike crash did a number on me, but I'm definitely doing alot better now. Your videos inspire me! So keep it up bro. C/10s for life!
Thanks, man! I've had one other bagged truck and it wasn't that bad, but there were some things I wanted to change. Stay strong, man, and take care of yourself!
I dig the “how to” content 👍🏼 very cool to see Teddy go through all the stages👌. Keep up the great work!
Thanks, Walter. It's honestly what I think is missing on TH-cam for the c10 community. I know when I was first starting I would've loved to have a youtube video to rely on or at least give me the basics.
Such a fan of a static drop. Looks great!
Me too! Hard to beat.
Looks great! It is amazing what an inch will do. (I am sure there is a dirty joke in that somewhere 😂)
Haha for real
Listening to you talk, I felt my chest hair and my beard growing.
Bahahaha
I just bought a 2/4 drop kit for my 86 c10 the roads around where I live I don't think I could drive my truck that low looks sweet though I'm keeping the 15 inch rally wheels with beauty rings and stock style bolt on center caps with the chevy emblem should look cool it's a work in progress can't wait to get her driving again
That stance is right!
Thanks, buddy! Bags are in the near future, as you know.
Looks great! Love it!
Thank you!
Trucks looking awesome
Thanks, man!
The work to teddy is awesome. I'm planning something similar with my 71. I was wondering what fuel tank and fuel pump you used? Keep up the good videos.
We only use Boyd Welding with the Aeromotive Stealth 340 in-tank pump.
Nice and huge difference 👍
Thank you!
Looking good my friend
Thank you, RW! Looks like you are making good progress on your truck.
oh yeah! yeah!!!!! you got that thing dialed in right there!!!!! great job!! getting dirty, and get n er done in the driveway!!!! i can relate to that man!!!!!!! take care!!!!!!!
Thanks, Jason! That's what we do.
Do you have any problems with the alignment? I'm sure you have to have it aligned, ready to put a 3 1/2, 5 drop on my 87 Burbon. Love your show keep it up.
No problems with alignment though it does ride a little more "firm" at this drop and even enough difference from the 4.5/6. But yeah, get it aligned by a reputable shop and you should be good to go.
Looks good !! I like it !
Thank you
Did you do anything to the driveline? I'm lowering my 72, and that's been my main concern
Looks awesome!
Hell yeah looks great 👌
Thanks, man!
Love your channel I have a 70 gmc long bed flat black with white rockers full molding I did a flip kit inthe rear and cut 1.5 coils on the front Is currently doing a 4.8 ls swap
Slowly but surely 👍👍
Yes sir!
Love the truck and your content, keep it up. I’ve got a 67 with a 5/7 drop as well and CPP tubular up front. As you mentioned the drive quality is not the best but I’m wanting to improve it. I’d like to do more traveling in the truck and my current setup basically has the top spring mount bracket riding on my bump stop with not much room for travel when I hit those bumps at 75mph. I’m considering replacing my 3 inch drop springs with 2 inch springs. So basically the reversal of what you did to your truck. In your opinion would going to a 2 inch greatly improve my drive quality? Thank you
I have a 72 C10. It's stock height but I want to drop a few inches but wanted to see how it looks with my rims first to know for sure how low I want to go. I'm putting some 17 inch rims on it.
nice drop plane on dropping mine
Thanks! We love them dropped.
Nice video, thank you. Did the 2" coil sit snug and 3" a little loose?
Yes for sure.
Thanks Buddy for the tips ,your GMC stance looks Bad Ass ! My question is How's the Ride ?? Please let me know ?? Thanks Again
It actually rides pretty dang good. It's a lowered truck so take that for what it's worth
Looking good
Thanks much!
Love the content! Question, I have a 69 c10 currently has 3” drop spring in front and 4” in the back . Just ordered 1 1/5 cpp lowering block for the rear . Will that be safe enough to still have axle travel?
Should be. But each truck is different. Notching is not a huge deal if you end up needing one.
What is your truck like to drive daily? Does it handle well with the springs you installed? Do you have rubbing issues?
I don't drive it daily per se. There is a dramatic difference in the ride quality from 4.5/6 to 5.5/7. Basically, it needs sway bars to handle "well" in my opinion. And yes, I have some rubbing issues at the front inner fender at highway speeds on big interstate bumps.
killer!!
