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https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...y-of-pics.html
opposite of what you want to do, but it has lots of pics of the I-beams and such
opposite of what you want to do, but it has lots of pics of the I-beams and such
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now looking at this.
Custom 1977 Ford F150 - Feature Turuck - Sport Truck Magazine
if you look at the suspension on this truck it says "Modified DJM I-beam drop beams for a 6-inch drop"
could one not "modify" the stock ones by welding on and boxing out the tops to accomplish the same drop as the DJM ones?
Custom 1977 Ford F150 - Feature Turuck - Sport Truck Magazine
if you look at the suspension on this truck it says "Modified DJM I-beam drop beams for a 6-inch drop"
could one not "modify" the stock ones by welding on and boxing out the tops to accomplish the same drop as the DJM ones?
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I guess my answer would be a YES, but why does it say they used a modified JDM I beam?
weird.
but couldnt I beams be fabricated?
im not well versed on the strength of steel and what can be made.
weird.
but couldnt I beams be fabricated?
im not well versed on the strength of steel and what can be made.
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I'm sure Jamey Jordan's truck was professionally done, no hack job. I don't know exactly what they did to the beams. I believe they took out the rise to the spindle, the part that makes it a drop I-beam, and fabricated a longer rise to give it more drop. Again I'm not 100% sure on that but I think thats right.
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I was thinking one with the skill could make one out of 4x4 steel tube, something like this:
this is not in ANY way accurate nor am I a suspension guy by any means, just put what I had in my head on "paper"
<a href="http://s24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/freakinricanclothing/?action=view¤t=beam.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/freakinricanclothing/beam.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
this is not in ANY way accurate nor am I a suspension guy by any means, just put what I had in my head on "paper"
<a href="http://s24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/freakinricanclothing/?action=view¤t=beam.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/freakinricanclothing/beam.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
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This sounds like what your talking about. I found these one day on car domain or something like that. Any way I wouldn't trust it at all, plus the bottom of the beam is below the scrub line of the rim. Meaning if he has a flat the suspension is going to dig into the street because it's lower than the rim.
I'm sure Jamey Jordan's truck was professionally done, no hack job. I don't know exactly what they did to the beams. I believe they took out the rise to the spindle, the part that makes it a drop I-beam, and fabricated a longer rise to give it more drop. Again I'm not 100% sure on that but I think thats right.
I'm sure Jamey Jordan's truck was professionally done, no hack job. I don't know exactly what they did to the beams. I believe they took out the rise to the spindle, the part that makes it a drop I-beam, and fabricated a longer rise to give it more drop. Again I'm not 100% sure on that but I think thats right.
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