Hey guys! i have a 1994 pete 379, is it possible to lower
the front end about 2 to 3 inches? i was looking at it
today and noticed a block under the front leaf spring,
i was thinking about removing the blocks, it should
lower the front end about 3 inches! anyone ever done this??
Lowering a Peterbilt 379!!
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I think the cool guys run car hauler front axles which lower the truck a couple inches.
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I don't think completely removing the block is advisable. It could mess up your front suspension geometry. Most lowering jobs I have seen were done by either using a car hauler front axle or using airbags.
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i could replace them with a block that maybe is only 1 to 2 inches tall?
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I did this on mine, the blocks are in mm on Petes, stock was 90mm or 80mm, I installed 30 mm block from another truck, so 50mm drop 2 inches worked fine. Most pete dealers will want a vin, I just walked around outside looking at trucks till I found one with the shorter blocks, that got my parts man in the right bin and we ended up with 30's , I think 20's are available. By using the factory blocks it kept the taper correct or at least close, i had actually considered just cutting my stockers, but the new ones were not alot of money. I had shorter ubolts made as I ran out of thread on my stockers, hope this helps. rw
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I think those are called "caster blocks". Tapered shims may be added to get the proper caster. With proper caster, the truck will be equally responsive loaded or empty. When the caster is wrong and the load is heavy, it will take a bigger steering correction to keep the rig in your lane. Does caster make the steering return to center after turning?
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number for those 30mm blocks would you? also would this effect
the angle of my rear drive line?Last edited: Dec 16, 2008
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Yes it does.
Not enough caster and the truck will wonder all over the road and the steering wheel won't return back to center as easily.
Too much caster and the truck will drive straight but be hard to turn. It might also try turning on ya when you're backing up depending on how much caster you're running.
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