How Low Can You Go (50 Ford) ?

How low can you go with out cutting the floor or trunk?

 

So many questions. So little time.
In my opinion the only simple answer is... until your frame and suspension meet or the wheels mash the fenders to bits. That's gonna be different on just about every car. How you planning on lowering? Cut springs? How much deflection is left in the springs to handle the load makes a difference for rebound and "suspension".
Or in my part of the world... until you can't drive the stupid thing because you bottom out on the road, ruining the whole undercarriage!

 

bring it over Saturday night and we'll see.............will have the torch ready. I know we'll start on about midnight after all the beer is gone and we are real smart.

 

COOL will do yours first,so we know when stop on mine.

 

I flipped the spindles and cut the coils one loop, in front. In the rear I used 4" blocks. Lowered about 4 1/2" from 'stock". the tires are 205 75x15".The pan has about a 2" road clearance.(flathead). If I have people in the back seat the driveshaft rubs,on even small bumps. The front tires will rub the outside fenderwells in a tight turn. My computer crashed,so no pics..but I think it is as low as you can go,(all the time) no cheating with bags ,hydrolics etc... But you gotta pay to be cool....

 

Put a spacer in your spring pocket on the front,cut a coil, that will give you 4-5". Out back use a 4" lowering block and de-arch your springs. I did my 51 that way and it road ok but you have to watch the bumps. TP

 

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How do you feel about stupid looking little wheels and low profile tires?

 

i put 4"jamco dropped leafs and 4" blocks in the rear of mine and i cut 2 1/2 turns out of my front coils. the front rides ok and the bacnk is great. im running 670X15 tires all around

 

one more

 

Great stance without looking too low like a cartoon. I like it.

 

lower it until it s****es and then bring it up 1"

 

Here is mine. Cut coils (1.5) and De-arched rear springs with no blocks.

It rides a hair less than a cadillace and I still have plenty of room to go lower If I want. an inch more in the back and the floor has to be cut out to clear the pumpkin and driveshaft.

Any lower, than it will ride like wood unless you continue on the typical frame/suspension modifications.

 

We can get you real low (not air bag low) but real low all the time with a great ride!! Give us a call so we can ***ist you!

 

this is a jamco 3" drop springs up front and jamco 4" drop leafs in rear with 3" blocks. 670 15 silvertowns.. also forgot, fatman dropped uprights up front..

 

How low you go is determined by how much money you want to spend. If you have it in your head that you want to put the frmae rails on the ground at some point dont mess around with anyhting else "for the time being" I dont know how many times I have done that only to spend about 4 times the amount of time and money over a period of long time to get to the same results I could have gotten to in half the time and a quarter the funds, had I just done it the right way first. Wow that was a mouth full. anyhow to your question. with out cutting the floor you can get the car to a nice looking stance but you also have to remember to leave about 4 inches for the suspension to travel before hitting the bumpstops. if you dont you will get a very bouncy ride when the axle bottoms out against the frame violently. If you or your friends have some fabricating skills it is not rocket science to cut and notch the frame in the rear. you can make a notch on 50 fords and not sacrifice a ton of trunk space. Although you should always plan ahead and be safe. this is your suspension you are working on so make sure the welds are done in a profesional manner. measure like seventeen times then make a cut.

Moral of my babbling is do it the way you really want it the first time. I garauntee it will be cheaper and a heck of a lot more fun.

My useless .02

SLAMIT

 

Not great pics o' mine,but a fine ride indeed......

 

just weld the axle housing to the frame. that's as low as you can go.

 

S-10 coils,cut 1 1/2 coils,up front
Durant 4" mono-leafs,in back

 

Love that cars' look,does it still ride well tho or a bit bumpy?

 

here is a ****ty CELL PHONE pic but springs/blocks and cut springs and it even has 16" tires/wheels... and its on the ground. With 15's it s****es on everything... rides like a Plank.

 

what year s10 coils fit? also i found a 50 frame with s10 front suspension mounted on it. what year s10 would work?