Thanks much!
Did you had to do shock relocation,i want the same exact stand,just wondering,thank you in advance and all you guys 🎸,WE UNITED BY TRUCK.
Thanks, Carlos! And yes, we did relocate shocks on the rear.
Thank you for answering back,again thank you and keep on rocking brothers,God Bless Always.
So with a 5 inch drop I was told I had to c-notch my truck? Where you bottoming out?
Hi! First video I see, very good. I have a question, in the front suspension what shock absorbers do you use? Or are the supports modified? Greetings from Argentina!
Yes, relocated shock mount and Belltech Street Performers probably
With the 3inch in the front, you dont have any problems turning with those 20 inch wheels?
No problems turning but the ride quality has diminished significantly
Did you have any issues the the top of the rear end housing hitting the bed floor
Love it
Me too!
What can I say, except that "Teddy" is now one sweet looking old "bear" of a truck!
That is right around where I want my
'79 C/30 dually crew to be sitting, but not 100% sure, seeing that she is so long. I just might end up being hung up just trying to drive it from the road, up an every day ordinary entrance slope across a sidewalk to my favorite "ARBY'S" or any other eating establishment that happens to catch my eye at the precise moment when my stomach growls, confirming that is what I must partake in, or not be happy for the rest of the day...... possibly. 🤔 😁 !
So what do you think about the 5½ & 7 drop on mine? Would be grateful for any insight that you may have on my behemoth for a good drop.
Thanks,
Gordon.
Thanks, Gordon! I would most definitely go with a 5/7 or even 6/8 for a crew cab dually. That's what we're going with on our single cab dually and is a pretty common drop on squarebody c30s.
Hey man I just got a 1970 C10 long bed and I want to drop it by change springs and shocks, how low can I drop it and not have clearance problems or have to change tires 🛞 ?
Con rines delgado fácil bajarla pero con rines de 10" ahí si lleva trabajo
Porque problema!
Has tu vídeo pon rines de 10" con llantas 295/50/15 y has q llegue al suelo...jajajajajjaajaa
So would I need to use a lower profile tire if my truck still has the normal size tires on it? Cus if I lowered it with the normal tires wouldn’t they hit the wheel well?
Nice stance
Thank you!
Nice looking Chevy...did you have to adjust or change the drive shaft or replace the shocks? Thanks
Replaced the shocks with Belltech Nitro Drop shocks when I lowered it the first time. I personally prefer the Belltech Street Performance Shocks and will be changing these out. I didn't have to do anything to the driveshaft angle. I did shorten it and change yoke and u-joints when I LS swapped it last summer.
Looks Great! Do you think that setup will work with 22s?
Great video. I plan on putting 3 inch drop spring on my 85 GMC. What size shocks did you use please?
We use Belltech Street Performance shocks on everything
So you have a C notch in but haven't had to move the bed up? When you bag it will you move the bed floor up?
Nope and nope
that looks badass. I, unfortunately, don't know all that much on this sort of thing, but will the tires start to bald uneven now or will you need to have it aligned to correct that change?
Just have it realigned. Most shops can handle with a simple static drop.
Awesome video ! Can’t wait to lower mine.. i know it’s a dumb question but Just to clarify, you had a 2in spring and went with a 3in but that made it lower?
Sorta. I had a 2" lowering spring and went to a 3" lowering spring. That measurement is not the length of the spring but how much it will lower your truck.
UNITED BY TRUCKS oh! Got it! lol thanks!
Was the front spindles 2.5 drop?
Yep
Hey Man! Dig your content. Currently building a lowered 64 c10 on my channel. Quick question, what's your front a-arm ground clearance looking like?
Sweet! Thanks. They're fairly close to the ground, but I would say at least 3-4 inches ground clearance. I wouldn't want to go any lower without either changing to tubular arms or lifting up the entire crossmember, etc.
@@UNITEDBYTRUCKS Gotcha. Ya that's been a concern of mine lately. Wanted to see where other people are at. Thanks man!
Hey bud what size tires are you running?? was thinking of getting the 3/5 kit and doing the rotor upgrade with the 2.5 inch drop spindles, and a rear block kit... so same 5.5/7... just curious if my 225/55r17... and another question. C-notch will that help or is it irrelevant? i bought one as well but not sure if it will lower it further (which i dont need)?
