Dropping my '64 stepside without messing with the suspension...

[glock35ipsc]

If everyone drove someone else's idea of what a vehicle should look like, I think I would have to ride a bicycle! If others don't want to chop their ride, that's their decision to make. If it weren't for doing things like you did (and it looks good too!), hot rodding would be non-existant.

I've caught crap for what I did to mine, but until they are the ones opening up their wallets, their opinions are meaningless. Besides, who gets to determine the "right" way to do something???? They guy with the welder in his hand, thats who!

Keep up the good work, I know you'll be happy with it when it's done. And that's all that matters! What are the rest of your plans for the truck?

[Todd_a]

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

If everyone drove someone else's idea of what a vehicle should look like, I think I would have to ride a bicycle! If others don't want to chop their ride, that's their decision to make. If it weren't for doing things like you did (and it looks good too!), hot rodding would be non-existant.

I've caught crap for what I did to mine, but until they are the ones opening up their wallets, their opinions are meaningless. Besides, who gets to determine the "right" way to do something???? They guy with the welder in his hand, thats who!

Keep up the good work, I know you'll be happy with it when it's done. And that's all that matters! What are the rest of your plans for the truck?

Thanks for the support!!!!!

The other plans for the truck are sketchy at this point, but here is what I know so far:
- I am installing a '72 and earlier blazer/suburban gas tank in the rear under the bed next.
- I am looking at adding A/C to it for next summer.
- CD Deck as it has nothing at all at the moment.
- Different wheels, but I am not sure which ones. I was thinking about a set of steelies but I am not set on anyhting at this point.
- Engine mods will probably come soon
--- It is a low compression 350 out of a 1995 truck with the factory cam and heads, so I was thinking about fabbing up a Turbocharger setup for it and blowing through the carb with that. Should easily be able to get 500HP with that setup. It would be something different again.
- Rearend is 4.11 and turbos like a highway gear, so I was thinking about swapping to a 2.73 or 3.08 gear out back with a posi unit.
- If I did all that, I would need to upgrade the brakes, so I would swap to a power disc/drum setup with all that.
- Paint: this truck was originally Seafoam and I love seafoam, so I would probably go back with that when the time comes for paint.

But, I will probably just enjoy it for a while like it is before delving off into more.

[Lemondrop63]

seafoam is a great color. My freind has a 68 nova orig. seafoam color. It looks really green next to a silver car, but really silver next to a green one !

[hewlett2002000]

ok i am sorry. yall are right. i guess i have plans for my truck that would make some people get really pissed and tell me how bad i messed up. i have been told that already anyways but hey, its what the owner likes, not what everybody else likes. good job man. and sorry for my previous statement.
John

[PrerunnerRob]

Hell yea!

I always look at body drops as the final step in bringing it all the way down, but you have a factory ride with it being lowered! What year is your truck?
I have a '63 and didnt have to change out any ball joints for my drop spindles.

[Todd_a]

Originally Posted by PrerunnerRob

Hell yea!

I always look at body drops as the final step in bringing it all the way down, but you have a factory ride with it being lowered! What year is your truck?
I have a '63 and didnt have to change out any ball joints for my drop spindles.

Awesome truck!!!! Man, I wish I had a fleetside. I couldn't find a decent bed here local before I was ready to start cutting. I'm keeping my eyes open though.

If you are dealing with the 20's and 30's cars and trucks, they tend to channel to drop those and get that unsightly frame out of view before looking at other ways to lower them. Of course the frames are not as prominent in the newer cars and trucks, so there isn't as much of a desire to make this move anymore. Except, like you said, as a last step to get them the rest of the way down.

Mine is a '64 and everywhere I looked and everyone I asked was telling me that I could not get dropped spindles without swapping to the '71 or '72 dropped spindles which meant swapping the upper ball joint out for that. Other than that I also would have had to swap to disc brakes up front. I don't have a problem with that but money is tight and I only wanted to go lower.

Where did you get your dropped spindles that you were able to install them wihtout swapping out the top ball joints?