Helpppp Coil Springs!!!!

billetsdime00 · 06-28-2008, 12:16 AM

does anybody have 1 or 2 inch drop spring for a 2000 s 10 i lowered mine with spindles and blocks and it was a 2/3 and it sets higher in front if anybody has any advice let me now please.

greencactus3 · 06-28-2008, 01:45 PM

did you get the full2"

terryl · 06-28-2008, 02:52 PM

Probably didn't measure. Are the coils seated properly? It should be pretty level. How much higher is the front? And how and what are you measuring to come to this conclusion?

billetsdime00 · 06-28-2008, 09:34 PM

im not sure if i got the full 2 inches but i have measured from the center of the bottom edge of the front and back fender wells and the front is an inch higher than the back. but isnt it supposed to be level or the front be slightly lower? any help is appreciated.

terryl · 06-28-2008, 09:51 PM

What are your measurements?

billetsdime00 · 06-28-2008, 10:09 PM

i dont remember what they were what should they be and i can compare.

terryl · 06-28-2008, 10:18 PM

ZQ8 suspension or "reg" suspension?

terryl · 06-28-2008, 10:23 PM

All trucks are different so this is just an estimate. Reg. suspension with a 2/3 drop should put you around 27" all the way around.

billetsdime00 · 06-29-2008, 12:18 AM

its reg suspinsion dont know if it matters but its 4cyl reg cab.

terryl · 06-29-2008, 01:09 AM

4's and 6's have different coil spring rates which match the difference in weight. So it shouldn't make any difference.

The springs may not be proper seated. Look under the LCA and you will see two holes under where the coils sit. The coil should cover one hole completely and only 1/2 of the second hole. This assures they are the same on both sides. If one is tured 1/2 a turn, it would make that side higher. It may work itself into the proper position. How long has it been since you droped it?

billetsdime00 · 06-29-2008, 02:05 PM

its been a year but i have not been happy with the drop but havent really wanted to spend the money to lower it another inch plus having to take eveything back apart for 1 little inch. it really pisses me off

terryl · 06-29-2008, 02:38 PM

Look at the holes in the LCA's and see if it tells you what's wrong. That doesn't cost anything and doesn't take much time.

Jake · 07-02-2008, 06:48 PM

Mine is one inch higher in the front with a 2/3 drop. i have the z83 soft ride suspension, and my rear leafs are really sagged out. i bet thats probably what happened to you. Did it have any rake before the drop or was it level?

billetsdime00 · 07-04-2008, 07:04 PM

what do you mean by rake? i think it was probly almost even or maybe a tad higher.

billetsdime00 · 07-04-2008, 07:09 PM

but what pissed me off was that i have an 89 dodge dakota and it was higher in the back than the front and i did a 3/4 inch drop and it still remained higher in the back so i figured i would do a 2/3 on the s10 and it would do the same. All my friends that have had s10 did an inch lower in the back and theirs turned out right.

06-28-2008, 12:16 AM	#1
billetsdime00 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 13 Location: User is: OffLine	Helpppp Coil Springs!!!! does anybody have 1 or 2 inch drop spring for a 2000 s 10 i lowered mine with spindles and blocks and it was a 2/3 and it sets higher in front if anybody has any advice let me now please.
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06-28-2008, 01:45 PM	#2
greencactus3 bellcranks no more Age: 20 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 22,169 Location: ann arbor, mi User is: OffLine	Re: Helpppp Coil Springs!!!! did you get the full2"
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06-28-2008, 02:52 PM	#3
terryl I'll do it tomorrow Age: 50 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,868 Location: Kingston Springs, TN. User is: OffLine	Re: Helpppp Coil Springs!!!! Probably didn't measure. Are the coils seated properly? It should be pretty level. How much higher is the front? And how and what are you measuring to come to this conclusion?
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06-28-2008, 09:34 PM	#4
billetsdime00 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 13 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Helpppp Coil Springs!!!! im not sure if i got the full 2 inches but i have measured from the center of the bottom edge of the front and back fender wells and the front is an inch higher than the back. but isnt it supposed to be level or the front be slightly lower? any help is appreciated.
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06-28-2008, 09:51 PM	#5
terryl I'll do it tomorrow Age: 50 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,868 Location: Kingston Springs, TN. User is: OffLine	Re: Helpppp Coil Springs!!!! What are your measurements?
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06-28-2008, 10:09 PM	#6
billetsdime00 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 13 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Helpppp Coil Springs!!!! i dont remember what they were what should they be and i can compare.
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06-28-2008, 10:18 PM	#7
terryl I'll do it tomorrow Age: 50 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,868 Location: Kingston Springs, TN. User is: OffLine	Re: Helpppp Coil Springs!!!! ZQ8 suspension or "reg" suspension?
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06-28-2008, 10:23 PM	#8
terryl I'll do it tomorrow Age: 50 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,868 Location: Kingston Springs, TN. User is: OffLine	Re: Helpppp Coil Springs!!!! All trucks are different so this is just an estimate. Reg. suspension with a 2/3 drop should put you around 27" all the way around.
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06-29-2008, 12:18 AM	#9
billetsdime00 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 13 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Helpppp Coil Springs!!!! its reg suspinsion dont know if it matters but its 4cyl reg cab.
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06-29-2008, 01:09 AM	#10
terryl I'll do it tomorrow Age: 50 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,868 Location: Kingston Springs, TN. User is: OffLine	Re: Helpppp Coil Springs!!!! 4's and 6's have different coil spring rates which match the difference in weight. So it shouldn't make any difference. The springs may not be proper seated. Look under the LCA and you will see two holes under where the coils sit. The coil should cover one hole completely and only 1/2 of the second hole. This assures they are the same on both sides. If one is tured 1/2 a turn, it would make that side higher. It may work itself into the proper position. How long has it been since you droped it? Last edited by terryl : 06-29-2008 at 01:13 AM.
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06-29-2008, 02:05 PM	#11
billetsdime00 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 13 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Helpppp Coil Springs!!!! its been a year but i have not been happy with the drop but havent really wanted to spend the money to lower it another inch plus having to take eveything back apart for 1 little inch. it really pisses me off
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06-29-2008, 02:38 PM	#12
terryl I'll do it tomorrow Age: 50 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,868 Location: Kingston Springs, TN. User is: OffLine	Re: Helpppp Coil Springs!!!! Look at the holes in the LCA's and see if it tells you what's wrong. That doesn't cost anything and doesn't take much time.
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07-02-2008, 06:48 PM	#13
Jake White trash minitrucker Age: 22 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 270 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Helpppp Coil Springs!!!! Mine is one inch higher in the front with a 2/3 drop. i have the z83 soft ride suspension, and my rear leafs are really sagged out. i bet thats probably what happened to you. Did it have any rake before the drop or was it level?
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07-04-2008, 07:04 PM	#14
billetsdime00 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 13 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Helpppp Coil Springs!!!! what do you mean by rake? i think it was probly almost even or maybe a tad higher.
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07-04-2008, 07:09 PM	#15
billetsdime00 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 13 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Helpppp Coil Springs!!!! but what pissed me off was that i have an 89 dodge dakota and it was higher in the back than the front and i did a 3/4 inch drop and it still remained higher in the back so i figured i would do a 2/3 on the s10 and it would do the same. All my friends that have had s10 did an inch lower in the back and theirs turned out right.
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