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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 05:55 AM
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Lowering a '59

Thinking about dropping my '59 down like my '68. I am probably going to do the rear flip and remove a couple springs. What about the front? I know I can remove a couple springs there too but is there anything else I can do? Flip the beam on top of the leafs? And if it matters, I have a 429 in it and a toyota steering box with disc brakes. Thanks.

BTW, not doing a front end swap or the crown vic idea because I want to keep the stock springs... just modify it a bit.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 10:26 AM
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any ideas?
 
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 01:53 PM
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Somebody sells a dropped front axle (CPP?). I suspect that flipping the stock axle will result in very little clearance between the oil pan or frame rails.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 05:42 PM
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CPP makes a 2" dropped axle.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 10:11 AM
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any other options out there?
 
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 06:55 PM
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Don't have any experience with the company, but Performance Online (www.performanceonline.com) sells multi-leaf drop springs for the 57-60; front and rear.
2.5" front drop around $360/set
2",3",4",5" rear drop around $390/set
 
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