Well, I’ve got another little project here on my
77 C10
We’re going to be doing a flip kit in the rear
Now the manufacturer says it’s a 6” drop in the rear
And I’ve already done the drop kit in the front
And I’ll annotate a link to those videos here in this one
But for this video we’re going to focus on the rear
And here are the parts that I’m using
Here’s the flip kit itself
Part number 6852
It’s a Belltech flip kit
You’ve got the new little perches
That go underneath the axle
U-bolts, top plates, bumpstops
So that’s the drop itself
I’m also going to be putting some new bushings
In my springs
These are Energy Suspension part number 3.2106G
And then for shocks
I’ve got Belltech drop shocks
Part number 8511
I only have the one right now
I thought the auction was for 2
But it was only for 1
So I’ve put the order in for the second one
I’ve got a tracking number
That one should be here in just a day or so
So, here’s all the parts I’m using
I’ve already done a little bit of work
Underneath the truck here
I’ve got the shocks off
I’ve sprayed all my suspension bolts with WD-40
Including the U-bolts
So we’re about ready to get this in the air
Pull the wheels and tires off
And start pulling the suspension out so we
Can put the drop kit in
So the U bolts are undone
They’re out of the way
And now I’m ready to take the spring out
And I’ve got one little problem for my truck
If you’ve got a stepside bed then you’re likely
Going to have a similar problem
The lower bolt holding the shackle in place
Comes very close
In fact if you pull that straight out
It would hit the inside of the fender
So what I’m going to attempt to do
Is loosen the rear, as well as the front bolt
Rotate the spring a little like that
So that the bolt is pointing downwards
And hopefully I can pull the bolt
Down and out of the little hanger there
At an angle like that
Ok, the front spring hanger is a little
Bit tricky but its not too bad
I’m using a 7/8” wrench
That’s what the nut takes on the inside
Drop it in from the top
And we get it, of course, seated on the nut
Now the bolt here on the outside
Takes a 13/16”
So let me get myself into position here
Get my breaker bar in place
Get my wrench back in place
Now I’m just going to let the wrench
Butt up against the spring hanger
And let the spring hanger hold it while
I twist it out
Even with WD-40
This bolt’s still pretty stiff
So I have the front of the spring
Removed from the hanger
Now I’m going to try a different tactic
Here in the back
I’m having trouble getting that lower bolt
That holds the shackle to the frame bracket
So what I do have room for
Is the upper bolt that holds the spring to the shackle
I’m going to remove that bolt
Which will also me to take the spring out
And then I’ll worry about getting the shackle out
A little bit later
So there’s no way that I can get this bolt out
Without removing the fender
So I’m just going to put the cutting wheel
On it and cut it off
I measured this, it’s a 9/16” diameter bolt
So I’ll just got the hardware store
Pick up some grade 8
Couple of grade 8 9/16” bolts
One for this side
One for the passenger side
Because my new bushing kit
Came with enough bushings
To do both spring eyes
Plus the shackle bushing here
So, I’d like to take advantage of that
And use all the new bushings I’ve got
So I’m going to put the cut-off wheel on here
Buzz this off, pull the shackle off
And then we’ll start drilling out
All the bushings on the shackle and the spring
To get ready to put our new ones in