When I lowered my first vehicle I took the leaf spring shackles out and slapped grease on top of the spring and the bottom of the hanger and whenever I heard a squeak I would slap another handful of grease in there!!
Wow, it's been working all this time and still functions, right? Sounds like someone with too much edumacation on that front end geometry. My old 41 Chevies had the rear springs hung the same way that your front spring is, stock from the factory.
@MrOne2watch Yeah, I'm pretty sure your'e right. I work on ALOT of stuff, and if you have the right length shock, I can't see any difference in whether the spring is high or low.
@mrchevy70 I think the important thing is for the spring to take the weight and the shocks to dampen the axle. If there is 'weight' carried by the shocks, could use motorcycle type shocks that have a spring and a 'damper' in the one unit, or maybe a 'McPherson strut' which we all grew to love on the Ford Cortina.
Must be a thousand different solutions to get the ride height the owner wants with good handling.
@mrchevy70 Yea, I remember back in the day my brother used to "flip the springs" meaning he'd jack up his 53 Dodge and take a tire iron and flip the shackles so it'd raise the rear..
I dont like that grill looking like it was swapd from lawmover :|
1Parnaa 1 month ago
When I lowered my first vehicle I took the leaf spring shackles out and slapped grease on top of the spring and the bottom of the hanger and whenever I heard a squeak I would slap another handful of grease in there!!
mjresaca 1 month ago
looking great i am going to build a 1928 to 1931 ford four door sedan rat rod with that kind of front axle and rims and white wall tires
TheBrandon454 1 month ago
coming right along.
shartne 1 month ago
oo i want a close up on the disc brake set up. tractor grills are the best, he did a good job there,
GTFiorano 1 month ago
zackary told me ur missing ur ratrod hahaha im thinking hes pretty sharp.
aaadream 1 month ago
Looking good.. would love to have one...
Rick0125 1 month ago
I think it is great! I have lost count of the things I am doing wrong that still work. You and I must be related.
KeeperofTheMountain 1 month ago
@KeeperofTheMountain I seem to have a lot of distant kin out there.. haha
rpeek 1 month ago
Wow you three fellers are makin some wicked machines!
cutworm59 1 month ago
@cutworm59 Yea. Sick ain't it.. haha
rpeek 1 month ago
Ya Can't Be Right All The Time.. LOL
sbjennings99 1 month ago
that grill shell is sick
MrMadkaw400 1 month ago
it's looking so cool!!
dhswpea 1 month ago
Wow, it's been working all this time and still functions, right? Sounds like someone with too much edumacation on that front end geometry. My old 41 Chevies had the rear springs hung the same way that your front spring is, stock from the factory.
Go low, young man...
Busia1949 1 month ago
i think you are correct, and it wouldn't matter if you had the springs lower or not...
i could be, i say i could be wrong ! lol
just a thought....
MrOne2watch 1 month ago
@MrOne2watch Yeah, I'm pretty sure your'e right. I work on ALOT of stuff, and if you have the right length shock, I can't see any difference in whether the spring is high or low.
mrchevy70 1 month ago
@mrchevy70 I think the important thing is for the spring to take the weight and the shocks to dampen the axle. If there is 'weight' carried by the shocks, could use motorcycle type shocks that have a spring and a 'damper' in the one unit, or maybe a 'McPherson strut' which we all grew to love on the Ford Cortina.
Must be a thousand different solutions to get the ride height the owner wants with good handling.
harryfaber 1 month ago
@mrchevy70 Yea, I remember back in the day my brother used to "flip the springs" meaning he'd jack up his 53 Dodge and take a tire iron and flip the shackles so it'd raise the rear..
rpeek 1 month ago