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| | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 127 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 127 | OK I have a 51 3100 and I am planning on lowering the rear with lowering blocks...
I would like to go 3 inches in the rear...
I still have my torque tube...
will I get away with this without effecting the driveline adversely?
Or should I go with a 2 inch drop?
"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy." -D. Parker 1951 Chevy 3100 | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,317 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,317 | Think you'll have some problems with the closed diff as the perches pivot on the springs. You might be able to pop out a couple spring leafs.
You might do a "search" and find more specific info.
Dave | | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,464 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,464 | I think it'll work. In my reckless youth I lowered the back of my '49 Chev fastback 6" by stacking 2" blocks on top of 4" blocks using extra long U-bolts. It also had a torque tube, no problems. The car still had a mean rake with homemade dropped spindles and 2 coils cut in the front end. Needless to say, there were a lot of driveways and service stations I had to avoid. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 127 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 127 | my front has a 6 inch drop on it... the back is now TOO tall...
I just want a 3 inch drop to give it a mean rake...
I wanted to put the blocks between the perches and the leaf springs
"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy." -D. Parker 1951 Chevy 3100 | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 | mike ,
Just a suggestion ...if ya go that route after you are satisfied with the stance ...I would weld the blocks in Not to the springs but the perches ...dont rely on the U-Bolts to hold em in ..ive seen blocks shoot out under a hard load in the past .. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 127 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 127 |
"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy." -D. Parker 1951 Chevy 3100 | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 191 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 191 | Just be careful your u-bolts don't stick out below your rim. If you ever have the misfortune of having a flat while driving you don't want that u-bolt catching the ground first. | | |
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