Axle flip question
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From: Sterling, Virginia
Are we talking about the rear? As in the leaf springs are mounted below the axle instead of above like stock. There are no kits. You need to remove the spring mounts and get new spring mounts and weld them to the axle. Go slow with the welding, let the axle cool completely between welds so as not to damage the axle. Check your pinion angle before you weld. Good luck
Fleet Mechanic
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From: peyton, colorado
If you're talking rear axle, TCI makes a leaf spring kit that lowers a F1 four inches and flips the axle over the spring. Complete bolt in after removing the stock hardware. You still have to weld spring pads on the axle however.
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I would like to see more as well. I would think that has to be like a 7" drop isn't it? Maybe I am looking at it wrong. The thickness of the springs times two plus the thickness of the beam?
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Seeing a lot of bad lifts in 4 wheeling, I never like to see block on the front of a vehicle, but if the front and back blocks was stitch welded to the new bottom plate keeping everything solid and making it one solid piece. then the only other thing would be the drag link (dog leg) should be rebuilt for the new angle.
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Tuned
Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Northeast Louisiana
Axle flip
Those aren't mine but some I saved from the HAMB incase I needed if for my 52 build. Let me see if I can dig up those threads.
Here are the ones I could find. Be warned. I added &showall=1 on them. That means the whole thread becomes one page. If you are running firefox and like what you see just right click the page and save as for later offline viewing if needed.
Technical How I lowered a 1962 F-100 with an axle flip (1961-1964 I-Beam) - THE H.A.M.B.
Projects 1952 Ford F1 daily build - THE H.A.M.B.
1951 Ford Truck Project Pics - THE H.A.M.B.
This is one of the pictures you will see in the above builds. This builder even went so far to move the steering box up to keep the angles right.
Tuned
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I don't understand why you would want to flip the front axle. You can get pretty low without going through all of that trouble and still ending up with a questionable front axle setup.
All I have here is a stock front axle, stretched for a 3 inch drop by Sid's, reversed-eye main leaf springs, and every other leaf spring removed. Also flipped the rear axle with a small c-notch, reversed-eye main leafs, and every other spring removed. The bottom of the running boards is 6 inches off the ground, much lower and it would be un-drivable....
I have about 3-4 inches of suspension travel before bottoming out on the bump stops.
All I have here is a stock front axle, stretched for a 3 inch drop by Sid's, reversed-eye main leaf springs, and every other leaf spring removed. Also flipped the rear axle with a small c-notch, reversed-eye main leafs, and every other spring removed. The bottom of the running boards is 6 inches off the ground, much lower and it would be un-drivable....
I have about 3-4 inches of suspension travel before bottoming out on the bump stops.
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