Hot Rods To Hell
 

What does everyone think of the kit for the '67-72 trucks? I'm wanting my truck to hook hard (408" GenIII w/ SX88 turbo [Forcedinductions.com custom Borg Warner turbo]), but I also want a lower stance than a traditional 4/6 drop. I've thought about doing a parallel 4-bar or triangulated 4-link suspension with bags, but I have been unsure about reliability (I don't want to get stuck in the middle of nowhere without air or tools to fix a leak!). I was almost thinking about doing a 3" Belltech spindle in the front, 2" ECE drop spring, and the ECE 6" rear drop springs in the rear (w/ a 1" block as well), but I was told that the ride quality would suffer.

Re: Hot Rods To Hell
 

Are you talking about their rear arms?

Re: Hot Rods To Hell
 

There are several people hooking good with the stock trailing arm setup.

I'd get a longer adjustable panhard bar though (from ECE for example). I'm running airbags!

Re: Hot Rods To Hell
 

Their kit looks like an overdone panhard/shock relocation kit to me. You can do the same thing for much cheaper through other vendors.
http://hotrodstohell.net/truckarm/tr...update_kit.jpg

Ride quality with the ECE drop components is likely better than stock due to the age of the stock components. If you want it to hook- set your pinion angle correctly and use a helper bag inside the passenger spring.

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I agree 100%.

A 6X ~ 72 truck already has all the 'basics' the HTH kit offers. The biggest difference is the adjustable panhard rod. Like Gringo mentioned, you can easily tinker w/the geometry of the stock set-up for similar results @ a much lower cost. A longer bar works best; either an aftermarket bar from a vendor or modify your original based on your fabrication skills/time.