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03-13-2022, 12:38 PM | #1 |
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Lowering Front and rear
Can I lower the front and rear a bit by suspension and leave everything else as stock. Alter springs ? ??? Thanks
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03-13-2022, 01:08 PM | #2 |
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03-13-2022, 01:41 PM | #3 |
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Re: Lowering Front and rear
I'd like to go like 3" give or take Txs
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03-13-2022, 03:41 PM | #4 |
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Re: Lowering Front and rear
This is a 3 inch drop and still looks stock. 1932-1936 axle with a Posies 2 inch drop spring. Posies can also supply a spring to drop the rear.
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03-13-2022, 09:49 PM | #6 |
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03-14-2022, 02:46 AM | #7 |
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Re: Lowering Front and rear
Just rightclick and open the picture (not the link) in a new tab/window.
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03-14-2022, 09:52 AM | #8 |
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03-14-2022, 03:07 PM | #9 |
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Don't click on the picture. Simply look at it.
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03-14-2022, 06:06 AM | #10 |
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Re: Lowering Front and rear
Go to the HAMB and search the Monthly Banger Meet you will find lots of info
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03-14-2022, 06:13 AM | #11 |
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Re: Lowering Front and rear
Back in the day we would "torch the springs" to lower a car. The springs were heated with a acetylene torch until they bent. To raise a car we would reverse the shackles, which would not work on a Model A.
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03-14-2022, 08:43 AM | #12 |
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Re: Lowering Front and rear
Reverse the spring eyes and remove leaves. This will lower the car a bit but removing leaves reduces spring capability. Reversing the eyes is the least invasive way to alter the height. Dropping the front axle and stepping the rear frame rails in front of the cross member is the old traditional way but the car will be altered a good bit doing that.
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03-16-2022, 10:42 AM | #13 |
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Re: Lowering Front and rear
Kohler Kustoms, Andy will lower the front and Old Yankee Speed Co makes lowering springs for rear
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03-27-2022, 11:25 PM | #14 |
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Reverse-eye main leaves will get you two-inches in drop, Posies offers a "low reversed-eye" that will get you another inch. Model T rear spring will result in similar drop. If you want more, you can pull leaves out of the pack, just be sure to not pull a bunch of consecutive leaves as each leaf serves to spread the load. In other words, you want the "span" between the ends of each leaf to be as close as possible.
For example, if you pull the second and third leaf, the distance between the end of the fourth leaf and the spring perch of the main leaf is beyond the design of the spring pack and can put additional stress on the main, since each leaf provides support to the pack. Hope that makes sense. |
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03-28-2022, 08:46 AM | #16 |
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Why not hop it up too?
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03-28-2022, 12:12 PM | #17 |
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03-28-2022, 03:37 PM | #18 |
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03-28-2022, 01:49 PM | #19 |
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Is this the look you want?
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