McGaughy's Drop Spindle Kit For 1973-87 Chevy C-10 - Old-School Slam

Next, we buzzed the wheels off with an impact wrench and set them aside.

There are two different spindles available from McGaughy's to fit the '73-87 Chevy C10 range.

The standard C10 uses a brake rotor that is 1 inch thick (wide), and the Big 10 or Heavy Chevy (F44 suspension package) uses a brake rotor that is 1 inches thick. We used a tape measure to confirm we had a 1-inch thick rotor.

Chevy C10s are famous for tearing out the top shock absorber mount on the framerail. It was important to inspect ours before going any further.

Next, we soaked all of the nuts that had to be removed with a penetrating spray to ensure they would remove easily.

A cotter-pin tool from Craftsman was used to pull the cotter pins.

With all of the nuts removed from the ball joints and tie-rod ends we used a 3-pound sledgehammer to jar (a good whack!) the ball joints and tie-rod ends loose.

The sledgehammer was also used to gently tap on other areas of the ball joints and tie-rod ends to knock them loose (free).

With patience, the tie-rod ends and ball joints were separated without harming them.