bumps with lowered altitude!! (lots of great custom bumps!!)

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Here is my lowered bump, it was a '72 longbed that is now a '69 short.
It has a jag xj6 IFS, Explorer 8.8 rear, frame is Z'd front and back and fully boxed
Riding on 20's w/ 30" tall fronts and 32" tall rears, GM ls 6.0l & 4L80e, A/C and Cruise control


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joelb114 wrote:Here is my lowered bump, it was a '72 longbed that is now a '69 short.
It has a jag xj6 IFS, Explorer 8.8 rear, frame is Z'd front and back and fully boxed
Riding on 20's w/ 30" tall fronts and 32" tall rears, GM ls 6.0l & 4L80e, A/C and Cruise control


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That is beautiful! Is that a static drop or do you have air?
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Thank You, It is static, and has plenty of clearance for daily driving,
I gotta try pretty hard to scrape it on something...
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joelb114 wrote:
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Thank You, It is static, and has plenty of clearance for daily driving,
I gotta try pretty hard to scrape it on something...
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That is great. Did you have to raise the truck bed floor?
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Yeah, bed floor raised 6 inches...
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Nice rig :wink:
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Not sure if my truck qualifies to be here lol
3"+ front via explorer springs w/ one coil cut.
1" rear
Front and rear addco swaybars

Looks great I think!!
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Before with explorer springs w/no coils cut.
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:thup: that truck is sweet man
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Hey guys!

I have a 69 F100 Long Bed that I want to do the Axle over leaf spring swap. Would I have to C Notch the frame to do this?
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Jody86 wrote:Hey guys!

I have a 69 F100 Long Bed that I want to do the Axle over leaf spring swap. Would I have to C Notch the frame to do this?
if you want it to ride right you will have to. I'm about to start mine today.
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Jody86 wrote:Hey guys!

I have a 69 F100 Long Bed that I want to do the Axle over leaf spring swap. Would I have to C Notch the frame to do this?
Yes or you'll have very limited suspension travel.
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Crown suspension has a good c-notch kit I just used. Plasma cutter or cutting wheel and a good drill and you can have done in an uninterrupted afternoon.

http://www.crownsuspension.com/lowering ... notch-kit/
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Has anyone done an axle flip with the comfort ride springs?
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