01-02-2016, 10:07 PM | #1 |
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5 in. drop front
How can I drop my 68 5" in front and keep my drum brakes. Also, how do I change front drum and hub to 5 lug?
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Re: 5 in. drop front
Get 5 lug disc brake spindles and rotors. New 5 lug axles out back.
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01-02-2016, 10:43 PM | #3 |
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Re: 5 in. drop front
This is what's available for 5 lug. What 5 lug drum brakes did you plan on running? You can do 6 lug drums with drop spindles, and re-drill the hub and drum for 5 lug I guess. Trucks switched to 5 lug disc in 71. Some cars have 5 lug front drums but no one I know of has posted trying to utilize those with truck spindles.
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01-02-2016, 11:13 PM | #4 |
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Re: 5 in. drop front
Do you know of a drop spindle I can use with drum brakes? That's what I would prefer to do.
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01-02-2016, 11:47 PM | #5 |
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Re: 5 in. drop front
Early Classic Enterprises, Performance Online, CPP.... any of them should have drop spindles for drum brakes. There's a few others too.
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01-03-2016, 11:51 AM | #6 | |
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DJM has some drop lower control arms that you can run to get down to 5" with the stock spindles and drum brakes. https://djmsuspension.com/product-ca...0-6372rcs-kit/ |
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01-03-2016, 06:42 PM | #7 |
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Re: 5 in. drop front
Stupid me.... you are of course, correct. There aren't any drop spindles for drum brakes.
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