57 Chevy pickup ideas

for a great 55-59 chevy truck forum, go here The 1947 - 1959 Chevrolet & GMC Pickups Message Board - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

other than bad info on tri-5 trucks (gm never made a tri-5 truck) task force truck are 55-59 😲
ericnova is correct... you need to explain what you mean by restore
restore is typically same as it came from factory, complete with the 120hp I6 and 5" wide tires
while resto-mod can be pretty much anything else

not much you can do to the frontend without a mustII or clipping it. i went with mustII
drop axle will lower it, but do nothing to make it road friendly
the mustII kits are a little pricey, but easy to install, if you can read instructions
the fatman mustII dropped the front end roughly 7-8 inches

change the rearend to something that will cruise highway speeds is easy peasy
a gen 3 camaro/firebird/transam is the same width as the stock rear axle
flip the axle on top of the springs will lower the truck 7 inches
you'll need to c-notch the frame if you flip the axle
i also removed the short overload springs as i doubt truk will need them
i did add air shocks to keep off the bump stops