flex spings or drop axle for 51-f-1
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flex spings or drop axle for 51-f-1
Hi folks,
I want to lower the front for 3 hinches, the rear as been done at a spring shop. Some friends suggested me to put flex springs (3¨lower) at the front insteed to put a drop axle, because the ride will be softer and the look will be the same.
ther's a link at LMC truck
Truck Parts and Truck Accessories
What do you think?
Tank's
I want to lower the front for 3 hinches, the rear as been done at a spring shop. Some friends suggested me to put flex springs (3¨lower) at the front insteed to put a drop axle, because the ride will be softer and the look will be the same.
ther's a link at LMC truck
Truck Parts and Truck Accessories
What do you think?
Tank's
#2
I'll give you my gut reaction. I haven't crawled under every F-1 out there, but it seems just about all of them that I have seen have sagging front springs to begin with, especially after 60 years. Based on the picture in the catalog link you provided, most of the F-1 front springs I've seen are at least that flat or flatter already. I'd worry you'd buy those springs and it MIGHT actually leave the front end where it's already at or, even worse, actually raise it. And dang--they're proud of em, ain't they!!! $399
Maybe somebody who has used them will chime in and give a better answer, but I'm a little skeptical on how much drop they would actually provide over what is most likely already there. If you could jack the truck up and get all of the pressure off the front springs, then measure the distance between the center of the pin and the bottom of the spring and compare to what LMC has, it might give you a better idea.
How exactly did the spring shop modify your rear springs? Are they new springs, originals with leafs removed, etc.?
Maybe somebody who has used them will chime in and give a better answer, but I'm a little skeptical on how much drop they would actually provide over what is most likely already there. If you could jack the truck up and get all of the pressure off the front springs, then measure the distance between the center of the pin and the bottom of the spring and compare to what LMC has, it might give you a better idea.
How exactly did the spring shop modify your rear springs? Are they new springs, originals with leafs removed, etc.?
#4
Hi folks,
I want to lower the front for 3 hinches, the rear as been done at a spring shop. Some friends suggested me to put flex springs (3¨lower) at the front insteed to put a drop axle, because the ride will be softer and the look will be the same.
ther's a link at LMC truck
Truck Parts and Truck Accessories
What do you think?
Tank's
I want to lower the front for 3 hinches, the rear as been done at a spring shop. Some friends suggested me to put flex springs (3¨lower) at the front insteed to put a drop axle, because the ride will be softer and the look will be the same.
ther's a link at LMC truck
Truck Parts and Truck Accessories
What do you think?
Tank's
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#5
A properly dropped axle* is the best solution, IMO and based on many posts on here. You should be able to do an Advanced Search for "lowering front end" and come up with lots of threads on the subject, for instance:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...g-springs.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-question.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-lowering.html
* The art of stretching an axle to lower it is not simple. There are plenty of threads on the 'net about hacks who do it wrong, or get the kingpin angles mismatched, or affect the caster. Don't cheap out on selecting a vendor!
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...g-springs.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-question.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-lowering.html
* The art of stretching an axle to lower it is not simple. There are plenty of threads on the 'net about hacks who do it wrong, or get the kingpin angles mismatched, or affect the caster. Don't cheap out on selecting a vendor!
#6
thank's guys,
for the back , the spring shop remove 2 or 3 leafs(I don't remember exactly) and he rearched the others.
So if I understand (because my english is not perfect) the flex spring or monoleaf is not the better solution?
I looked at the web site Dropped axle Axles Axel
and I thing it's a better idea to put a drop axle.
Does someones used them here? and how is the ride?
I know an ifs is the best but I want to go traditional, keeping my original flathead v8.
thank's again
for the back , the spring shop remove 2 or 3 leafs(I don't remember exactly) and he rearched the others.
So if I understand (because my english is not perfect) the flex spring or monoleaf is not the better solution?
I looked at the web site Dropped axle Axles Axel
and I thing it's a better idea to put a drop axle.
Does someones used them here? and how is the ride?
I know an ifs is the best but I want to go traditional, keeping my original flathead v8.
thank's again
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Hi folks,
I want to lower the front for 3 hinches, the rear as been done at a spring shop. Some friends suggested me to put flex springs (3¨lower) at the front insteed to put a drop axle, because the ride will be softer and the look will be the same.
ther's a link at LMC truck
Truck Parts and Truck Accessories
What do you think?
Tank's
I want to lower the front for 3 hinches, the rear as been done at a spring shop. Some friends suggested me to put flex springs (3¨lower) at the front insteed to put a drop axle, because the ride will be softer and the look will be the same.
ther's a link at LMC truck
Truck Parts and Truck Accessories
What do you think?
Tank's
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