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Thank you so much. Yeah you went and filled my head with all sorts of possibilities to really get the truck down in the weeds. Airbags would be fun and a huge step notch…. Hmm

Well good question I guess for ease of installation to stay with leaves but really thinking more about it yeah why not… the explorer does have discs and more aggressive gears but for ease and i already own a CV And I’ve been reading about airbags and it would make that much easier. Hmmm you...

You’re reading my mind. That back bumper kills me. It looks so dumb and isn’t even the right size. I’ve been soaking the bolts with ATF & gas mix to make removing them easier. Hopefully they are ready soon.

Definitely will be watching those springs. It’s not the best way but will have to do until I get a drop axle or feel froggy enough to take in a CV swap. The swap is definitely not off the table. On hold for the time being. I traded my brother beer and a California burrito for a 2008 P71 cop...

That’s cool I have some ideas and available pieces for a crown Victoria front end and a v8 swap but for now it’s where I want and well with in my budget. Gorgeous truck though very impressive looking

Beautiful truck. Please do ask.

Success! Leaf spring reshuffle 6-5-4-1-2-3 netted 2” drop front 27 6” drop in the rear 25 thanks!

Stance. 27” front wheel well to ground 25” rear wheel well to ground Good suspension travel all around. About as comfortable as I am going low for now. Total cost $70 for axle flip kit and 10 hours labor. Happy for now. Now motor work to make it run well enough for a daily driver and...

Thank you. For pretty minimal effort I think I nailed the whole thing. Now will be going through and retightening and double checking the bolts. And then I’ll start in on bumpers. I’m not sure about going “nude” or changing to a different look. We will see.

Those are all great questions and I can be more clear. The “rear axle flip” in the way I meant is taking the axle from below the leaf springs and placing above the leaf springs for a drop of 5-6” I got 6 total The hanger flip was my first choice to lower the truck without having spend any...

I think that’s where I’m headed to. Just being realistic it’s the cleanest way and safer than most else

Thanks, I look forward to seeing the results.

Starting a build thread here. Howdy hello hola I bought this truck from my dad who bought it from his best friends uncle in Baja when I was a kid. He started working on it but it fell to the wayside as his health declined and life got in the way. Fast forward to 2018 after several years of...

Not horrible for progress. 6” out of a flip kit for ikon trucks in SoCal. For the front end I’ve got some questions about reshuffling the leafs. For the sake of explanation springs are 1-2-3-4-5-6 in normal configuration If I reshuffle them to 6-5-4-2-1-3 it raised my axle about two inches...

That’s good intel thank you. I ran out of time tonight bc of babies but I’m experimenting with a leaf spring pack reshuffle. Preliminary measurements show 2” difference with where the axle sits now. So tomorrow when I do the other side I’ll hopefully have an update

Oh cool it’s a bit cold there vs SoCal! I’ve dreamed of this truck since my dad bought it when I was a kid. I finally got the opportunity to buy it in 2020. He kept getting offers annd people knocking on his door and he called me asking if I still wanted it. It’s a cool truck I’m happy to make...

After a long jaunt in social media I’m going old school back to forums. Hey I’ve got a 1957 f100 I bought from dad. It’s for 223 and 3on the tree. I plan to lower it 6” all around as traditional as possible. I have access to a CV front suspension but I don’t have the time or space for that...