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 3600 lowering
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Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 11
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'Bolter
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Yes I've searched. Not a ton but closer than a 1/2. Want to lower 3 inches without drop axle. Can it be done. Pics please. Thanks for any help. My pics are to big before anyone asks. I'm not computer savvy. Soory.
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Re: 3600 lowering
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Joined: Jun 2011
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6 lug wheels are half ton, 8 lug are 3/4 ton with single rear wheels for ‘47.2 and later.
Ed
'37 GMC T-18 w/ DD 4-53T, RTO-610, 6231 aux., '95 GMC running gear, full disc brakes, power steering, 22.5 wheels and tires.
'47 GMC 1 ton w/ 302, NP-540, 4wd, full width Blazer front axle.
'54 GMC 630 w/ 503 gasser, 5 speed, ex fire truck, shortened WB 4', install 8' bed.
'55 GMC 370 w/270, 420 4 speed, grain, dump bed truck from ND. Works OK.
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Re: 3600 lowering
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Joined: Oct 2012
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Understand that Ed
I know I have a 3/4 ton. But wanting to lower about 3 inches.
I have considered converting to dually but unsure how this can
Be done.
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Re: 3600 lowering
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Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 24,259
Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer)
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Trucks with higher weight capacity than a 1/2 ton are a lot more difficult to hotrod, primarily because there's just not enough demand for the parts needed to alter them. A truck in a town near my place pretty obviously began life as a mid-1980's 1 ton box truck like the ones Hertz and U-Haul rent. Over the past several month I've watched it get transformed into a "pickup" with a stepside bed about 10 feet long lowered, and equipped with "super single" style ultra-wide wheels and tires. Personally, I think it's butt-ugly, but someone has gone to a great deal of work and expense to make it look that way!
You might want to consider air bags instead of springs to get the ride height you're looking for.
Jerry
"Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose"
Kris Kristofferson
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
WAG MORE- - - - - -BARK LESS!
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Re: 3600 lowering
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Joined: Nov 1995
Posts: 5,398
Unrepentant VW Lover
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Jerry -- Can't he just remove a few spring leaves?
John Cisgendered heteronormative aggressor perpetrating problematic toxic ideas of Chevrolet normativity  '49 Chevrolet 3804
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Re: 3600 lowering
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Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 24,259
Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer)
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The axles will bottom out against the frame- - - -makes for a very rough ride. Of course, even with a more sophisticated lowering method, some major frame modifications will be required, "C-notching" or something similar.
Jerry
"Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose"
Kris Kristofferson
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
WAG MORE- - - - - -BARK LESS!
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