Drop Beams
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Laughing Gas
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From: Edmonton, Alberta
Drop Beams
I know all the Kool Kids are putting Crown Vic IFS under their trucks, but not everyone wants to make irreversible changes to their truck. So, this leaves Drop Beams, and it's taken them awhile, but Nostalgia Sid's, aka: droppedaxles.com has their fixtures pretty much finished, and is about ready to start dropping peoples factory Twin I Beam forgings. (**3" drop)
**See post from Sept 19/2021 with Bumpside pic
https://www.facebook.com/NostalgiaSidsDroppedAxles/
**No mention/listing for them as of yet on the drop beams on droppedaxles.com website, but a phone call will get you mode info
https://www.droppedaxles.com/ford-dropped-axles-0
And another option if you want to go even lower (4.5" drop) is John Pennington
**FB link refuses to cooperate, so use the googles search, and choose one of the hits with Need drop beams? John Pennington in the subject line
https://www.google.ca/search?q=john+...4dUDCAk&uact=5
**See post from Sept 19/2021 with Bumpside pic
https://www.facebook.com/NostalgiaSidsDroppedAxles/
**No mention/listing for them as of yet on the drop beams on droppedaxles.com website, but a phone call will get you mode info
https://www.droppedaxles.com/ford-dropped-axles-0
And another option if you want to go even lower (4.5" drop) is John Pennington
**FB link refuses to cooperate, so use the googles search, and choose one of the hits with Need drop beams? John Pennington in the subject line
https://www.google.ca/search?q=john+...4dUDCAk&uact=5
Tuned
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I wish I'd found out about Penningtons beams before ordering DJM. I would have liked a bit more drop. Also because of the size of the tube DJM uses, there is some interference with the crossmember about the middle of the drivers side beam. I've dimpled the crossmember, but I think it needs a bit more. One other thing is the factory beams have a little "hooker" thing-a-ma-bob to limit the downward travel of the beam as it becomes unloaded. No provision for that on the DJM beams, so I'll have to fab something. Just so the shocks don't take the hit on a sudden unloading when I'm out doing Dukes of Hazzard style jumps
But, the DJMs are in, and that is it.
But, the DJMs are in, and that is it.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jun 2019
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From: Southern California
I wish I'd found out about Penningtons beams before ordering DJM. I would have liked a bit more drop. Also because of the size of the tube DJM uses, there is some interference with the crossmember about the middle of the drivers side beam. I've dimpled the crossmember, but I think it needs a bit more. One other thing is the factory beams have a little "hooker" thing-a-ma-bob to limit the downward travel of the beam as it becomes unloaded. No provision for that on the DJM beams, so I'll have to fab something. Just so the shocks don't take the hit on a sudden unloading when I'm out doing Dukes of Hazzard style jumps
But, the DJMs are in, and that is it.
But, the DJMs are in, and that is it.
See A Man About A Horse
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From: Mariposa, Ca.
Tuned
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I reckon I am old enough to know better, but also old enough that the repercussions of bad decisions are less of a deterrent with each passing day! YeeHaww!
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