Gasser Frontend Recommendations

I have a 37 Chevy Business Coup and I'm trying to get some recommended frontend setups for the weight of a 392 Hemi... I had been looking at the speedway.com and Superbells setups and there is a huge difference in cost between the two... Does anyone have experience with these or others I should be aware of?!?!


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Lot of info on www.droppedaxles.com
If your Chevy had the original beam axle, a 54-55 1st Series Chevy or GMC 1/2 ton is a good replacement. Sid D****r is a H.A.M.B. member if you have questions... Jeff

 

...used the orig. axle in my 37, stock springs, blocks, 51 car brakes, Speedway cross-steer parts, Saginaw 525 steer. box with homemade frame mount,works really well...I actually cut the blocks down by a 1/3 in the final set-up.

 

If your afraid of the blocks slipping out, you can do what I did on my old Chevy, and run the u-bolts through the blocks.

Meltdown Drags vintage drag meet.
July 18,19,20 2014

 

...or leave out the blocks, and build a traditional g***er.

 

my buddy used the speedway stuff under a 49 ford tudor.....I told him he was nuts.....I was wrong. ........It drove awesome, never would have believed it. he used the whole setup,..... axle, springs, spindles ,brakes and a GM box.

 

I know thee guys using the speedway setups and they all love them. Even at speeds well over 120mph on the drag strip!!!

 

That looks like a support bar next to the u bolt pad . Its a great idea IMO and much needed with blocks that tall....JMO

 

I bet you find more vintage pictures of factory dropped axle cars with blocks than without.

Meltdown Drags vintage drag meet.
July 18,19,20 2014

 

Heres a few non-traditional g***ers with lift blocks

Meltdown Drags vintage drag meet.
July 18,19,20 2014

 

my henry j has a speedway kit drives great,and i love it. but i do like the looks of a factory beam axle

 

...here's a 37 running at Rockford Dragway (now Byron Dragway) in 1965...

 

I'd rather not use blocks, and go with more spring arc. But blocks sure are traditional, and were used on many g***ers!

 

Thanks everyone for the input!!! Here's my progress on the build! Hopefully this 4in setback will make more then enough room for the big Hemi!!! I need to make my mind up on the frontend...


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