K10 lift for c10

[JWM_longbedc10]

Hey yall, im new to this forum and have a question regarding suspension. I have a 1980 c10 and am having trouble finding a lift kit for it. I want to do a 4 inch lift and all i can find is lifts for k10s. Would a k10 lift work on a c10? If not what else could i do to add some height. Thanks!

[1967KaiserM715]

No way you can lift a c10 4 inches, you can run 1 ton front coil springs with a little work. Gets roughly 2" lift.

Or you can convert to 4wd, then it would look right.


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[JWM_longbedc10]

Would that be enough to fit 35s? What about new leaf springs, current ones are kind of sagging

[Al-Haqq]

@JWM_longbedc10 I have the same issue. I have a 86 C10, and would let to lift it, but was told the same thing bout the 1ton springs.

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[Stewart G Griffin]

You may want to research what the donk crowd is doing to get caprices, monte carlos, cutlasses etc. up very high.

.....or not.

[1967KaiserM715]

Would that be enough to fit 35s? What about new leaf springs, current ones are kind of sagging

Is your truck 2wd or 4 wheel drive?


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[JWM_longbedc10]

Would that be enough to fit 35s? What about new leaf springs, current ones are kind of sagging

Is your truck 2wd or 4 wheel drive?


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its 2wd

[1967KaiserM715]

Ok, so fronts are coil springs, rear are leaf springs

I would say with 1 ton coil springs you may be able to fit 33" tires, you could do a body lift, and that could net you a few extra inches to fit 35" tires.


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[JWM_longbedc10]

Ok, so fronts are coil springs, rear are leaf springs

I would say with 1 ton coil springs you may be able to fit 33" tires, you could do a body lift, and that could net you a few extra inches to fit 35" tires.


Thanks, would a 3-4 inch body lift alone clear 33s or maybe 35s?

[1967KaiserM715]

I would say with a 3" body lift you could definitely fit 33" tires, not sure on 35" tires though.


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[roundhouse]

I'd start with a 2" block on the rear springs
And or maybe new springs
The 4 wd rear leafs should fit a 2wd

On the front the one ton springs should get some lift but you could use lift coils from a 4wd vehicle with coils in the front , like a bronco

But living much is going to totally screw up the suspension geometry
But people have been building pre runner type 2 wd pickups for 40 years so it can't be that hard

Hockey pucks are a cheap one inch lift
I wouldn't do more than a 2" body lift
And even that is going to require modifications with the shift linkage , brake lines , steering Column, wiring harness  etc

You can also trim the fenders a little at the bottom corners


Googling "c10 prerunner " and "c10 pre runner "
Brings a lot of info and pictures

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[Irish_Alley]

you can get lifts for the 2wd. they dont make them for our trucks anymore but you can use the lifted spindles from a 88-98 2wd but you have to adapt your truck to the 88-98 style. but im not sure what you have to change, theres a few on here that know the details

AIM industries used to sell 2WD lift kits, and someone has used a 88-99 2WD lift on our trucks...

Rear would just be a std 2.5" lift blocks
Need Bilstein 5100 extended shocks
For the Front:
88-98 Rough Country lift spindles
88-98 Raybestos PG ball joints
88-98 C2500 LD 6 lugs rotors and calipers
Moog 6454 HD Springs
73-87 C30 lower A-arms
73-87 C10 upper A-arm
You will need to ream out the spindle to fit the 73-87 Tie rod ends...

Other than that, your only option is using 1T coils in front and lift springs in the rear.  How big a tire are you wanting to go to?

[Irish_Alley]

better yet
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=447061

[Irish_Alley]

according to my math thats about 1192.83 to get the parts for the 5 lug. now saying that you might be able to find a donor 92-98 c1500 and use most of those parts and save

[JWM_longbedc10]

according to my math thats about 1192.83 to get the parts for the 5 lug. now saying that you might be able to find a donor 92-98 c1500 and use most of those parts and save

Thanks for the help, what about leveling the truck?