Diff Drop Brackets

[tom4bren]

Joe,

Do you have some pix of your bracket - I'd like to compare to the ones I'm having fabricated. I'm also interested in the crossmember drop that you came up with.

Tom

[tom4bren]

Talked to the welder today. He asked for another week to finish the first set. I'll let you know how they turn out.

[JHarris1385]

I still have not installed mine....I got to knock out that and a boot change. I need to also build a cross member drop.

[tom4bren]

I emailed Joe Darlington about his drop brackets. He indicated that his are designed with a 1 1/2 inch drop (concerned with interference with steering linkages or something so didn't go to 2 inch drop). He also needs your old mounts to fab the next set. He gave me a link to where he has some pix but I haven't tried to find them yet. His crossmember drop should work for the 2 inch drop as well but not sure.

[JHarris1385]

For some reason I do not have 100% trust in welded drop brackets.....With my little to no exp. with welding and trusting the craftsmanship of a welder. Should I even be the slightest concerned with the structural integrity of welded brackets vs. stock?

[tom4bren]

Zeus & BigMeat have been running theirs for some time now with no problems. Joe Darlington has been making them for years. Email him with your questions - his addy is earlier in this thread.

I found pix of Joe's version but I didn't download them. They look great. I couldn't see any weld lines & he even paints them to match my Proton.

There was a write up by starchild on the installation that I did grab & create a pdf. I'll try to get it to Moncha ASAP so that he can post it (along with all the other great 'how to's' that I've gotten here). If you want to find it on your own tho: planetisuzoo - hall of fame - look for thread on diff drops by starchild.

The bottom line is that I don't want to take any business from Joe ... but ... his drop is 1 1/2 inch (& look pretty). The one I'm having made is 2 inch (& don't look pretty). The choice is yours.

If you need the install pdf before I get it to Moncha - lemme know & I'll email it.

CD done - just gotta get it in the mail.

[tom4bren]

Joe's diff drop bracket

OK - I'm still post-pic-challenged. It's in my gallery if you want to see it big.