Any pictures of Dropped Axle front ends?

[FamilyBowTie]

Anyone using the original front suspension with a drop axle? can you please post a pic.

Anyone bagging these front ends?

[Jbm1956]

3-4 inch dropped axle 3 inch lowered stock leafs done by a local leaf spring shop. New heavy duty tierod. And had sids do the steering arms. Still building it so havent driven it. But going to change over to camaro clip frame

[Coach529]

4" drop with 2 leaves pulled.

[FamilyBowTie]

Originally Posted by Coach529

4" drop with 2 leaves pulled.

Just got done skimming your build thread, awesome work and an inspiration to what I am now going to do. I've been looking at a s10 swap but really didn't want to go that route. I really wanted to keep the truck/chassis intact.

How is the ride (suspension wise)?, mine wasn't running when I got it.

[steve aleve]

Here is my 55 1st series. Here it is on a 4" drop axle, 3" blocks and a few
Leaves removed. I do have pics of it with all of the leaves in if you are interested.
[IMG][URL=http://s564.photobucket.com/user/stevealeve/media/IMG_20110819_185602.jpg.html]

Also potentially thinking about selling the axle etc. so ...

[dubie]

3" dropped axle and 3" dropped mono leafs up front. 6" dropped mono's in the rear

[Coach529]

Originally Posted by FamilyBowTie

Just got done skimming your build thread, awesome work and an inspiration to what I am now going to do. I've been looking at a s10 swap but really didn't want to go that route. I really wanted to keep the truck/chassis intact.

How is the ride (suspension wise)?, mine wasn't running when I got it.

To be honest it rides rough. The leaf springs were pretty sacked out to begin with, and by removing 2 leaves it left me with not a lot of travel.

I am going to replace the leaf springs with new and hope it improves. If not......maybe IFS at some point down the road.

[steve aleve]

Sorry about the bad post before!!!

With two leaves removed...






With all leaves in...

[dubie]

Originally Posted by Coach529

To be honest it rides rough. The leaf springs were pretty sacked out to begin with, and by removing 2 leaves it left me with not a lot of travel.

I am going to replace the leaf springs with new and hope it improves. If not......maybe IFS at some point down the road.

It'll only smooth out so much. Even mine with Mono Leafs, if has a smoother ride but nothing compared to an IFS set up. I'm thinking of swapping my set up out for the Nova clip I have sitting out in the yard

[Sim6]

Originally Posted by steve aleve

Sorry about the bad post before!!!

With two leaves removed...






With all leaves in...

Steve, is you front axle factory width? Do you'r tires rub at full turn?
Jeff

[steve aleve]

Jeff, it is factory width and the tires do not rub at all. I did have issues with the steering linkage rubbing the leaves when I had the springs removed though.

[octanejunkie]

FWIW, the PO of my truck removed leaves from the original, already tired springs, in an attempt to lower the truck... needless to say the truck bottomed out easily.

Mono springs are a good way to go when looking at suspension mods because the spring rate doesn't change like it does when removing leaves.