I live by the goat farm on south 14 near the the La Madera de Chililli Land
Grant. Just a short drive from Abq. I find nothing wrong with the drum brakes.
Neither of my trucks wander too bad. Sloppy tie rod ends and drag link cause
the wandering. My 51 has factory power brakes and I can throw the unsuspecting
person through the windshield. I can lock up both ends with no problem. I
think the straight axle is much more stronger than an independant suspensioned
truck with the exeption of the spindles which are forged like the Mustang II
front ends. Do you think your car front end will last 50 years like the
straight one did, will it go another 50?
"A.B." wrote:
> Hi all,
> I just joined up. Thought I would say hello. I currently own a '53
> Custom Cab 1/2 ton and I am hoping to learn something from you
> all. Judging from the emails I have been receiving, this is a pretty
> active list, and this is a good thing 'cause I need all the help I can
> get. I own a few old cars, old motorscooters (ok, stop laughing), and I
> have previously owned old motorcycles (I now only have newer bikes). My
> '53 is my only truck, though I used to own a '60 1/2 ton. I bought my '53
> in very good condition, someone had done a pretty crappy paint job, but
> there is almost no rust on the body. It runs good, drives ok, and I plan
> on making it my daily driver. I hope to put in a 327 (just because that
> is what I have) with a TH400, and maybe a later style rear end. I also
> want to make this truck a good long distance hauler because I race
> motorcycles and tracks are few and far between where I live (Albuquerque,
> New Mexico). Anyway... Here is my 1st question.
> I followed the last tread about modern straight axels with great
> interest, because I have been debating changing out the front end. I
> don't plan on cutting up the truck, but was planning on using something
> like a pacer or an aftermarket front end. Mostly, I want a good handling
> ride and good brakes. My truck likes to wander, the way it is set up now
> (dropped straight axel) and the brakes kinda suck. I definitely want disk
> brakes... Having said all that, I am wondering if it is taboo to switch
> out the front suspension... I am starting to get that feeling, the more
> research I do.
> -alfredo barrenechea (alfie)
>
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