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Mar 27, 2007 | 06:12 PM

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F100Central

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I was mostly looking to find out if anyone thought there was a need for an adjustable camber dropped straight axle. If not, then it doesn't really need to be developed. It's just an idea - might be good, might be bad. I was thinking of retaining the stock hubs, but if there is a more modern way, it might fly.

Mar 27, 2007 | 06:46 PM

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AXracer

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Might use the spindles off the twin I beam? Were disk brakes offered on them? I really don't know if it would be viable product or not, I think it might be a lot cheaper to just have the axle bend aligned once. One characteristic of a beam axle is there is a lot of camber gain with body roll, so small camber adjustments would be unnecessary. Any dropped axle producer worth giving money to should check the alignment before sending it out.

Mar 27, 2007 | 06:57 PM

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Those are good points about body roll and dropped axle makers building an aligned product. I think it might be one of those unnecessary ideas.

Oh well....

Mar 27, 2007 | 07:37 PM

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JT76

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Twin I-beam spindles is what I was thinking that way if want to lower the front of your truck you could just buy drop spindles instead of having your I-beam dropped. JT