OK , Here a really dumb question...

I have a 54 chevy. I lowered the front and rear 3 in. I have 225/70-15 tires on the rear. When ,I jack up the car and let the wheels hang. I can't get the wheel off. If i unhook the shocks the wheels come off.(must let the rear drop more) Am ,I the only one to have this problem? and what the solution?

 

Don't take the wheel off. (LOL)

 

No ,fairly common on cars lowered with blocks. Fix: If either end of the shock has a straight threaded rod end either make or buy a shock extension. I know years ago extensions were sold.

 

No, I have 4" lowering blocks in my '54 Ford, I have to drop the shocks and then let the air out of the tire and hold the tire up and work the brake drum off then the tire will come out. It's a *****, but looks cool that low. Oh and I can only fit 215/75x15 on my car.

 

This guy doesn't have any problems like that



My 55 has the same problem as yours, almost...not lowered much, but with the wide tires and long studs (racing legal) it's a ***** to get the rear wheels on and off.

I guess no one told you about that before you lowered it.

 

Jack the car up and put in on jackstands under the frame, use your jack and lift the opposite side of the rearend under the axle tube, that will force the side that needs to be removed, to be shifted downward. I dont know if that will work or not, but that is the method I have used on a couple really low cars that I have owned.

 

Try jacking the rear spring up on the opposite side of the tire you want to remove.. May give you the extra room you need....

 

I have to do kind of the same thing with my falcon. I just jack up the one side so all the weight is on the other wheel forcing the rear end lower on the side I am removing. If I just jack up the back I have to drop the shock to get the tires off.

 

oh yeah, run 14"s and your wheels will be easier to get off and it will sit lower

 

lots of people have this problem, the solution is either take the blocks out, or radius the rear wheel arches!

 

stick a crowbar in the rear shackle to flip it down, that mite give the clearance you need, then remount wheel and unflip the shackle.

 

Super, "The ony dumb question is a question that is not asked"
Tom (Tired Old Man)

 

I have the same problem with my fairlane, I just keep a socket handy that fits my shocks.

 

Would air shocks help ?

 

My avatar Plymouth is the king of this problem! The simple answer is to jack up just one side and let the air out of the tire so you can squish it together for removal. For out of town travel, my car always rolls with a tiny eighties style donut type spare, and more importantly, a can of fix a flat!

 

wtf ... Take a pit crew with ya all the time , but not jimmie johnson"s
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