drop spindles for a 62' 1/2 ton

**poopskidz** · 09-05-2008, 06:10 AM

i just got a 62 and im getting a 5 lug rearend so for the front can i use 2 1/2 drop spindles from 73-87 truck and use them. Most ive seen so far is people swapping a arms and everything, but i want to know if I just order drop spindles if they will bolt up to my stock arms

**kc0kfg** · 09-06-2008, 08:55 PM

If its a 62 it should have torsion bars in the front just re-index them where you want to lower the front.

as for the back lowering springs air bags or go ghetto and just heat them til it sits how you want it.

I would go with the first two choices for the rear if it were mine.

Brian kc0kfg

**poopskidz** · 09-06-2008, 09:24 PM

Originally Posted by kc0kfg

If its a 62 it should have torsion bars in the front just re-index them where you want to lower the front.

as for the back lowering springs air bags or go ghetto and just heat them til it sits how you want it.

I would go with the first two choices for the rear if it were mine.

Brian kc0kfg

im going to bag it so thats why i was asking about the spindles. Right now i took out the coils in the back so its sitting on the overloads and im going to do the torsion bars tomorrow im just temporarily dropping it until i start getting the bag parts

**GreaseDog** · 09-07-2008, 02:47 AM

its not leaving your shop/driveway without coils in the back is it?

**GreaseDog** · 09-07-2008, 02:49 AM

since youre going 5 lug out back, why not just take the entire suspension clip out of a 73+ truck? it all unbots from the frame. disc brakes, better suspension geometry, and better parts availability would be some major plusses.

**poopskidz** · 09-07-2008, 07:45 AM

Originally Posted by GreaseDog

its not leaving your shop/driveway without coils in the back is it?

no its not, it doesnt run right now i just popped them out to see what it would look like. Im taking the bed off and doing box tubing from the cab back. Theres a spot in the frame by the shock mount that is completely rotted through and i have to notch it to lay out so im just going to build a frame for it. You dont have to worry about me driving around without coils in it, I took out the gas tank the first day i bought it since it was full of gas and had holes it was leaking into the cab. So ill be getting a fuel cell soon to go between the frame rails

**kc0kfg** · 09-07-2008, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by GreaseDog

since youre going 5 lug out back, why not just take the entire suspension clip out of a 73+ truck? it all unbots from the frame. disc brakes, better suspension geometry, and better parts availability would be some major plusses.

Ummm dont mean to start something but the 60-67 rear suspension is far better that the 73+ just look at NASCAR every car is till using this exact same design, sometimes called a "truck arms"

Brian kc0kfg

**GreaseDog** · 09-07-2008, 10:20 AM

and he's already addressed the 5 lug issue in the back, we're talking about the front suspension now.

**poopskidz** · 09-07-2008, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by kc0kfg

Ummm dont mean to start something but the 60-67 rear suspension is far better that the 73+ just look at NASCAR every car is till using this exact same design, sometimes called a "truck arms"

Brian kc0kfg

Yes i know, but im going to do a 4 link with bags over the axle for the back so the only thing im changing over is the rearend