Amsleys 68 C10-V

[Kenny_Cox]

pretty wicked looking setup man, I am going to keep an eye on this.

[ScotI]

Bumped . . . ......

[Jim Nilsen]

Now I am C10-Vious.

[bill amsley]

Originally Posted by ScotI

Any reason you spent the money to upgrade to the 4-link vs. using the OE truck arms? Seems the OE stuff would have worked fine for your application & mild ride height change w/o adding the the build costs (since you did mention something about a budget).

the truck is really a gmc and came w leaf springs .i have tried to save money in the past by using leaf springs, but at the end of the day(in my opinion) the adjustability of the rear four link is worth the cost. bill

[GvEman]

Awesome project! I just love these old trucks! Especally with those mods you are about to do! Keep us posted!

[bill amsley]

just wanted to say that jason talked me into the name of RS/C10 (which i like) so thats why the name is diff. ill post one of jasons drawlings that indicates where the body mods will be.the different color ink shows the changes. im waiting for my cab to come back from the sand blaster so i can start cutting up this nearly rust free cab. bill

[abadsvt]

Looking sweet!!! I don't know if i missed it but what is you ride height going to be? Keep up the great work fellow c10 owner .

Josh

[bill amsley]

im shooting for the rockers to be about 4in off the ground the whole way around. bill

[ScotI]

Originally Posted by bill amsley

im shooting for the rockers to be about 4in off the ground the whole way around. bill

I've done some investigating on these trucks & based on your front suspension location vs. the frame rails & the c-notch w/stock rear frame rails, I would estimate 6" @ ride height @ the C/L of the cab mounts.

My buddies truck uses the same front set-up but had to be notched 2" to achieve a ~5" ride height w/Shockwaves. His rear is step notched w/air bags so there's about 3-4" more inches of room vs. your arrangement between the frame & rear housing tubes & his yields 5" when air'd completely out.

[bill amsley]

Originally Posted by ScotI

I've done some investigating on these trucks & based on your front suspension location vs. the frame rails & the c-notch w/stock rear frame rails, I would estimate 6" @ ride height @ the C/L of the cab mounts.

My buddies truck uses the same front set-up but had to be notched 2" to achieve a ~5" ride height w/Shockwaves. His rear is step notched w/air bags so there's about 3-4" more inches of room vs. your arrangement between the frame & rear housing tubes & his yields 5" when air'd completely out.

i know , im doing a 4 in body drop but loosing 1 inch of it in my bed mounts, that puts my rockers down but the inside of my bed wont be all chopped up inside. plus the ls engines always look very low in these trucks im hoping that the body drop will help that. i will say im worried where my shifter will end up.(heightwise). you are correct on your observations ,im impressed. bill