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i have a 1950 3 window runs drives great all original,but i want to lower it i would like to keep everything thats there now in other words not swap for an s10 frame how would i go about it or has anybody done this would you recommend i do it this way or ?

Front drop axel and/or mono leaf and,and/orflip kit with custom perches rear flip kit and/or mono leafs and,and raised hangers and shackles with big c notch

What he said. Likely it won't ride as nice or handle as well if you go very low.

big c notchs nitro charged shocks and roads without reflectors rode killer out handle 275-245 60s!!!

How low do you want to go on the truck?

On my '48 and '53 I went with 15" rally wheels and also removed 2 leafs from the front and 3 leafs from the rear. Lowered it to where it took the space between the fenders and the tires, made it pretty even and rides about the same. If you are like me when I removed the springs I had to replace the shackles and also the alignment pin in the springs, most of the time its just the allignment pin. while you are under there check all that stuff out! Make sure the truck is road ready and safe for ya.
Good luck!

thanks for advice i would like to be pretty low

Lowering is probably the first thing comes up when fixing up these old trucks. You want to go low, so research Must II vs Mono leaf, dropped axle, dropped spindles and subframes. Keep in mind that smaller wheels, tires require that old motor to produce more RPM's to keep up with traffic. On my 53 3100 I tried 15" wheels, removed couple of leafs from the front, 2" lowering blocks in back, and "short" schackles all around. Note: if you remove to many leafs the front will bottom out. My concern about removing leafs is that the remaining springs will be "safe". Last but not least, during all this you will want to pay close attention to the wheel bearings, kingpins, drag link, tie rods, brakes, and steering!!! In the end you want a truck thats fun to drive not scarry.