getting it down.. how did you lower your MERC?

bttt to resurrect a good old thread.

 

Seeing as you resurrected it, I found out that the state of CT has minimum 4" ground clearance regulation.

 

..."Milner...the front end of this THING you're driving looks alittle low..."

 

OK I guess I'm slow. Can someone please explaine how you flip the shackles on the back of a merc? It sounds simple but ................

 

could someone please post a pic of the reversed shackels in the rear?

 

bttt

 

Thanks you guys for resurrecting this post... I really dig this one...

 

Explain flippin shackles on a 49-51 Merc, yours must be different than mine.........OLDBEET

 

Here it is in the stock location on my '51.

 

Where can ya flip um, won't that raise the car...LOL......OLDBEET

 

that is what I was thinking too.............. is the '49 and '50 different?

 

My 49 is just like the pic, pretty sure 49-51 frames are the same.......OLDBEET

 

do the front spring spacers mess with front end alignment? Trying to come up with in expensive yet "safe" ways to get my poncho down! Thanks!

 

my 50's the same way. thats why flipping the shackels is throwing me off

 

i know everyone hates the lamebay but...........i found these
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NOS-...ryZ42606QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

cause i dont wanna repost the pics.

oh yea, here's my friends '50 cut coils and lowering blocks.........it's mashed whats left of the bump stops. just bought some 2" lowing springs off evilbay from a spring place in nor cal (orland), i guess they used to be in so cal.
www.vehiclespringservice.com

 

Nice pics!

 

In the rear, I welded 5 inch axle pads to my 8 inch rear, and use air shocks, adjust as needed. Let the air out and sit on the cut down bump stops. Can use a hand pump to raise it...............OLDBEET

 

Beet, are you using the stock springs in the rear? And are you using all of em or have you pulled some?

 

Stock worn out rear springs............OLDBEET

 

btt. i'd really like to see a pic of the flipped shackels if someone could take one. thanks

 

The flipped shackels must be a typo or possibly the car was purchased with the shackel pointing down. I could picture in the days of the raked mercs, someone might jack up the rear, and crowbar the shackel so the U shaped frame bracket is on top, the shackel points down, and the spring is below the U shaped frame bracket. So theoretically speaking, would the shackel stay in that downward position during normal operation??

 

Well I just got off the phone with Jamco. I ordered a set of 4" drop springs that I will be using 4" blocks with. I should have pics of how it sits before next weekend. The 4" drop spring sounds like it is a 3" drop spring with a reverse eye on the shackle end. They were great to deal with on the phone so if the springs get here in a timely manner I will defiantly give the company a thumbs up.

 

Eyeball, didja get those springs put in yet? I wanna see a before and after pic. I think I might be ordering a set within a few weeks.

 

Eyeball,I'd luv to see pics too !

 

The springs are in. I spent the night modifying the lower spring/shock mounts for the 3" axle tube and u bolts. I also got the uprights flipped and 1" blocks installed in the front. It should be on the ground this weekend.

Jamco got me the springs and u bolts in less than a week but forgot to send the new shackles and bushings but they showed up last Friday. So all in all the service from them was pretty good.

Here are a few pics. You can see it is a much shallower spring you can also see that my old spring were junk and fell apart when I pulled the u bolts.

 

How much where the springs. I am building a 51 lincoln for a customer and was thinking about going the same route to sit the car down a bit.

 

Springs alone are $250. I got the shackles and ubolts for $299

 

the shackles and u bolts where $300 or you got the springs, shackels and u-bolts for $300?

 

oops,ummm yea........ the springs, ubolts and shackles for $299.00. I may be drunk but not stupid.