lowering
Posted: August 1, 2006, 9:32 pm
what is the easiest and cheapest way to lower a 64 f-100
Welcome to the club, BTW!
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Posted: August 2, 2006, 8:52 am
Here's one method
Welcome to the club, BTW!
Welcome to the club, BTW!
Posted: August 2, 2006, 9:25 am
not cool JC...we are a family site 
zacgosteli,
we need a little more info. 2x4 or 4x4? If it is a 2x4 then you have the single-I and it could be a little more complicated than you might like.
There was talk at one point about wheter or not a lowered single-I for the 50's fords would work, but I don't remember what the conclution was.
since you have front leaf springs you can use a lot of the same tricks as you would use on the rear, re-arced springs, reverce eyes, droped shackles, etc... I don't think the axle flip will work on the front because of problem with the stearing linkage.
othe methods are, Aerostar IFS, Crown Vic IFS, Dakota IFS and MII IFS. These are all more $ and not all that easy.
some of the straight axle guys will chime in here soon.
good luck with your truck, and welcome to the group!
zacgosteli,
we need a little more info. 2x4 or 4x4? If it is a 2x4 then you have the single-I and it could be a little more complicated than you might like.
There was talk at one point about wheter or not a lowered single-I for the 50's fords would work, but I don't remember what the conclution was.
since you have front leaf springs you can use a lot of the same tricks as you would use on the rear, re-arced springs, reverce eyes, droped shackles, etc... I don't think the axle flip will work on the front because of problem with the stearing linkage.
othe methods are, Aerostar IFS, Crown Vic IFS, Dakota IFS and MII IFS. These are all more $ and not all that easy.
some of the straight axle guys will chime in here soon.
good luck with your truck, and welcome to the group!
Posted: August 2, 2006, 9:30 am
JC you need to warn us in the future if you put something like that up.....that was just wrong on so many levels...funny, but wrong
Posted: August 2, 2006, 9:43 am
That's rich Max! 
from a guy with your avatar
from a guy with your avatar Posted: August 2, 2006, 9:43 am
I have a 66 f-100 2x4 and wanted to lower it as well. After doing some research I found the best option for me was buying a new lowering kit. I got mine from:
http://www.canuckmotorsports.com/
So what they also do is they put there lowering kits on e-bay for about $100 less then what their site lists them for.
http://stores.ebay.ca/Canuck-Motorsports
The kit I got was well worth it. Came with the i-beams, hangers, king pins all the hardware.... I got it for $650... Now that might not be the cheapest by any means, but it was the best option for me...
http://www.canuckmotorsports.com/
So what they also do is they put there lowering kits on e-bay for about $100 less then what their site lists them for.
http://stores.ebay.ca/Canuck-Motorsports
The kit I got was well worth it. Came with the i-beams, hangers, king pins all the hardware.... I got it for $650... Now that might not be the cheapest by any means, but it was the best option for me...
Posted: August 2, 2006, 9:50 am
Well for one...mine is easy on the eyes! 
...all in good fun boys!
as for as the kits my66longbed posted...those will not work. pre 65 trucks had Single-I suspentions. they are completly differant that 65 up Twin-I suspentions.
...all in good fun boys!as for as the kits my66longbed posted...those will not work. pre 65 trucks had Single-I suspentions. they are completly differant that 65 up Twin-I suspentions.
Posted: August 2, 2006, 9:53 am
Yep sorry, I knew that.... spaced out... javascript:emoticon(':oops:')
Posted: August 2, 2006, 10:43 am
Call Rick Allen at Carolina Classics
He sells a complte front and rear mono leaf lowering kits for 61 to 64 trucks.
Tell him we sent you.
Garbz
PS.. those beauties were posted on the late and great MSN site many years ago by Fanitic. of course it was family issue then as now....Man i LOVE the H.A.M.B board(NBSOSFR).....Oh yea sacrifice some pasta Brother JC for posting it....You, I, Buddah and JR need to indulge during slick stock.
