Hi!
Thnaks for the compliments. I am a long way from complete but at least I
can drive it when I need too! This will be my daily driver when I finish
it.
I hadn't thought much about moving the springs in. It might help the ride
but I will still have the problem with the calipers hitting the bed on
extreme bumps. I think I will need to tub the bed a little. Tubs for
calipers not tires! I think the coilover/4-link would look good and from
what I've read in some magazines, it should ride a lot better than the
leafsprings. Plus, if you use adjustable coilovers, you can fine tune the
ride. Extra bucks, but it might be worth it for a smoother ride. That's in
the future for me anyway.
Thanks again. I will post some pictures when I get more work done.
Jeff Engel
1956 TF
-----Original Message-----
From: Devin Ranger [mailto:devin_ranger@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 10:47 AM
To: Jeff Engel
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Any more advice on IFS... Nice Truck, Jeff!
Nice setup, Jeff!
You had spoken of replacing the rear leaf springs with
coils; have you investigated the option of moving the
leaf springs inboard of the frame rails? This was
something that I was considering, but I hadn't done
any investigation at this point.
I thought that I might just put some small tubs in the
bed (maybe '58/59 Fleetside) to provide clearance for
the tires.
Again, I like your truck! I look forward to seeing
more of it (I browsed through all of your photos).
--- Jeff Engel <jengel@ghnaes.com> wrote:
> Carl:
>
> Let me throw my hat in the ring. This is going to
> be a long one so just
> bear with me I 'm trying to help, really! I did a
> lot of research as well...
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