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Thank you. That is a cool shot of the setup to do the job.
Just curious, did you do the bilsteins at the same time as all the rest of those mods? Or did you get to see what it was like with regular shocks...
Thanks for all the advice guys. I am leaning toward rebuilding the stock springs and putting them back on to improve the ride and steering...
"HAD" being the operative word here. With a baby on the way and a house full of needed repairs, a hotrod is a luxury. If there's something I can...
Did you make any mods to the steering in order to make the setup work without bump steer? I'm wondering about modding my steering arm for now to...
I've got 215/70r15 on the front, so nothing super low profile (not personally a fan of lo-pros). I haven't seen any crazy wear, but have read...
I'm running the stock axle on lowered springs. My caster is shimmed and perfectly fine. It is the camber that is an issue. Nobody wants to bend...
Very nice setup. Are you running a V8? If so, did the steering box move add a lot of clearence for the exhaust?
Thank you. I did forget to mention that I do have a sway bar. It is pretty solid through the turns, just bumpy. I'm always afraid of hitting a...
Haha. I just want all the ride quality, handling and control that I can affordably manage to go with the 400+ HP I have in the truck. I've ridden...
Haha on #4 :) Thank you for such a comprehensive answer. I appreciate it!
None of the truck shops want to touch my old truck. I've called around quite a bit trying to hunt down a place to do it... and I live in Houston...
They are 215/70R15
Also, if it helps, the steering box is spaced to the left of its original position by about 1" in order to clear the V8
It's stiff and bumpy. Also I do get some bumpsteer. Mainly looking to soften the ride though.
Hi Guys, I'm trying to figure out what I can do to improve the ride on my '51 Chevy 3100 WITHOUT IFS CONVERSION. I know I've seen 4 link options...
OK, so I talked to Patrick's today and they still have some of the Fenton style manifolds, but they won't work with my side engine mounts....
Those are absolutely gorgeous. I want some now, but from researching just a little, it looks like they only made a very limited run and they are...
I like that idea on shimming the motor mounts. Never thought of that before. Don't think I will have room to do it with the clearance of the...
This isn't a pic of my truck, but the same kind of manifold and steering box. The arrows show where the clearance is worst. The manifold...
The engine is already about 2 inches off center toward the passenger side.
I'm running a 327 in my 51 Chevy 3100. I have already spaced the steering box about as far over as I can get it, but it only clears the exhaust...
Know this is an old thread, but that's a choice radiator setup you've got there. Love the brackets.
Just seems it was a strange coincidence that the governor gear suddenly broke at the exact same time as the TC install. Seems everything I fix on...
Didn't really sit up recently. Turns out it was the governor gear. About a third of its gear surface was broken off. Surprisingly, none of the...
I have revved it up like this a couple times while the shifter is locked in 2nd. Never hear it upshift into 2nd, but does seem to downshift if I...
This is actually the only service job i've farmed out. Had a friend do it since he has a lift and trans jack. He is an experienced mechanic, so...
Hi Guys, After doing a recent engine build, I finally bit the bullet and got a new torque converter for my TH350. It's a B&M Tork Master 2400....
Hi Guys, Did some work on the truck recently. In the process of putting it back together in the middle of the night, I stupidly wired one of the...
I had the same problem. Thanks to this thread, just took care of it. Never snapped to the fact there was a breaker on my almost new headlight...
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