Frame / Springs: Champ Truck Lowering Question

[LarkTruck]

A Buddy of mine is looking for anyone who has lowered their 63-64 Champ 1/2 ton. If you did, how? Lowering Blocks? Spring Modifications? His super nice modified 64 SWB Champ sits too high.
Any pictures of your finished projects?
Thanks.

JS

[StudebakerGene]

lowering

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here you go...... 62 Champ, Volare subframe, wilwood discs, Bilstein shocks, Firm feel tubular a arms, progressive steering box, and Heidt's 4 link rear end with adjustable coil overs. Steers, brakes and rides phenomenally!

[StudeRich]

So that pretty much tells you to tell him, to put Lower profile tires on it and FORGET It.

[bezhawk]

Sell him a box of nails, that ought to do the trick!

[StudebakerGene]

My application is not for the light at heart and will absolutely tear your wallet up, inside and out----

[studebakerkid]

I raised the Toyota T cab so I can not understand why someone would want to lower a Tcab BUT it really would not be that hard to do. Can your friend weld? I made all my own shackels front and back and when I towed it down to the allignment shop it was dead nuts on even for toe so they did not charge me.

[StudebakerGene]

I raised the Toyota T cab so I can not understand why someone would want to lower a Tcab BUT it really would not be that hard to do. Can your friend weld? I made all my own shackels front and back and when I towed it down to the allignment shop it was dead nuts on even for toe so they did not charge me.

Raising a Toyota and lowering a T-cab isn't in the same zip-code,not if you do it right, you better have some skills and a deep pocket---just saying!

[j.byrd]

StudebakerGene, your truck looks about a trillion percent better than the stock height. I've only had one Champ (I like the "round cabs: and CE's better), but that definitely makes it look so good !

[StudebakerGene]

Thanks j.byrd, I also am a C.E. lover and owner, the rounded cab trucks never really excited me. I have owned several Champs and I have always modified them somewhat, I think they make great looking "Rods."

[j.byrd]

Now that I have seen one lowered, I agree !

[Mrs K Corbin]

You guys got me Wishing that I'd have bought the one I was offered for $600 back about 20 years ago....

[StudebakerGene]

Lowering




Sometimes it only takes a "vision" to make your wishes a reality!

[t walgamuth]

My Ce is pretty low in front with the mustang 2 style front end. The back is stock ht except for the height of the tires. I'm gonna remove a leaf or two in back to soften up the ride and get the truck more level. I hope it will make the steering more inclined to center itself after a turn too.

Can anybody tell me how much taking one leaf out of a CE will lower it?

[just lookin]

The build I am working on right now is based on a Champ frame, we relocated the spring hangers and removed 5 leaves from the rear springs and that dropped it 6 inches. The frame now sits level with no drive train. I don't know what we will do on the front end yet.