bumps with lowered altitude!! (lots of great custom bumps!!)

[Fordfrk195]

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.

[F100builder]

Looks great!

[michael69]

Finally got around to dropping the truck some.

Before
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After
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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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You have my twin

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[Fordfrk195]

Looks like it. Your looks to be in much nicer shape.

[BrotherMabe]

[BrotherMabe]

[Broncobilly66]

^^ that looks great!
I want to erase the hood seem also. How did you do that? Weld it up??

[killakobra]

it's the best way. if you use filler it's prone to cracking.

[Hotrodphil]

That's awesome brother mabe! How did you lower it?

[BrotherMabe]

That's awesome brother mabe! How did you lower it?

Thanks Phil!
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

[Speedpin]

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 .

[Nudnik]

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 .

Did you "bow" the i-beams yourself or did you take it to a shop to do it?

[Speedpin]

Shop did it. Older alignment place.

[Nudnik]

Shop did it. Older alignment place.

Those places are harder & harder to find these days.

[427Bump]

68 I'm building for my dad, he has owned it for about 44yrs