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    Question straight axles

     



    looking for a coumpany in california and does straight axles with drop in them. I have a 50 3100 and want the front to sit six inches lower than it is right now but not want to go to indepent front end any help would be great.

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    speedway motor and a few other places have dropped axeles. .but why lower lol......................scooter

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    Contact these folks, even though they only show the springs on the attached link, they had axles on display at SEMA so it's probably a new product to them.

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    Classic Performance has the axles for 2nd - '55's thru '59's; there might be one, now for the earlier models, too. Also, think about using mono-leaf springs for another three or so inches (axle will get two to three). Some folks don't think monos are safe, but the truth of it is, that it's all a crap shoot; you could just as easily break the eye off of a multi-leaf spring. I have seen several early Chevy trucks lowered this way; they look right. Handling may be somewhat diminished if you drop the front too much without lowering the rear, too, and/or using caster shims, so keep that in mind. Alignment is super important. Steering will be affected, because you will change the angle of the link between the pitman arm and the steering arm on the spindle; at the very least, your steering wheel will be out of line, and bump steer will most likely become an issue. Shocks are another issue; you'll need to re-shock, and re-bracket for them. Have a long talk with the guys at Classic Performance; they are quite knowledgeable, at least the chap I talked with was.
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    Yikes, did I say that??

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    thanks for the advise I have already flipped the axle over the leafs and it is sitting on the bottom of the frame but still not low enough for me, I have notch the rear frame and it is sitting almost as low as it can go before scraping but the front is still way up in the clouds need to bring it down bad.

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