Moving front wheels forward
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Coyote50
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Moving front wheels forward
Working on a 1968 Mercury. Have any of you with the same era truck moved the front wheels forward? If so how much? Pictures of before and after would be nice
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basketcase0302
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Re: Moving front wheels forward
Not really sure why you would even want to do this but..."Coyote50"]Working on a 1968 Mercury. Have any of you with the same era truck moved the front wheels forward? If so how much? Pictures of before and after would be nice
Your talking about relocating I-beam brackets / relocating radius arm brackets / changing the steering arm geometry / relocating spring mounts to the amount of a lot...of work! Not even considering if the front crossmember would allow moving all of the above.
Been working on these trucks for over 40 years and never seen it done-not to say it can't be done-but you'd have your work cut out that's for sure.
Jeff
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SOLD-71 F-350 dually flatbed, 302 / .030 over V-8 with a "baby"C-6, B & M truckshifter, Dana70/4.11 ratio, intermittent wipers, tilt steering, full LED lighting on the flat bed, and no stereo yet (this way I can hear the rattles to diagnose)! SOLD!
Many Ford bumps / one 76' EB / and several dents through the years.
A lot of "oddball" Ford parts collected from working on them for 34 years now!
2008 Ford Escape 4 x 4
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SOLD-71 F-350 dually flatbed, 302 / .030 over V-8 with a "baby"C-6, B & M truckshifter, Dana70/4.11 ratio, intermittent wipers, tilt steering, full LED lighting on the flat bed, and no stereo yet (this way I can hear the rattles to diagnose)! SOLD!
Many Ford bumps / one 76' EB / and several dents through the years.
A lot of "oddball" Ford parts collected from working on them for 34 years now!
2008 Ford Escape 4 x 4
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1972hiboy
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Re: Moving front wheels forward
Rich
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1972 f350 srw crewcab special 390
1972 f250 4x4 sport custom 390fe Red
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1972 f250 4x4 custom 84k og miles 390
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1973 f350 super c/s 460/c6 22k orig miles
1972 f350 srw crewcab special 390
1972 f250 4x4 sport custom 390fe Red
1972 f250 4x4 custom 360 FE " Ranger Ric"
1972 f250 4x4 custom 84k og miles 390
1971 f250 4x4 sport custom 56k og miles. 360
1970 f250 4x4 428 fe hp60 205 d60
Dont eat yellow snow.....
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crazyhorse
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Re: Moving front wheels forward
X 3. How much you want to move it?
