@@chueyavila1402 I ride it for short rides and truck shows only, if you use your truck for long trips and daily use it will be the same feeling just it gonna be more lower, i recommend you do suspension swap front , or frame swapping using s10 frame like what im going to do soon, sorry I'm not fluent in English but I hope this will be helpful for you.
Good channel ! Thx for helping us out. Just picked up a 55 Chevy army issue 3100. Very solid. Will looking to you for assistance lol 👍🏻✌🏻just subscribed
Ive got the long flat oil pan on my 54 GMC. Already lowered the rear but looks like lowering the front may result in the oil pan getting hit on a bump? Love to see your clearance. Also pulling the 248 out in favor of a better running 270.
Great video, very informative. I have a 1947, 3600 model. First question will these springs work to lower the stance, on a 3600? Before I invest money to lower the front, I have read that if I put a 4.8L or 5.3L engine that front leafs are not safe for that size engine, is that true?
Sorry Miguel, the springs won't work with your 3600 because they are not wide enough. AS far as the engine swap, it's very likely that the LS you choose will be significantly lighter than the 6cyl you are removing. So you should have No Suspension Problems after doing that conversion.
@@BROTHERSTruckPartsTV There is a 1st series 3600 and a 2nd series 3600, I believe. I have one from 1954. I'm not talking about 1st and 2nd series '55. I have the 1st series 3600 and the front leaf springs are the same as the 3100: 1.75" wide and 37.875" eyelet to eyelet. My frame rails are straight back after the cab. They don't spread out like a 3100. My truck was built with 8 lug all the way around. So actually, if a fella's 3600 front leaf spring is 1.75" wide, this is a 1st series. The 2nd series 3600 has a 2" front leaf spring.
You can use a combo of axle and springs if you want. In the rear another combo or springs and either blocks or a flip (whichever applies to your truck).
Not sure here in the RU-vid studio. Either check the website www.brotherstrucks.com or call our office and ask one of the Techs there, they'll be able to help. 800-977-2767
Jack, to get 8" drop you're going to need to do a combination of things if you don't plan to do a Mustang II conversion. Call our Customer Service guys and have them talk through your options. 800-977-2767
Still drives like a '57. If yo swap with an '87 front end there will be no comparison. Obviously the project won't be as straight forward, but the results will be drastically better.
The drop axle doesn't need any special shocks because it doesn't change their position. Drop springs require shorter shocks because the angle and length. of the shock is affected. On this application we used our Performance Gas Shocks, here's a link: www.brotherstrucks.com/Shocks/products/1299/
We don't see any reason you couldn't. There's more than likely going to be some modifications needed to change the spring hangers and a few other things, but otherwise you should be fine switching too a 3100 axle.
No off the shelf options for the 2 ton chassis. We think your only option is going to be building something custom. It's been done, but not using off the shelf parts.
Would this work on a 1966 dodge d100? I have not been able to find any information on how to lower these year model trucks, any tips would be appreciated.
@@oscarm.4857 They may or may not, but we have no way of knowing either way unfortunately. Call the guys at Classic performance Products and see if they can help you. 714-522-2000
Not at this level of drop. Any more drop would require a different arm or a flip of the original. We're doing a drop axle on this truck right now, and we'll be doing a pitman arm mod on that to make it work. Look for that video to come out in the next few weeks.
