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So I have recently acquired a 1969 ford e200 cargo van.
I want to lower it a little bit. I was looking in the rear and there is no way i can do an axle flip or the van would be riding on the axle with no suspension. how does everyone slam these things?
I want to lower it a little bit. I was looking in the rear and there is no way i can do an axle flip or the van would be riding on the axle with no suspension. how does everyone slam these things?
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I'm pretty sure you have to tub it. Not just the wheel wells but all the way across. Or swap in a Subaru engine and lower the body relative to the floor.
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93 E150 Chateau 5.8 185K miles
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There are no drop beams for them, the 92 and up have some available, you could lower it a little with a shorter coil, but will require a big truck company to bend the I-beams to correct the camber, it's just not worth it. The 69-74 sat just perfect as is, I like mine, yet I need to bag the rear to stiffen it for my wheelchair lift use, it broke down the right side.
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I like the way it sits i just have seen some that are lower and look great.
it sounds like a lot of work to drop it a few inches. I think I'll just make it my moto van. Put some chocks in it and put two bikes in it and hit the desert.
it sounds like a lot of work to drop it a few inches. I think I'll just make it my moto van. Put some chocks in it and put two bikes in it and hit the desert.
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The E-100 might sit lower, but has smaller brakes, I like how my 73 sits, I just have to redo the suspension in the rear, as it's wore out, and perhaps some wider tires on the stock steel rims, with baby moon caps.
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