C20 Steering & Suspension Rebuild

[philo_beddoe]

Awesome! Finally, something is right. Thanks..

[LTZ C20]

Awesome! Finally, something is right. Thanks..

Welcome.

[Stewart G Griffin]

Does the 3/4 front suspension differ from a 1/2?    i know, different bolt pattern but what else if anything?

[LTZ C20]

It would make sense that it would have stiffer springs, spindles are bigger for 8 lug hubs. Brakes are bigger, sway bar is stiffer for increased load stability, I think everything else is the same.

[78 Chevyrado]

Lovin your build man!  Excellent work!  I remember doing mine, I hated doing the control arm bushings.  took some doing to get them to sync/mesh up right and get em all setup. 

Excellent work! 

[LTZ C20]

Lovin your build man!  Excellent work!  I remember doing mine, I hated doing the control arm bushings.  took some doing to get them to sync/mesh up right and get em all setup. 

Excellent work! 

Thanks! I do try! I'm glad I just went with new complete parts. Trying to rebuilt my old stuff would have been a real trick with the time I allowed for each project and finding all of the required parts. Plus everything would have needed to be cleaned and painted. I was able to keep the painting to a minimum (even tho everything got painted). I'm going to keep driving it for awhile before I decide on shocks. I may get new of my existing or something completely different. I've looked at Monroe (currently installed) and Rancho and Bilstein.

I'm excited to start the brake rebuild and conversion however it's going to have to wait a bit so I can decide on shocks and I lost 3rd and 4th gear on my trans, so I ripped it out and it's at work disassembled, waiting for parts.

[LTZ C20]

For those who are experienced in this type of thing, do you have any recommendations for new shocks? My current set is Monroe Gas Magnums truck shocks.

[philo_beddoe]

AC Delco factory man!!! (Except PS pump brackets) lol.

[LTZ C20]

Unfortunately factory Delco shocks don't meet up to the beefed up suspension this truck now carries. Plus I have been more impressed by the aftermarket options that I have found.

[philo_beddoe]

Yah, i figured. I was half kidding.

[LTZ C20]

Lol. Leaning more towards new Monroe's at this point.

[78 Chevyrado]

IIRC I got the Monroe Gasmatic HD's on mine.  Built the truck in 2008...  in 2016 and 75,000 miles later they still work great.

I can't remember if they're called gasmatic or not..  they are yellow monroes, Yellow, As HD as I could get, still working for me.

[78 Chevyrado]

Made me think to find my build thread.  here it is, i hope something in here can help you out.  I dunno if i mentioned shocks in there, but in the first few pages I did what you have just done, rebuilding the front end.

http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=9090.0

[LTZ C20]

IIRC I got the Monroe Gasmatic HD's on mine.  Built the truck in 2008...  in 2016 and 75,000 miles later they still work great.

I can't remember if they're called gasmatic or not..  they are yellow monroes, Yellow, As HD as I could get, still working for me.

I believe I know the ones you are referring to, the bright yellow Monroe's are the Gas-Magnum Truck shocks. Those are what I have on the truck currently, they are about 5 years old and externally look fine but are probably due for replacement.

http://www.monroe.com/en-US/products/shocks-struts/gas-magnum/truck-shock-absorbers/


I'm probably going to put a new set of these back on the front. For the rear, I'm looking at these, because why the heck not? If i don't like them I only wasted 80 bucks haha and I'll just get another set of the magnums for the rear.

http://www.monroe.com/en-US/products/shocks-struts/max-air/shock-absorbers/


These come with all the hardware and air fill parts.

After all this i should just rip the C20 emblems off and put some C30 emblems in their place with HD added to the end in Sharpie LOL.

[LTZ C20]

Just had an idea! I should put a set of Max-Air's on the front! Then I can change the height and stance as frequently as I change my undies! hahahahaha