trailing arm question
 

Hi ..
I was wondering if anyone here has ever tried to make a "kick up" on an stock trailing arm instead of lowering with blocks?
does it work or is it completely unreasonable??

Re: trailing arm question
 

Welcome to the forum BirchRidge. Are you talking about cutting a stock T/A and raising it up to create a drop? Seems like the torsional fatigue would be a concern.

Re: trailing arm question
 

okay .. any other tips on how I can lower the rear without drop coils,
they are very expensive in sweden when the dealers put on high prices ..
I may be a greedy dumb ass swede but if you don´t ask, you get no answer :)

Re: trailing arm question
 

leave the Swedish dealer out of the picture and order directly from one of our board vendors ...

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What is the exact issue w/lowering it using blocks & drop springs?

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there is no problem with using drop springs & blocks more than it costs me half month's payment to buy drop springs over here, how many inch can I lower by using just blocks?

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again, why can't you buy them HERE and have them shipped there?

wouldn't that save you some money?

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With a 15" wheel diameter, you can run up to 1.5" lowering blocks w/o scrub-line issues. With 17" wheel diameters, you can go to 2" blocks w/o issues; 18+" wheels you could go 3" blocks but the truck arms will become very visible.

Try these......


http://porterbuiltstreetrods.com/sit...ling-arms-499/

Re: trailing arm question
 

Shane, who should I contact for prices and info on a lowering kit over there?

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BirchRidge, don't you have companies that make springs locally? This would have to be much cheaper than importing them from the US.

Ray

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Hey Ray, I think there is only one spring manufacturer in sweden and they are not cheap, and produces only springs to modern sports cars. a set of springs for my pickup costs about 10000 sek here which is about $ 1500.

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i would contact Early Classic ... top rate products with the customer service to match.

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Scotti when u you mean scrub line issues i assume your talking about the trailing arm now sitting lower due to the blocks, and the arm possibly rubbing on the ground.

My question is what in the world does wheel diameter have to due with it. Don't u mean overall tire diameter?

Example; I run 16 inch rims w/ 235/85 tires ....31.7 inches in diameter!!!!

Most 18 inch wheels w/low profile tires (35-40 series) are now where near that
tall ....It all has to do with aspect ratio of the tire. Even a 70 series 15 inch wheel tire would be close if not taller than lets say a 40 series 18 inch wheel

.................................Rushnbobo>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>:metal:

Re: trailing arm question
 

Wheels are solid material so the OD of the wheel does not change in the event of a flat. A 29" tall tire on the other hand can go flat winding up much shorter thus making that wheel diameter the one thing that keeps you above the scrub-line.

Re: trailing arm question
 

Got it Scoti ....wasn't taking in the account of the flat tire scenario ........

"if it aint broken ....break it ....then you have an excuse to mess with it"

...........................Rushnbbobo...........................:smoke:

Re: trailing arm question
 

I made a set, I haven't been able to install them yet but it is doable.

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^Holy cow!

You guys have jeeps over there? Slap a set of TJ springs on it! 5" Rear drop 0 load capacity though.

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Those are still awesome in my book...... even if they haven't seen real use yet.

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wow, really awesome

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nice work on the arms, do you have any pics of the front of em?

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here ya go, cheap and easy, not my post but I found it while looking for a cheap 2" drop

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=196457