bumps with lowered altitude!! (lots of great custom bumps!!)
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- Fordfrk195
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Re: bumps with lowered altitude!! (lots of great custom bumps!!)
Finally got around to dropping the truck some.
Before
After
Did a half shakle flip on the rear. The po had cut the front coils already but I cut another chunk out of the front right just to even the front out. Much better now got that I got the rake out of it, that with new rear shocks and it drives way better.
Before
After
Did a half shakle flip on the rear. The po had cut the front coils already but I cut another chunk out of the front right just to even the front out. Much better now got that I got the rake out of it, that with new rear shocks and it drives way better.
- F100builder
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Re: bumps with lowered altitude!! (lots of great custom bumps!!)
Looks great!
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'69 F100; 390, C6, Dana 60 w/ 4.10's
'70 F100; 'new' and latest project soon to have a built 390/C6 and 3.50 gears
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'56 F100; Must.II IFS, 351W bored & stroked to 395c.i. 470hp/483ft-lbs., AOD, 4-link coilover 9" w/ 3.89's
'69 F100; 390, C6, Dana 60 w/ 4.10's
'70 F100; 'new' and latest project soon to have a built 390/C6 and 3.50 gears
To see more of my F100's: http://www.cardomain.com/id/lowfat56
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Re: bumps with lowered altitude!! (lots of great custom bumps!!)
You have my twinFordfrk195 wrote:Finally got around to dropping the truck some.
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Did a half shakle flip on the rear. The po had cut the front coils already but I cut another chunk out of the front right just to even the front out. Much better now got that I got the rake out of it, that with new rear shocks and it drives way better.
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1985 CJ 7 jeep w/35s
1967 SS Chevelle 502 4 speed
2003 Heritage softail w/110 cubic inch screamin eagle kit
'69 Ranger 'F-100 2WD SWB 351W C6 AUTO
1985 CJ 7 jeep w/35s
1967 SS Chevelle 502 4 speed
2003 Heritage softail w/110 cubic inch screamin eagle kit
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Re: bumps with lowered altitude!! (lots of great custom bumps!!)
Looks like it. Your looks to be in much nicer shape.
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Re: bumps with lowered altitude!! (lots of great custom bumps!!)
^^ that looks great!
I want to erase the hood seem also. How did you do that? Weld it up??
I want to erase the hood seem also. How did you do that? Weld it up??
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Re: bumps with lowered altitude!! (lots of great custom bumps!!)
it's the best way. if you use filler it's prone to cracking.
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Re: bumps with lowered altitude!! (lots of great custom bumps!!)
That's awesome brother mabe! How did you lower it?
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Re: bumps with lowered altitude!! (lots of great custom bumps!!)
Thanks Phil!Hotrodphil wrote:That's awesome brother mabe! How did you lower it?
I lowered the entire truck with the DJM Suspension lowering kit, which lowers it 3" in the front (Lowering I-beams), and 4" in the rear with the shackles and hangers.
But then, as I looked at the truck it just didn't look low enough for me.
So I then took two of the five leaf springs out of the rear.
I took out the second and fourth, leaving the main spring (top) along with the helper spring (bottom) with one between them both.
And it lowered the rear 2 more inches.
I then proceeded to replace my big block springs with small block (six cylinder) springs to lower the front.
However the front still wasn't level with the rear, so reluctantly I cut the front springs 1/2 coil at a time, ending up with cutting a full coil out of each side.
I am looking to run a staggered set of rims. (Torque Thrust II or Riddler 645 or Streeter ShowWheels)
18 X 8 (245/40/18) on the front
10 X 20 (295/40/20) on the rear
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Re: bumps with lowered altitude!! (lots of great custom bumps!!)
72 XLT
Spring over axle
Crown vic front springs with bowed factory I beams
5x5.5 to 5x4.5 wheel adapters, 1.25 inch thick.
17x8 factory Mustang Bullitt wheels with 245 45 tires. Soon to be 18x10 deep dish bullitts in rear with 295 45 .
Spring over axle
Crown vic front springs with bowed factory I beams
5x5.5 to 5x4.5 wheel adapters, 1.25 inch thick.
17x8 factory Mustang Bullitt wheels with 245 45 tires. Soon to be 18x10 deep dish bullitts in rear with 295 45 .
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Re: bumps with lowered altitude!! (lots of great custom bumps!!)
Did you "bow" the i-beams yourself or did you take it to a shop to do it?Speedpin wrote:72 XLT
Spring over axle
Crown vic front springs with bowed factory I beams
5x5.5 to 5x4.5 wheel adapters, 1.25 inch thick.
17x8 factory Mustang Bullitt wheels with 245 45 tires. Soon to be 18x10 deep dish bullitts in rear with 295 45 .
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Re: bumps with lowered altitude!! (lots of great custom bumps!!)
Shop did it. Older alignment place.
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Re: bumps with lowered altitude!! (lots of great custom bumps!!)
Those places are harder & harder to find these days.Speedpin wrote:Shop did it. Older alignment place.
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Re: bumps with lowered altitude!! (lots of great custom bumps!!)
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