The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area The HiPo Shop poll: Who has mono front springs and likes them?

Or doesn't like them. About a year ago I saw
used ones on Ebay and asked the owner why he
was selling them..he told me he didn't like them
(don't recall exactly why)

I've been planning on doing the front axle drop on
my 55 Chevy, 2nd series this winter but still wanted
to ask for more opinions about the mono's.

Thanks,

Keith

I fall into the "don't like 'em" crowd. Too stiff. I'm going to try a dropped axle and stock springs with 3 leaves removed.

53..

Same here..Will be getting a 3" dropped axle for my 55, 3600. I doubt 3" will be a "wow" for me..so maybe I'll steal some leaves also.

If I can convince myself that a 4" drop will not open up a can of worms...i.e. components interfering with each other, I'd go that way..

Keith

I installed monos on the front of my daily together with lowering blocks on the rear.
That was 4 years ago and I never looked back.

They are anything but stiff after thorough break in!
One leaf only gets really bouncy and quality gas shocks are a must.

I drive city, freeway, dirt roads, sometimes with loads and never once bottomed out.
They meet and far exceed original spring specs, which have 10 times higher failure rate.
I would recommend them for a daily truck that gets good use.

I sure get this question a lot about mono springs. I drop axles and people are asking me all the time what I think of them. I've never used them because I thought the original worked fine. I like the stock travel and clearance. I do all the drop in the axle.

When I got my '50 (not the same, I know, but similar) the owner before me had taken a leaf out of the front springs. I liked the stance. Not too low so that it isn't practical to drive but a little lower in the front. After 40 or 40K the springs finally broke. I replaced them with a mono leaf spring and it maintained the ride height and improved the ride quality. We drive this truck. I probably have another 30K on these springs and I have been completely happy with them.

does anyone know they you are not suppose to run a dropped axle and mono springs?

Man I hope not. That is how my truck is setup. I can't imagine why you couldn't unless the axle was dropped so much you couldn't get the tie rod to run under the truck. If that was the case you could always drop the steering arms to get the tie rod to drop down lower.

All of this takes very careful planning so you can still steer the truck.

I have a 55 truck and want to lower the stance. What is the least expensive way to do this. Like everyone, I'm on a tight budget. How do you remove the leaf's out of a spring and how do you know how many to remove wittout effecting the safety. Is it safe for lowering blocks on the rear end?

I love the monoleafs - both the look and the ride. They drop the front end about four inches and you don't have to change a thing - suspension, steering or anything else. I do have gas shocks, but that's the only change other than the monoleafs. I dropped the back end four inches to match. The rear springs are stock, but I put gas shocks on that too. Here's a before picture and here's an after picture.

Looking good Eagle!