bolted 54, in my rear i took out 4 of the original 7 leafs out and got 2 inch drop.
my front i have a 3 inch dropped axle form sid at droppedaxles.com.
i too didnt want the hassle of messing with king pins and getting all mad, so when i ordered the front axle i had him modify the steerign arms for newer style tie rod ends and went ahead and had him install the king pins and spindles also.
everything completely installed on axle, including shipping was $620.00.
and when i get around to it, i will send him my old stuff for core and get $180.00 of that back, 50 for the axle, 60 for steering arms, and 70 for the spindles, so for $440.00 it is a super deal. along with the dropped axle i took 1 leaf out and got another 5/8 of an inch, 3 5/8 total drop.
leonard


1957 Chevy 3100 1/2-Ton
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