Hi:
Dusty and Dave here again....the '50 is almost finished! New wheels (15x7
front, 15x8 rear) and tires go on this week! We want to see how it looks
with the new rims before lowering it the couple inches Dusty wants.
Questions:
I've been advised to remove a couple of leaves from the front springs - has
anyone tried this and experienced any adverse reactions to this? (Sagging or
weakened reamining springs, bouncy ride, diminished ride quality, etc.) Any
new issues raised in doing this, such as different clamps/hardware, etc.
required?
I've seen the mono-leaf conversions - do these bolt straight onto the AD
truck, or are any modifications or adaptors required? How much does this
lower it? Is the ride quality compromised?
Finally, lowering the front obviously alters the suspension and steering
geometry. Has anyone experienced adverse effects in steering due to this?
How is the handling affect?
Regarding tires, since we have stock suspension, steering, brakes, etc., I
understand that the wider the front tires, the more it will wander, and the
handling/steering suffers. How wide should we go? We're thinking about
60-series BFG T/A radials....
Thanks!
Dave Destler
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