Finally Lowered The Rear Of My Shoebox..

Here Is A Update On My Shoebox,,finally Dearched The Springs And Installed Them Today..i Dearched Them About 5 Inches..now Next Week The Front About 3 Inches....its Alittle Bouncy In The Rear But Its Low..need Some Better Shocks..no More Granpa Car..:d
CHECK OUT THE DIFFERINCE FROM MY AVATAR AND THE PICS IN THE THREAD..



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Nice. Any clearance issues with frame?

 

Nope..but It Was Somewhat A Pain To But The Rear Tires On ,had Deflat Them Alittle..

 

that is sweet. i love the whole rear lower than the front look.

 

looks great! what size lowering block?

 

Yeah no what you mean bout the tire issues! On my 51 I used lowering blocks and had 14s on it. I had to jackit up and deflate too. I cut some coils out of the front to lower it. What route are you taking for the front? Looks good!

 

Thats some rake! Going to look great when the front is dropped a bit more to even it up.

 

Cool!

Look forward to seeing part 2...


-bill

 

Love it! I like the ***-draggin look.I put 2000,Chevy S-10 coils,with 1 1/2 coils removed up front.It rides nice.

 

You can go 2 coils,but it rides a little stiffer.

 

i didnt use any lowering blocks..all i did was de-arch the leaf springs about 5 inches..as far as the front does iam not gonna cut any coils off at all.iam gonna step notch the front..so it should lower the car about 2 to 3 inches in the front.this way it will keep the stock suspension in tact..i still want a rake or tail drag look to it..once i lower the front.i'll be putting on the skirts with the caddi caps up front..thanks for the comments..keep u guys posted..

 

Did you have the springs de-arched or did you do them yourself? If yourself, how?

 

Looks good- I would also like to know if you de-arched them yourself.

 

i didnt de arched them myself.you need the proper machine for that,,it only cost me $98.00 to de arch them and came with the bushings as well..and a days work,,

 

Looks great!! I like the color too! I put 4" blocks on mine. To change the rear tire I have to jack the back of the frame, let the tires hang AND use a bottle jack between the axle and frame to push the tire down a little more, AND deflate the tire.. sheeesh.. the price to pay for looking cool is worth it.. Sparky

 

Looks great - I de-arched 4 inches out of the back of my 54 and left the frunt stock - love the taildragger look. IMHO I would use lowering blocks next time as the rear rides a bit choppy. The dearched springs buck and kick when they flex through their arc.

 

looks good.. i used 4" blocks in the rear of mine. its a pain in the *** to get the tire off on the p***. side. but its well worth it i just need to do the front now too.

 

That looks really good. Can't wait to see the finished product, although I like it just the way it is too.