buying i beams
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buying i beams
can anybody tell me which drop deams i should buy for my 66 which manufacture would be best from other experince which would be the best im looking to buy in the next month and have heard things like tie rods brackets dont fit and more work than they are worth .iguess im looking to bolt right up if possable this is my first project and short on cash so i want to do it right the first time
thanx paul
thanx paul
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I have the DJM beams. No miles on them as the truck is undergoing a near complete tear down. I bought my front beams from Summit. The package they sent had two driver side beams. I contacted DJM and they shipped the correct passenger side, arranged pick up of the wrong part and then sold me the rear drop for a discount to make up for the mistake. Went in without a hitch.
If you buy from Summit you can apply for their credit card and get interest free payments for about 6 months.
If you buy from Summit you can apply for their credit card and get interest free payments for about 6 months.
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paul - I forgot to say that when I did the drop I did the disc conversion, new springs, brakes, wheel bearings, the works. And everything was cleaned and coated in POR-15. So I wasn't messing with 43 year old gunk and rust. The rear drop is still in the box. I plan on lifting the bed off to do the rear tank and swap in the rear end from my 74 donor, so I'll install then.
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I bought a 1974 f100 for a donor ($500). Sold off $200 worth of parts so far and got everything I need for the disc, PS, and rear swap. Can't really tell how low the 65 is because it is up on dollies so I can swing it around in the garage, and the front clip and engine are out, so the front suspension is uncompressed. I got the beams, added the spindles from the 74, put in new king pins (you need a tool - I was able to borrow one), then lifted in as one unit. You should really look to do the disc conversion at the same time.
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ive got the ibeams disks and springs from a 74 f100 2wd thats why i was asking now when i buy the i beams do i get the one for the 74 or my 66 cause the disk conversion is from the 74
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it's all the same, thats what makes the disc swap using the donor beams so easy. The DJM beams are specific to each side as the end piece of each beam is angled back towards the cab, the factory beam is straight up where the spindle mounts. VEry easy install, tie rod extenders were the hardest part and that is only because you don't have a lot of travel with teh wrench when installing. I did file the edge of each extender a little to remove the sharp edge which gave me a little bit more travel on the wrench.
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I have the DJM beams. No miles on them as the truck is undergoing a near complete tear down. I bought my front beams from Summit. The package they sent had two driver side beams. I contacted DJM and they shipped the correct passenger side, arranged pick up of the wrong part and then sold me the rear drop for a discount to make up for the mistake. Went in without a hitch.
If you buy from Summit you can apply for their credit card and get interest free payments for about 6 months.
If you buy from Summit you can apply for their credit card and get interest free payments for about 6 months.
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