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lowering 61 chevy "cheap"

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Rain_man, Dec 7, 2009.

  1. Rain_man
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    thanks terd i was pretty sure it wasent factory im looking for a pair of the jeep springs today.
    ill post some pics when i git them on
    so you got rid of your truck
    anything new in the works??
     
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  2. Rain_man
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    so i have a pair of 3 inch lowering blocks and im not sure of the placement of them anyone have any pics showing a rearend with coils and lowering blocks
    am i missing something some guys are saying heat coils some say it isent good what happens if you heat a coil(i know is lowers the truck what is the bad?)
    thanks for all help
     
  3. terd ferguson
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    My '63 went to a hamber in The Netherlands. Should be somewhere in New York now waiting to clear US Customs. I'm working on a '55 2nd series now. Just got done doing a total rewire. Next is dual carbs and exhaust on the inline. Then lowering.

    Whatever you do, do not heat the springs. It'll just make them brittle and they can break. The Jeep springs for the back are so cheap, why chance it? The lowering blocks go between the trailing arms and the axle.
     
  4. terd ferguson
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    Here's the rear...
     

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  5. Ayers Garage
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    Like I said in post number 21, look at the link. I spent a good bit of time writing that article and included plenty of pictures. If you will bother yourself to click the link I posted you'd understand where they go.
     
  6. Rain_man
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    hey i read your link like 3 times but the pics dont load
    so thanks for the info but i just wanted to see some pics
     
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  8. Rain_man
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    thanks
    i was gona put them on today but i need either new tires or diff rims first not enough room for three inch drop tires are to tall
     
  9. Rain_man
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    anyone have any pics of a torsion bar setup lowered
    any step bye step with pics how too's thanks
     
  10. wood470
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    i used to have a chevy wagon that somebody before me heated the front coils and the rear leafs to lower it. really it wasn t that bad of a ride.
     

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