He sells a complte front and rear mono leaf lowering kits for 61 to 64 trucks.
Tell him we sent you.
Garbz
PS.. those beauties were posted on the late and great MSN site many years ago by Fanitic. of course it was family issue then as now....Man i LOVE the H.A.M.B board(NBSOSFR).....Oh yea sacrifice some pasta Brother JC for posting it....You, I, Buddah and JR need to indulge during slick stock.
Posted: August 2, 2006, 1:02 pm
Hah. What's not "Family" about that pic?
Just a family that eats a lot.
of pasta probably..
Just a family that eats a lot.
of pasta probably..
Posted: August 2, 2006, 1:07 pm
Daaaaaaang, that's funny!
I counted 11 a$$es in that photo.
That gold bikini reminds me of NASA's luner lander. Only that's one Moon I wouldn't want to see in full phase.
I counted 11 a$$es in that photo.
That gold bikini reminds me of NASA's luner lander. Only that's one Moon I wouldn't want to see in full phase.
Posted: August 2, 2006, 5:53 pm
I am parting out a 64 that has Monoleaf springs on it. They lower the truck 4".
Posted: August 2, 2006, 6:27 pm
Yeah, they looked like sisters to me, and thas family!!!Johnny Canuck wrote:Hah. What's not "Family" about that pic?
Just a family that eats a lot.
of pasta probably..
Posted: August 2, 2006, 10:46 pm
I'm in the process of lowering my '61 right now. I think I can do this for about $600. I am having the front axle dropped ($450) and doing a spring under conversion in the rear. Mine already had the spring eye reversed in front. I also bought tie rod drops ($140), but I think I might need to do something with the tie rod because I'll need a bit more drop. We'll see and figure that out when I get the axle back. Oh, I guess I'll need new shocks too, and I didn't include that, but even if I wasn't lowering, they needed replacement.
Anyway, my estimate is about a 5" drop or so including the spring eye reversal already done.
Anyway, my estimate is about a 5" drop or so including the spring eye reversal already done.
Posted: August 2, 2006, 10:48 pm
Oh, and also forgot the alignment.
Posted: August 4, 2006, 11:30 pm
Don't think it would be exactly cheap to feed those two...
Posted: August 5, 2006, 8:32 pm
Why?
They appear to eat Hay & Grass & It's pretty reasonable
FBp
They appear to eat Hay & Grass & It's pretty reasonable
FBp
Posted: August 5, 2006, 8:36 pm
Who cares? They're sitting in a Silverado anyway 
Posted: August 7, 2006, 7:32 am
We also sell thre Mono-Leaf Springs, 
But not here to push them Anyway before you jump into it there is 2 sets of springs,,, One set has the standard eyes which can lower the truck down say 2 inches or with the reverse eyes on the mono-leaf springs from 4-6 inches & this depends on size of powerplant on front or rear, also on the rear you can relocate the front of the spring hanger by raising up but remember tooooo low & will have to C-Notch the frame & also if lowering please 
remember to make sure the shocks still have plenty travel area so they do not bottom out ... Any normal parts houses have a book of shocks showing both ends so you can match up one with your same ends
But not here to push them Anyway before you jump into it there is 2 sets of springs,,, One set has the standard eyes which can lower the truck down say 2 inches or with the reverse eyes on the mono-leaf springs from 4-6 inches & this depends on size of powerplant on front or rear, also on the rear you can relocate the front of the spring hanger by raising up but remember tooooo low & will have to C-Notch the frame & also if lowering please remember to make sure the shocks still have plenty travel area so they do not bottom out ... Any normal parts houses have a book of shocks showing both ends so you can match up one with your same endsPosted: August 7, 2006, 8:00 pm
HEY Comet
I concur should there not be some penalty for contaminating the site with a picture of a brand X truck on the Holy Ground!
I concur should there not be some penalty for contaminating the site with a picture of a brand X truck on the Holy Ground!