Quote Originally Posted by pennyman1 View Post
If you want to do it right, buy lowering coils. They are made stiffer to compensate for the drop, and the ride will be better. Cutting a stock, old coil gives you a rough ride. Once you change the coils, cut the bump stop in half to give to more suspension travel. Now would also be a good time to change the lower control arm, sway bar, and strut rod bushings with urethane pieces, and check the idler arm for play.
Yes I agree ,,, I have done it both ways, cut stock, and bought lowered coils.
But in those cases I knew Where to go to Buy the Lowered Coils for the vehicle I was building.
In this case I don't ,,, due to the aged and obscure nature of our application. (wow, that's sounds smart huh ?) LOL
So where might a feller purchase the appropriate lowered coils for a first gen truck ???

And you are right (again) about a good time to address the bushings.
(although I don't know how bad mine are or are not ,,, they might be fine since it's only got 79K on it)

Could you or someone also point me in the direction of who is selling them / where you all are getting the good bushings ???
Does someone one offer them in a complete kit form ???

As usual, any and all help is Greatly Appreciated !