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#79751 07/09/2007 7:37 PM | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 595 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 595 | guys just ordered my disc brake kit(brackets)from CPP to put gm car rotors on my 54' burb.i also have a toyota 4x4 ps. box to use. want to drop front down to a resonable stance. what seems to work the best: remove some leaves,reverse the spring eyes, get the axle dropped 2",4"? a combo of....? not going to pull a trailer with it just maybe a few tool to slide around in the back. FEEDBACK PLEASE! thanks guys.  | | |
#79752 07/10/2007 2:16 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,971 | | | |
#79753 07/10/2007 8:50 PM | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 769 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 769 | do a search, you will find lots of info on dropped axles and removing springs. | | |
#79754 07/11/2007 5:28 AM | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,897 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,897 | No dropped spindle available for a solid i-beam suspension. There are companies that can drop the i-beam however. I think you can get 4 inches that way, and a few more by using mono leafs, possibly one more inch by changing shackles.
There are also some trick airbag setups that will also work with a solid axle... it depends how low you want to go, and how much you want to spend. | | |
#79755 07/11/2007 7:07 AM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | Mor-Drop in the Bay Area is the place to go for drop axles. Messing with the springs makes it steer funny.
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#79756 07/13/2007 6:47 PM | Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 7 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 7 | Droppedaxles.com is another place to check out for dropped axles. Several people here have got thiers from Sid with good results.
"I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members" infamous quote from the great Groucho Marx
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#79757 07/15/2007 1:03 AM | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 87 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 87 | i looked into this and came up with the conclusion if your going to keep the beam mount it on top the springs for some drop the dropped axle puts the center part of beam awfull close to the road.
anybody care to clue me up on this toyota ps swap?? | | |
#79758 07/15/2007 4:02 AM | Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 7 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 7 | Yep, that is a good point as I thought of that when I was jacking my '47 up last week for the dropped axle and it will be about 4 inches from the ground! better drive around the roadkill and other debri! Ha!
"I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members" infamous quote from the great Groucho Marx
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#79759 07/21/2007 10:13 PM | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 595 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 595 | the toyota power steering box used for the conversion(cpp sells kit$$$$) are from the solid axle trucks(81'-85) you can make a mounting bracket. you can have pitman arm modified,half toyota,half chevy or buy one from cpp. i will be sure and take plenty of pic's when i do mine. | | |
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