69Dat521 Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 Hey Everyone, I picked up a 521 project truck out of Cali that has ford 289 and 9” rear end. I just finally got my custom rear axles back and now have my rear brakes and everything working properly. I would like to do some suspension work to it but finding anything for these trucks that is an upgrade from stock is hard. Any tips out there for me? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 3 hours ago, 69Dat521 said: Hey Everyone, I picked up a 521 project truck out of Cali that has ford 289 and 9” rear end. I just finally got my custom rear axles back and now have my rear brakes and everything working properly. I would like to do some suspension work to it but finding anything for these trucks that is an upgrade from stock is hard. Any tips out there for me? Thanks in advance. What are you trying to do? Quote Link to comment
69Dat521 Posted April 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 For now I just want to beef it up a little since the added weight of the V8. Eventually I want to turn it into a little track truck but for now I just want to enjoy it. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 The torsion bars are adjustable but maybe an extra coil that mounts over the front shock? I would be upgrading the front brakes to disc, way before I would upgrade the suspension. Four 10" drum brakes has a lot of stopping power but to keep them at optimum they need constant attention, adjustment and maintenance. Quote Link to comment
69Dat521 Posted April 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 40 minutes ago, datzenmike said: The torsion bars are adjustable but maybe an extra coil that mounts over the front shock? I would be upgrading the front brakes to disc, way before I would upgrade the suspension. Four 10" drum brakes has a lot of stopping power but to keep them at optimum they need constant attention, adjustment and maintenance. I already have a disc brake kit coming for it front and rear. It’s not the best but until I decide what I want to graph the front end with it’ll do. Quote Link to comment
iceman510 Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 2 hours ago, 69Dat521 said: I already have a disc brake kit coming for it front and rear. It’s not the best but until I decide what I want to graph the front end with it’ll do. Do you mean "graft", as in graft a Crown Vic front end to an F1 truck? Quote Link to comment
69Dat521 Posted April 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2022 4 hours ago, iceman510 said: Do you mean "graft", as in graft a Crown Vic front end to an F1 truck? Yeah voice chat while running a piece of equipment doesn’t always work out. Quote Link to comment
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