lowering 1989 s-10

Chris · May 25, 2006

i have a 1989 s-10 and i want to lower it about 2 inches whats the best route spindle drop or coil spring drop and where can i find the kit. the truck is 2wd and reg cab shrt bed and 4cyl 5spd

asilverblazer · May 25, 2006

Spindle drop is best. Coils is easiest. If I had it to do over I'd go spindles.

Chris · May 26, 2006

why does the coil cost more do you just use stock springs on the spindle drop and how do you use a spindle drop on the rear

asilverblazer · May 26, 2006

Spindle drop will reuse everything in the front end except for the stock spindle. This results in maintaining all of GM's engineering and stock suspension geometery. In the rear a 3" block would be easiest, especially in installation, any other method for the rear is mucch more involved. Just becareful when diassembling the front unloading the coil spring, it might even be possible to swap the spindle with out completely removing it. Everything from the bearings out will come off (Rotors, tires and wheels, tie-rod end, calipers, ball joints, etc.) Might be a good time to replace items like ball joints and tie rods in a high miler since it will be all apart anyways.

Chris · May 30, 2006

yep i have 190000 0n it and whats the other way of lowering the rear

asilverblazer · May 30, 2006

You can get into shackles or new leaf springs for the rear, air bags, and they even have kits do to air bag three link set ups. Blocks are cheapest and easiest in my opinion, jack up the back, unbolt the U-Bolts (8 nuts total, squirt lots of WD-40 on them before hand), raise the axle, insert blocks, bolt back to gether with new longer U-Bolts. If the nuts come off easy enough, it's a very quick job.

Chris · May 30, 2006

it seems like that would lift the rear and where are the u bolts i have had my truck 5 months and havent looked under it

asilverblazer · May 30, 2006

Since the rear is "spring under" (the spring goes under the axle tube? putting a block between them lifts the axle higher aboce the spring, which effectively lowers the body. It makes sense when you look at it.

P.S. For "spring over" it would raise the truck.