Does anyone know of an easy way to lower 58 Apache pickup ? I am working on one for my Wife and she wants it sitting low. I heard you can buy new springs to drop it 3 inches. We are trying to do this the traditional way with out air. Thanks Jim
cut one and a half coils off the frint and the same for the rear(?) I dont rember if all of those were leaf sprung or not, if so eliminate sone of the springs in the middle of the pack until you get the height you want. it will ride like poop, but you will look cool sitting still.
http://www.fatmanfab.com Can remember if they have 58 chevy truck stuff though. Lower it and get the ride.
Although you may not consider this "easy" its an excellent tech article on putting a Camaro clip in a '58. If you pull the trigger and go to this much work you won't regret it! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=148978&showall=1
I have seen the frame basicly "C" notched front and rear and the axels flipped to the top side of the springs. One of the mags, "Clasic Pick Up" or "Custom Clasic Pick Up" ran an article on a 58/59 Ford pick up where they did just this thing. There use to be a fellow in the Austin Texas area who had a 52/54 Ford pick up that he did this mod to. Too low for me but might be just right for you.
Unless you're running bling-bling wheels on the truck you'll be WAAAAY below the scrub line doing this. No such thing as too low in my book, just be aware of the potential hazard. LMAO, just what I was thinking but wasn't gonna say it. Oh well, we all make mistakes.
dropped axle from CPP and some springs will get the front down usually you can just flip the axle on top of the springs in the back.
I have a 57 Chevy pu and I used a Fatman Fab frontend stage II , lowered about 5 inches in front and used a Fat Bar 4 bar setup in the rear from No Limit with air bags. If I did it again I'd go with a Camaro clip in front and a leaf spring setup that moved the rearend above the springs. Check out RB Obsolete they have some good looking stuff. Longer shackles won't work, they will hit the underside of the bed and only lower an inch. removing leafs isn't a good idea. After you remove enough leafs to drop it where you want it , when you get in it and go over a bump the springs will arc the other direction. Reversed eye mono leaf springs ride like shit. Bite the bullet and do it right one time and be done with it, trust me!!!! .Gene The Mexican blanket seat cover guy.
I've got a 58 and i just did a hollywood flip on the front and set the rearend on top of the springs, worked just fine. cheap too.
Try Jamco springs, I put new springs all around on my 54 GMC, dropped 4 inches in the rear, and 3 inches in the front. Super easy install, and they came with new shackles, and shocks. Plus they are alliance vendors.
Subframe with dropped spindles for the front and Posie Lowrider springs for the rear with the axle on top of the springs. Thats what I did and it is low. Keep in mind that the scrub line is gone by doing this. Later, Dick
remove 2 leaves from front springs w/ 3" drop axle.... flip axle over springs in rear w/ small c notch,,, need to heat and bend steering arms and reconfigure tie rod so it doesn't hit springs, new rod ends, king pins and maybe shorten driveshaft.. couple of other little things... not that hard, but not exactly easy... any way you chose will require work.
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