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Old 01-20-2020, 04:55 PM   #20
Bored&Stroked
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Default Re: Drop Axle Installation

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Originally Posted by V8COOPMAN View Post
Seery is RIGHT! The axle does NOT move up in relation to the frame. Effectively, the tires and wheels are the only thing(s) that move UPWARD in relation to the rest of the car.
In addition, the stock steering arms are now higher - which may cause a drag link or tie-rod clearance issue. (the issue you talk about up above)

I've not built a 36, but one solution might be to heat-bend-lower the steering arms on the original spindles? This is similar to the changes required for dropped 32 axles - where the original steering arms are sometimes heated/bent to miss the wishbones.
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