Lowering kits

willy12844 · Post by **willy12844** » August 17, 2009, 12:05 pm

Do they sell front end lowering kits for my twin I-beam 65 F-100? If so do you know where and approx the cost?
Thanks,
Bill

Obsa · Post by **Obsa** » August 17, 2009, 4:40 pm

To properly lower a twin I beam system you need to replace the I beams with expensive dropped beams. I guess you could lower the front of the truck some by running the "rubber band" tires like the rice tuners do. I don't know if anyone has done that but IMHO they look like crap.

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » August 17, 2009, 7:33 pm

you can buy drop springs and have your i beams cold bent to get the camber back to right.

Obsa · Post by **Obsa** » August 17, 2009, 9:09 pm

Good catch ezernut9mm,
I did not think of that possibility. I have looked at the front axles section in the shop manual and I guess that if someone had the right equipment that could be done.

thenephilm · Post by **thenephilm** » August 17, 2009, 9:43 pm

the ibeam suspension is just not setup for lowering, especially to extreme...the suspension geometry just goes to hell the further down you go

Post by **Greg D** » August 17, 2009, 10:45 pm

You could swap it out for something that accepts lowering better, Crown Vic, Aerostar, etc.

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » August 18, 2009, 12:16 am

ideally, it's not, but you can get two or three inches pretty easy without sacrificing any real ride quality for a daily driver.
i lowered my 68 with cut springs and flipped spring hangers and it rode and handled pretty good. i even hauled some small loads (a 223 from omaha to kansas city, and a couple loads of dirt locally) with no problems.

fordf100guy66 · Post by **fordf100guy66** » September 13, 2009, 8:44 pm

DJM makes drop beams for the twin I beam drop. They are not cheap,but I believe it would be the safest and they provide the correct geometry. the DJM kits are for front & rear.

azratrod · Post by **azratrod** » September 13, 2009, 8:59 pm

i just talked to a guy who wants 4 front spring hangers off a spare 64 frame that i have. he is going to mount them on to his 65 frame that he has stripped the original suspension of and run a solid i beam suspension instead of the twin i beam. im not sure if the hangers will fit. it will be alot of work but it might be a cool way of swithing to a single axle and then you could use a lowered axle, dearched springs with reversed eyes.

blackagatha · Post by **blackagatha** » September 15, 2009, 1:41 am

it just struck me as odd- they can drop a straight axle by heating and stretching the ends..... why cant they do that to a Twin I??? just seems kinda funky....

shane amigoni · Post by **shane amigoni** » September 15, 2009, 5:25 am

whatever happened to the drop kit summit racing used to sell? it was $300.00 and it was 2" in the front And 3 in the rear.

MY OL 66 · Post by **MY OL 66** » September 15, 2009, 7:30 am

blackagatha wrote:it just struck me as odd- they can drop a straight axle by heating and stretching the ends..... why cant they do that to a Twin I??? just seems kinda funky....

There is a place in the Phoenix area (their name eludes me right now) that does just that for either the straight axles or twin I-beams.
I remember finding them by searching for "drop axles".

bluebolt · Post by **bluebolt** » September 15, 2009, 9:34 am

MY OL 66 wrote:
blackagatha wrote:it just struck me as odd- they can drop a straight axle by heating and stretching the ends..... why cant they do that to a Twin I??? just seems kinda funky....
There is a place in the Phoenix area (their name eludes me right now) that does just that for either the straight axles or twin I-beams.
I remember finding them by searching for "drop axles".

If you are talking about Dave Mann's Roadsters.com he does NOT do twin I beam axles becasue of clearance reasons.

Post by **Casey 65** » September 15, 2009, 10:49 am

Mor-drop in Califorina will heat and drop the axles for you.

Mor-Drop Axles 600 29th Ave Oakland, CA (510) 261-1888

not much cheaper than the DJM kits with no clearance problems.

stronger66ratfink · September 15, 2009, 11:39 am

DJM $1168.00
3" in the front
4" in the back
and you get 20% off price if your truck ROCKS!
is what they just told me a few minutres ago!
no Missy Daisy is not getting Down, she was just curious

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