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04-25-2019, 01:50 AM
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Re: 55-59 straight axle
I replaced all that stuff. I’m upgrading to disc brake conversion kit also. So all that should be good
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04-25-2019, 12:40 PM
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Re: 55-59 straight axle
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Speaking of the strips between leaves, another thing that is effective to make the spring action smoother is to use your bench grinder to grind a small bevel on the leading edge of each end of the leaves where they sit on top of the leaf below. This is especially effective if you don’t use Teflon or HDPE.
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04-25-2019, 05:35 PM
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Re: 55-59 straight axle
On my 53 I'm having Pete and Jakes make me a tubular 4" drop axle. I will be running QA-1 duel adjustable shocks. I am running 12.88" Wilwood 6 piston brakes and a sway bar. All new parts in chrome. solid shackle bushings. Teflon pads.I put well over 100,000 miles on this truck stock. I think it will drive just fine. Properly set up leaf springs work quite well. If I wanted it to drive like a Porsche I would drive one one of those. JMHO.
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04-25-2019, 06:03 PM
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Re: 55-59 straight axle
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 I love these old cars for what they are! Hot rod them customize them, sure. But the basic car or truck made back then is just so simple and cool, I love driving them every day. Brian
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04-25-2019, 09:07 PM
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Re: 55-59 straight axle
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Strokes/folks!
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04-26-2019, 04:05 AM
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04-26-2019, 07:59 AM
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Re: 55-59 straight axle
I took my springs down to my local spring shop and he went thru them. If those don’t work out I will go with the dual posie springs. Or take a couple leafs out of a extra set of leaf springs I have. I heard posie makes a custom bilstein shock for lowered truck applications like mine. Anyone use those?
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05-07-2019, 11:17 PM
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Re: 55-59 straight axle
Dodge used the solid axle on pickups until 1970......
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