Do you know of anybody that offers a dropped axle for a 48 ford truck,,,,,want to get one for my son-in-law as a thank you for all his help on the wagon. HRP
This is not a dumb**** question ,,,,,,,,,the truck has two front springs ,,,,,sooooooo it does not use a superbell or a regular type axle with holes for a transverse spring perch! HRP
El Polacko is your man. He's an agent for a young fellow in AZ who's doing some of the finest dropped axle work ever. As I understand it, the fellow added F-1/F-100 axles to his line of Ford passenger car axles a few months ago. Here are some examples of his work, 3, 2-1/2, and 2. Check out the uniformity of the webs, really handsome work. And they're accurate and symmetrical, with round perch-pin and kingpin holes -- no distortion. Hope this helps. Mike
I just picked up a decent 48 driver and was wondering the same thing (if dropped axles are avail) I was thinking about going to mono leafs on the front...right now it's way too stiff with multi-leaves and overloads...ugh! Av8....what are you running on the front of your F1?
So far, my F-1 suspension is still stock all around -- and quite stiff. I have a full set of new reversed-eye springs, front and rear, and a nice old 3-inch Mor-Drop axle. I'll probably eliminate a short leaf or two from each spring pack to soften them a bit. I'm also thinking about changing the steering from side draglink to cross-steer to reduce bumpsteer when the front is dropped. I plan on making the suspension changes in conjunction with the new motor and transmission install. Probably gonna take a couple of weeks to do it all, once the motor is done and run-in. I'll keep you and the HAMB posted as work progresses. The picture's pretty close to the final look, except the rear has been PhotoShopped a bit too low. Bring it up 3-4 inches in back and that's it. Mike
CENPEN I didn't see a dropped axle for F1s on their webpage, but they're doing 53-56 trucks & some Chevy trucks too. Not real sure about their product - never used them, don't know anyone who has - but might be worth an email to them...
here is what you need. isn't a hamber named Worm making these? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=42609&item=2468630755
Dunno if he's a HAMBer or not, but that's the CENPEN folks. Not sure if these fit the earlier trucks though - think the width is wrong. Anyone?
we (ElPolacko and I) can handle dropping nearly any I beam axles, we have quick turnaround, happy customers, and we stand by the work. give us a call and we can set you up. 602-278-6800
Thanks for the info...55safari, I'll be givin you a call. Gotta get my 48 DOWN in the front and knock off the stiffy-buckboard-kill yer back ride- heck my dropped Deuce rides better than my F1!
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