[Oletrucks] AD Frame Height

[Leon Corley]

According to Sect 3,Sheet 6 of the AD Assembly Manual,
the distance from the top of the frame to the top of the front axle at 
the spring seat should be 6 19/32".

According to this web site - 
http://chevy.oldcarmanualproject.com/chevyresto/54060.htm
The unloaded bed floor should be 27.75" above the ground with 6.00-16 tires.

regards,
Leon

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> Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:49:30 -0700
> From: "James Hays" <thomasind at nventure.com>
> Subject: [Oletrucks] AD Frame Height
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> 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.
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> Greatly appreciated,
> Jim
> 55-1st P U
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> Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:24:49 -0500
> From: Gale Gorman <gale_gorman at mac.com>
> Subject: Re: [Oletrucks] AD Frame Height
> To: James Hays <thomasind at nventure.com>
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> 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.