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Shoebox · 11-01-2023, 03:22 PM

CJ, I DON'T have the answer to your question, but I do share your pain with the Fatman crap. 10 years ago I got the dropped spindle kit from them and it installed wonderfully and gave me the stance I wanted. Fast forward to 2022 and I got the same kit. First red flag was neither kingpin would go through both bushings, you could start with either bushing top or bottom and the kingpin would slide through, but not the other. Not because the bushing was tight, but because of misalignment. I called Fatman and was told they weren't designed for kingpins to slide in, they were to be pounded in and they would "cold form" after the spindle was moved back and forth some! Unbelievable.

Well, I have the aerostar coils and Shoebox Centrals new camber kit and it's low enough for me and aligns and drives well. Good luck with your '49.

11-01-2023, 03:22 PM	#2
Shoebox Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Holmen,Wisconsin Posts: 789	Re: Lowering the front of my '49 coupe CJ, I DON'T have the answer to your question, but I do share your pain with the Fatman crap. 10 years ago I got the dropped spindle kit from them and it installed wonderfully and gave me the stance I wanted. Fast forward to 2022 and I got the same kit. First red flag was neither kingpin would go through both bushings, you could start with either bushing top or bottom and the kingpin would slide through, but not the other. Not because the bushing was tight, but because of misalignment. I called Fatman and was told they weren't designed for kingpins to slide in, they were to be pounded in and they would "cold form" after the spindle was moved back and forth some! Unbelievable. Well, I have the aerostar coils and Shoebox Centrals new camber kit and it's low enough for me and aligns and drives well. Good luck with your '49. __________________ I went, I saw, I bought the T shirt 51 Ford Deluxe Tudor 32 Ford roadster 39 Mercury Towncar Last edited by Shoebox; 11-01-2023 at 03:43 PM.