Hey, man! I'm running 235/45/20 in front and 285/40/20 and the c-notch won't lower it but it will definitely help keep your frame from contacting your rear axle when you get that low. Anything more than 5" and you need to consider a c-notch
I got 4 inch lowering springs on my 84 with drop spindles, when I jack up on my truck an wheels are off the ground the springs will flop around. I'm having to drill a whole an put a bolt to hold the top of my spring from flopping around
Does this truck have headers
Hishh it has TBSS manifolds currently with dual Borla Pro XS exhaust. The trailing arm crossmember has cutouts in it for the 2.5” pipe to go through so it’s tucked up way out of the way. Can’t even see it from the side of truck. I have the speed engineering shorty headers to install and that will be soon.
Did the front springs fit tight when you reassembled it? I have a 66 and the three inch springs were loose but i have a 73-87 front end..Springs say good for 64-83...?????
They did but a 3” spring will be loose without load on them (i.e. jacking up the front end)
Do you have a link for the blocks? All I can find is either C10 blocks for leaf springs or for an S-10.
We buy the 67-72 drop blocks from Street Machinery. Email way2lo2@aol.com and Boris (the owner) will get you fixed up.
What brake set up fo you have on this. I got a 66 gmc, looking for a cheap disc set up to swap out. Do you know of any donor trucks I can get brake set up from. Like 90something sierra, sanoma or S10s.
I'd go for a 71-87 1/2 ton front crossmember and suspension.
Looking to drop my 87 square body, my question is did you have to install any certain shocks to compensate for the lowering? I read somewhere that they have certain shocks that fit certain inches of drops, if that makes sense
Yes, absolutely! I run Belltech Street Performance Shocks
UNITED BY TRUCKS will these shocks work with any inch drop?
Do they make a kit to lower for a 69 c20 rear thks
I wanna do coil over shocks
Me too! I have another '68 GMC truck that I'd love to do a super low coiler set-up on.
What size tires are you running? I have a 1969 c10, got a 4/6 drop for it, gonna run 15’s but not sure on a good tire size!
235/45/20 in front and 285/40/20 in rear. If you're running 15s on a 4/6, it's hard to go wrong with a 255/60 front and 275/60 rear. If you have skinny steelies or something like factory steel wheels, 7" wide or less, something like a 225/75 would work well.
Thanks!! Would the 255/275 setup ride with the rear higher? Kinda wanting a level low stance
U should polish the bumper
Really? That's what you had to say after that video? Oh boy. I've never even completely washed the truck. I won't be polishing the bumper.
What rear shocks do you have?
They are the run-of-the-mill Belltech Nitro Drop Shocks. At the very least, I will upgrade them to the Belltech Street Performance Shocks when I bag it or do other suspension mods.
Would this work on my 69 c20, on the rear? And what exactly did you do? Any welding, Did you remove the leaf springs and went with coils and a lowering block? I want to lower the back of my truck so bad.
You'd have to convert to trailing arms or a coil spring rear set-up to work (if you're leaf springs).
Ok so I’ve had trouble getting answers so maybe you could help me. Since it is a 69 c20 I have 8 lug drum all around. I want to convert it to 5 lug disc all around. I have a 75 rear dif with 5 lugs and disc. I also have 75 front discs, arms, and everything else. How could I convert the front? How can I do the back? What will need to be worked around since it is a c20 or since I have parts for a different body style. Or is there simply a kit. What about brake lines?
Is there any way to contact you through dm or something?
Please advise. I have a 70 c10 and I want to lower it 6 inches in the rear. What exactly do i need for it? Thanks in advance!
You can either do a 6" drop coil or a 4" coil and 2" drop block. I run the latter.
@@UNITEDBYTRUCKS thanks alot for the info!
I need help. I have 71 Chevy c10 suburban. I installed 3” lowering springs. Buttoned everything up and lowered the jack. When I did that, the coil spring was very loose. What am I missing?
Do you have to notch the frame to run the 4 and 6 springs alone
How much did your slip yoke that attaches the driveshaft to transmission move forward after you lowered it?
