Wouldn't a good spring shop have the data on the arch for the springs? Here in
Houston there's an old shop on Canal St. that I'm sure would just put the
proper arch in the spring. Shop's name is Pruitt.
A lot of factors come into play when you measure one truck against another:
1. rim size
2. tire size
3. amount of tread
4. amount of inflation
5. any loads front or rear
6. and the big one, is the ground surface flat and level
I don't know if Chevrolet had a manual showing all that for '54 and '55 but
they did in later years. They published a manual showing every dimension you
could imagine for the frame and suspension. Companies that built after-market
beds had all this to ensure their stuff would bolt on.
--
Gale Gorman
Houston
On Apr 27, 2010, at 7:49 PM, James Hays wrote:
Hi Gang: Want to do some suspension checking / engineering - need a
starting point for front & rear frame heights.
Any relationship of extreme front & rear fenders height ( or frame ) relative
to the ground & tire dia. would be great & if you think it is stock height or
how much from stock height.
Greatly appreciated,
Jim
55-1st P U
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