Projects Lowered my 40 Chevy the other weekend

Hey every one. I was able to get a few hours a few weekends ago and decided to lower the front of my 40 Chevy. I also threw on the wide whites up front now I just need to save up for the rear tires. Let me know what you think.















Semper Fidelis

 

Very cool!

 

Thanks Artswrk


Semper Fidelis

 

Looks good.

 

Good looking car, Details? How much did you lower it and how?

 

yea buddy, looks good

and again how'd you do it? I'm thinking of dropping my '40 LaSalle a little

 

Want more pics. looks cool. just picked up my 41 someone heated the springs way too much front was only 1" off the ground.

 

Looks great, I really dig those tu-door Chevys, see very few. Cool!! ~sololobo~

 

Thanks for the replies every one. There are some before pics of the 40 when I first got it back march of last year. It is a Master 85 Sedan so this was the last year Chevy offered the straight axle front suspension. I did quite a bit of reading on here and then a lot of studying of the front suspension before I went ahead and lowered it. Now I know there are 2 camps out there, one being against removing leaf spring when it comes to front suspension, and the being for it. After reading many different posts I figured why not try it and see how it works.

So from there I took 4 leafs out of each spring. There was a total of 8 on each side from the factory, then I measured the shock from collapsed to fully extended and found to make sure I wasn't going to have any problems with shock height once on the ground. I had to buy a new set of shock because it still had the original shock on it. Once I installed the shock I dropped it to the ground off the jack stands and that was that. The shackles aren't stressed out in any crazy way and still function as if stock and the spring still have a slight arch to them. It lowered the from down a good 4-6 inches and has made it a much more enjoyable car to drive. I will get out today and take more pics of the front end.

Any one out there know any one who has a 40 Chevy Master 85 steering box? Or has a reversed corsair box and pitman arm for about $150?

 

It looks great. A '40 Chevy is a beauty in my opinion.

 

Very nice stance. I like the slightly lower in front look without looking too downhill. '40 Chevys are very cool, and I don't often see 2dr. sedans.

 

The 2 door sedans are few and far between and to find a Master 85 is even more rare. I posted on this car from the time I got it. I bought it from a family friend up in Oregon last year. It had been sitting in garage then moved to a barn on the outskirts of Portland for 30 years. I had to junk the 216 and install a rebuilt 235 rebuild the brake system and wiring. I have had to conserve money on the build so I have done 99% of work myself. I love this car and the 53 in the pics as well. My Pops gave me the 53 after he got bored with it. The 53 is a well built cruiser that is very enjoyable to drive.