ECE super track bar & shock relocation

[hdff]

WOW! What a difference in the ride... I bought this truck with a 2/4 drop on springs and the ride was terrible.. Got rid of the pan hard bar and added a ECE super track bar and the shock relocation kit. I also added belltech Nitro drop 2 shocks. All I can say is the ride is 100% better. Here is a pic when I was getting the tail pipes relocated to allow the track bar to fit

[hdff]

And after the left side tail pipe was relocated. I don't know why it is upside down

[hdff]

Passenger side

[PGSigns]

I have the same setup under my 66 and using a different shock and it was also a big improvement. Did you use the bell techs on the front also?
Jimmy

[hdff]

Yes I did. Since I had just bought the truck I didn't know anything about the shocks or if they were for a lowered truck so I replaced them all. I found them as a set of 4 for the truck

[michael bustamante]

i have the same ece setup in my 67 shorty. i havent driven it yet but glad to know the rides going to be good!

[PGSigns]

After reading how your truck rode I looked into the Belltech shocks. I put the full set of street performance shocks on mine and they are really nice for ride and control.
Jimmy

[royaljmt]

Did you use the supplied lower mount stud from ECE? I was trying to install this exact setup on my '69 and the stud was too big for the pin bushing. Also, I wasn't able to finagle the upper shock bushing into the upper mount. Any suggestions?

[hdff]

No I didn't use the lower mount bolt it was to big but they supplied extra bolts with extra washers to use as spacers that worked fine. My top perch was tight also and had to be persuaded open a little bit with a pry bar so the top shock bushing would fit

[PGSigns]

I stuck mine in the milling machine and used a piloted counter bore to open the sleeves up to 5/8 to fit the ECE studs. Looked at using just grade 8 bolts but with it in single shear figured it might move in the hole some. Liked the idea of the shoulder bolt to support the lower end of the shock.
Jimmy

[hdff]

Originally Posted by PGSigns

I stuck mine in the milling machine and used a piloted counter bore to open the sleeves up to 5/8 to fit the ECE studs. Looked at using just grade 8 bolts but with it in single shear figured it might move in the hole some. Liked the idea of the shoulder bolt to support the lower end of the shock.
Jimmy

Not being a machinist what did you turn down? I have access to a machinest and would like to get him to do this. I liked their shoulder studs they just didn't fit thru the shock.