You know I don't know. I lowered it 4.5/6 before this drop to 5.5/7 and when I did the first drop I had the driveshaft shortened, balanced, new 27 spline yoke and u-joints because I installed the 5.3/4L60E so I honestly don't have an answer for you. I can say, it did not move very much from 4.5/6 drop to 5.5/7 drop.
@@UNITEDBYTRUCKS Ok thanks anyways for the reply, liked and subbed! I recently swapped my th350 for a 700r4 in my 1970 gmc. I had the driveshaft shortened 3.25". The driveshaft fits perfect for now, the slip yoke sits in the stock location but I now i'm wondering if I should have got the driveshaft shortened more since i want to lower the truck.
So I recently bought a 75 GMC with a 5/7 drop but it definitely needs new front springs and I am unsure how to order the correct springs. Truck has a small block 350 in it. Any help would be much appreciated
Looks good ! Question, does it rub the wheel wells in the front with the 3 inch drop springs in front ?
Surprisingly it does not. It does ride a lot more rough with the 3' drop spring.
@@UNITEDBYTRUCKS thx boss
What lowering kit are you using
We typically piece our kits together - this was CPP springs and spindles with Street Machinery drop blocks, if I remember correctly. I likely have it listed in the video description.
With the 20" detroit wheels what tire size were you running
235/45/20 up front and 285/40/20 in rear
Any tire rub front the front?
Not an ounce. I was a little concerned about that. I need to actually adjust my trac bar in the rear a little bc I am getting a tad on the driver rear tire outer edge on real hard bumps. That's highway speed on crappy interstates though. Normal driving, no rub at all. On any corner.
What’s the offset of those rims?
They are 20x8 up front with 4.5" backspacing and the rears are 20x9 with 4" backspacing.
Did you take fender well out?
No sir. Any lower and I would need to.
@@UNITEDBYTRUCKS I have a 78 square body that's got the two and a half inch drop spindles and it had 3in lowering springs in it and my tires were sitting right on the inner Fender Wells and they're just a stock 15 inch wheel so I had to end up changing my 3-inch bring to an inch and a half to build drive it and it looks like crap
The inner fender wells on a sqarebody are entirely different than those on a 67-72 truck. I imagine that you need to either run a lower profile tire or pull your inner fenders.
What tire size you running on bro??
235/45/20 up front and 285/40/20 rear
Where do I get the 2” block? Help please.
Contact Street Machinery in Ohio. Ask for Boris or email them.
I couldn't tell if it was c notched?
I believe is is in this video. We had just c-notched it and added the 5" coil so i was adding these 3" coils up front.
Whats the offset on those rims?
20x8 with 4.5" up front and 20x9 with 4" in rear.
LOOKS VAD ASS ! WHEN REMOVING YOUR OLD COIL SPRINGS ,ARE THEY MARKED WITH WHAT SIZE THEY ARE ??? UNSURE WHAT MY COIL SPRINGS ARE CURRENTLY ? IF I REMOVED THEM SHOULD THEY SAY WHAT THEY ARE ??? I WANT A STANCE JUST LIKE YOUR C10 !! MAYBE I SHOULD JUST ORDER THE SAME EXACT SPRINGS YOU JUST INSTALLED 5 1/2 FRONT & 7 INCH REAR ??? YOU SAID SPEEDWAY IS WHO YOU ORDERED FROM ,CORRECT ?? PLEASE LET ME KNOW ? THANK YOU JESSE VIA LAS VEGAS
Mine is only frame no motor right now..
Yeah, the weight on frontend will make the difference with a 3” spring
where did you find your rims?
Detroit Steel Wheels www.detroitsteelwheel.com
badass thankyou
Why didn't you install new ball joints & tie rod ends? Now you need to do this all over again. If it's a money thing. Wait another month or two down the road. Then do it once. 1 inch isn't worth that much work twice. Now three times. You did the first set.
Did you wire wheel & paint the rear spring holders & buy new bolts?
Lee Olaeta boy, everybody’s an arm chair critic these days. Ball joints and tie rod ends have been changed within last year, 1 inch is worth it to me, and it was an exercise to show those who don’t know ho to change springs how to do it. And no, i buttoned up the rear just the way it came apart. It’s all getting changed again soon.
@@UNITEDBYTRUCKS a year? Really. And they're that beat up.
Good job...... 😋
What’s the width of you rear wheels? 9” or 11”?
It's a 9" wide wheel with 4" backspace