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Old 02-10-2014, 05:09 PM
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I am a newbie to Ford trucks. I have a 67 long bed with 352 and 3-speed manual. I want to lower the truck a bit and release the cool that lurks within. I would be interested in hearing about some things that have been tried and worked. The more detail that can be provide the better.
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I took about 1 coil and got about 2" of drop of the front. Slight camber, but not much to bother me. And the rear I have 4" from DJM shackle and hangars. granting mine is a 78, but everything is pretty much the same, between 78 and 67.
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You could go 4 or 5 different ways. You could cut coils, swap in a Crown Vic subframe, z the frame, buy a pair of I-beams, or bag it.

Like he said ^, I wouldn't cut more than a coil in the front if you put quite a few miles on the truck. If its just a cruiser, **** it, cut a coil and a half or two and rotate the tires once in a while.

I've got a 67' f350 with a 352.
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DJM sells a flip kit for our trucks for around 40 bucks I believe, got mine off summit. if u wanna go the cheap route you can flip the front leaf hangers and flip ur helper spring to the top of the leaf pack to de-arch your leaf springs. As far as cutting coils the amount of camber depends on the truck I guess, I cut 3 1/2 coils out of my truck and have 1.5 degrees of camber. If you go that route id only cut 1/2 a coil at a time to keep an eye on the camber.
heres where I currently sit with 3 1/2 coils cut out and flip kit in the rear.



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