Hot Rods To Hell

[SufferInTruth]

What does everyone think of the kit for the '67-72 trucks? I'm wanting my truck to hook hard (408" GenIII w/ SX88 turbo [Forcedinductions.com custom Borg Warner turbo]), but I also want a lower stance than a traditional 4/6 drop. I've thought about doing a parallel 4-bar or triangulated 4-link suspension with bags, but I have been unsure about reliability (I don't want to get stuck in the middle of nowhere without air or tools to fix a leak!). I was almost thinking about doing a 3" Belltech spindle in the front, 2" ECE drop spring, and the ECE 6" rear drop springs in the rear (w/ a 1" block as well), but I was told that the ride quality would suffer.

[jkade]

Originally Posted by SufferInTruth

What does everyone think of the kit for the '67-72 trucks? I'm wanting my truck to hook hard (408" GenIII w/ SX88 turbo [Forcedinductions.com custom Borg Warner turbo]), but I also want a lower stance than a traditional 4/6 drop. I've thought about doing a parallel 4-bar or triangulated 4-link suspension with bags, but I have been unsure about reliability (I don't want to get stuck in the middle of nowhere without air or tools to fix a leak!). I was almost thinking about doing a 3" Belltech spindle in the front, 2" ECE drop spring, and the ECE 6" rear drop springs in the rear (w/ a 1" block as well), but I was told that the ride quality would suffer.

Are you talking about their rear arms?

[Ackattack]

There are several people hooking good with the stock trailing arm setup.

I'd get a longer adjustable panhard bar though (from ECE for example). I'm running airbags!

[gringoloco]

Their kit looks like an overdone panhard/shock relocation kit to me. You can do the same thing for much cheaper through other vendors.


Ride quality with the ECE drop components is likely better than stock due to the age of the stock components. If you want it to hook- set your pinion angle correctly and use a helper bag inside the passenger spring.

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by gringoloco

Their kit looks like an overdone panhard/shock relocation kit to me. You can do the same thing for much cheaper through other vendors.

I agree 100%.

A 6X ~ 72 truck already has all the 'basics' the HTH kit offers. The biggest difference is the adjustable panhard rod. Like Gringo mentioned, you can easily tinker w/the geometry of the stock set-up for similar results @ a much lower cost. A longer bar works best; either an aftermarket bar from a vendor or modify your original based on your fabrication skills/time.