Soo just trying to get an idea of the nightmare im about to get into. Buddy has a single cab 351 95 F350 2wd he bought only for the mint flatbed. It runs pretty well and isn't in bad shape at all. He has a normal bed for it and would be willing to off it for around $800.

I've been kicking around the idea of doing a lowered full sized ford with a V8 and then this comes along. I've had a few cars that I've played with but never a truck. I would love to do some simple stuff like intake, exhaust and a cam. Lower it with some nice rims and call it a day.

I don't know how much it is to drop statically vs Air bags any insight on that? It would be pretty different and I have a history of doing up weird vehicles (forester xt, Merkur, thunderbird turbo coupe).

 

Welcome to FTE Llyod.

A F350 2wd street truck would certainly be off-the-wall. Lowering one is not going to be easy (if even feasible?), though.

$800 bucks is a cheap admission to play & could be parted out for a profit if your project flops.

If sincere, good luck & you'll get some help. But you may catch some flak, so I hope you have thick skin.

(But hey, anybody that likes aerobirds, soob-rues & Mekurs gotta' be pretty tough)

 

Welcome to the forums.

To drop an I beam truck is not as easy as others. If you just put drop beams on it(if available for 1 ton), easy. If you want to put it on air, then beams are not too feasible as it will destroy a set of tires as the camber will be out in left field when not at the correct ride height.

Anything is possible with enough money.

Back in the mid 80's a buddy in college slammed his full size Chevy truck. Unheard of back then, when mini trucks were just getting started.

 

Bell Tech still lists lowering kits for this vintage F250/350. The front uses lowering springs, the rear uses shackle/hangers. Listed drop is 2" front, 4" rear.

DJM has a front drop beam 3/5 kit with rear lowering shackles.

They are all pricey. Personally I think the drop beam kit is the way to go if you are going to lower a Ford truck with twin I-beams.

 

Haha you aint lying...it can be tough especially finding parts sometimes. But there is a gratifying feeling when you get stared at driving your oddballl vehicle around lol. It sucks though when doing research as to what kind of head ache im getting into. I can find info on the drive train pretty easily but the suspension is a different story.

 

See im still learning here but somebody had mentioned to me find out if this truck has TTB or solid front beam..if its TTB I can use DJM3005-3/4

 

Yeah not looking to make a tire eater or break the bank on a old farm truck. Static drop would be fine if its done right. No point in jacking up a 2wd gas job might as well go down a bit

I still dont even know what the setup is exactly under the truck.

 

Unless someone has done something crazy with it (which I would highly doubt if its just an old farm truck) it will be a Twin I Beam front end if it is indeed an F350.......the F-Superdutys (forerunner to the F450) used a solid beam axle. Just FYI.........TTB is what Ford called their independent 4x4 suspension.....

 

TTB= Twin Traction Beam = 4WD

Twin I-Beam = 2WD

The 1995 2WD F350 in question has the twin I-beam front suspension.

 

Do a thread and show your progress! Mine is a 4x4, so no sense in lowering but I have some other crazy ideas.....


The one I'm kicking around right now is a slammed f100 with a chopped f600 front clip. I've never seen one, but it looks cool in my mind.


Be creative and have fun. Too many people buy kits to make their vehicles look like everybody else's. If you can do something unique and fab a few parts, options are unlimited.

 

As you raise/lower the suspension, it will change geometry which is why it eats tires when out of alignment(or you drop it without using drop beams). It has been around since the mid 60's and there is nothing wrong with it.

Drop beams raise the spindle height, which lowers the truck without affecting tire alignment.

 

I knew 100 & 150 drop beams were available, but sometimes scarce or pricey depending. Never knew 250 & up spec were ever available.

Hope the OP sticks around, builds & posts.

 

My 350 when it was 2wd and lowered. Belltech beams and hangers in back.