How much Drop do i need?

ddunaway · Post by **ddunaway** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 6:59 pm

I am planning on doing the Crown Vic IFS mod and would like to hear your suggestions for lowering the rear.

ddunaway · Post by **ddunaway** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 8:26 pm

What, nobody???? Any of you that have done the crown Vic mod please help.

Thanks

marz68 · Post by **marz68** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 8:40 pm

You can do a flip kit or link the rear.

ddunaway · Post by **ddunaway** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 9:07 pm

Thanks Marz68. i have been watching your Link postings with interest. If I do a flip wont i still need to lower the leaf mounts an inc or so?

quantumleap · Post by **quantumleap** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:41 pm

go to pep boys and get their leaf mount lowering brackets...like 30 bucks i think...or be one of the first to jump on a set of marz's link setup

ddunaway · Post by **ddunaway** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 8:38 pm

quantumleap, Sorry to say i don't have a PepBoys near me and my attempts to look it up on line failed. Do yo have a better name or part number? I am close to being done with the CV front so i think i will be looking into building a c-notch for the back and doing a flip. not sure if i will also need to lower the leaf hanger in the front also.

tybob81 · Post by **tybob81** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 8:45 pm

Just flip the rear axle. It will give you around 6" of drop, no need to mess with the hanger brackets.

tybob81 · Post by **tybob81** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 8:50 pm

I have the flex-o-matic rear leafs and a flip. Drop is perfect and no need for a c notch. You can notch it tho if you plan on haulin something. I haven't bottomed out, so I'm going to only do it when I bag it. All you need is leaf spring pad mounts for a 3" axle tube and a pinion angle finder. Don't mess with the drop kits from other companies as they never have the pinion set right and usualy have to shim them. Just set up pinion angle and weld them up. You can cut your old ones off later if you want.

quantumleap · Post by **quantumleap** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:27 pm

do you have pictures of your axle flip?

ddunaway · Post by **ddunaway** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:56 pm

tybob81, just what i was looking for. I would also love to see pics if you've got them.

quantumleap · Post by **quantumleap** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 8:08 pm

tybob, im assuming your running a crown vic front end?

tybob81 · Post by **tybob81** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 8:54 pm

Not on my 68... As of yet. I had done the swap on a 69 lwb I had for a "stress remover". I sold it about a year ago. Thats how I set that one up. Flip and CV front. Had bulit style 18x10 out back on redrilled axles and Torino drums. and 18x8 in front.

quantumleap · Post by **quantumleap** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 8:59 pm

how are you dropped up front to match the axle flip? or is your current truck not lowered

tybob81 · Post by **tybob81** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 9:06 pm

My 68 is beams and coils up front.

quantumleap · Post by **quantumleap** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 9:08 pm

how did you get the front low enough to accomodate the rear being dropped 6 inches?

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