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Talked to the guys over at Porterbuilt, they DO NOT sell a rear sway bar for the rear Dropmember....

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Damn them!!
Ahh, but would they make you one if you asked nicely?

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Doubt it....LOL

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1lo67 if your running the Extreme front dropmember I know Porterbuilt recommends 5.25-5.5" BS for the front on a 8.5" wide wheel. The dropmember already narrows the trac width 1.25" per side. I went with the touring front dropmember on mine which narrows the trac width .25" per side and had to use 1" narrowed arms for my wheels which are 20x8.5" with 5.25" BS. Nate said this is what I need to lay out. I went with the touring so I would have more clearance for my BBC. Nate assured me it would lay out with my 2.5" drop spindles and 28" tall front tire. I can't wait to get it in and installed so I can find out.

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X2 on Can't wait to get it installed!!!!
If my stance turns out as nice as Jimbabwe's i'l be a happy camper...
5.5 BS sounds like a perfect number.

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Here's a shot of what it looks like from outside with the 4.5" bs. Not as pulled in as the increased bs most are using, and I really like that more narrowed track width look a 5.25" bs gives (besides the clearance) which some hate.
It doesn't hit anything, thankfully, aside from that slight rub I mentioned. Maybe the tire being a hair under 27" helps. I had ECE 2.5" dropped spindles, but I got the modular CPP 2" ones because they also narrow the track width and I don't have the money for new wheels right now, otherwise I'd have 20/22's on there.
I await both of your progress pics!

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When I got an alignment, the guy put a crapload of spacers on there to get it right, and that was set at 5" because the truck couldn't go lower with the tools on the wheels!

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I think the truck officially has a name now.

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Damn, I love this truck
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Thanks!
But do you think "Chimp Knuckles" is better than "Ground Cover"?
BTW, that's not actually painted on the truck, just a p-chop for my amusement!

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nice truck and build

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Any updates on this build?

As far as the name goes, I don't know what "Chimp Knuckles" means but I do know I like it better than "Ground Cover".

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Thanks! I recently installed power steering and power brakes. Now the truck is a pleasure to drive. The Porterbuilt suspension is excellent; highly recommended if you're thinking of dropping your truck. I'm getting lot's of snapped-neck double-takes driving around. Just a few bugs to still figure out like blown compressor fuses and a slow leak up front. After adding check valves it no longer airs out overnight. Hell, this isn't even the "build" section, I hope people aren't getting bored or annoyed seeing this here, which started as a few suspension pics posted for Leon!
I was thinking "Ground Cover" as in: it's green and spread out low on the ground, but I did a pchop of someone's truck for them and another member said to go lower, it should be dragging on the ground like chimp knuckles, and it stuck.
Here are some pictures...

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Wilwood master, CPP dual 8" booster, CaptainFab bracket with holes added for cool factor. Painted over gold iridite and matched the firewall patina on the bracket.

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Taking it for a spin to test the brakes...

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Playing with ride heights in the driveway...

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Sweet pics! I'd love to set my 70 up like that.

So there's an actual build thread on this truck? If so, would you post a link?

Thanks.

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Also, do you have any pics of the truck at ride height?

*edit* I just noticed the text above the pics in post #176, "Playing with ride heights in the driveway...".

Wow, really!?!

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Loved this truck from day one!! Awesome!

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Thank you both!
Nope, no build. I do have many pics though. I never bothered to post them because there are plenty of other builds showing the install of the suspension. One rainy afternoon I'll have to just start from the beginning and post 'em all up, but in the build section, of course!
Here are a couple of shots from this weekend after getting the brakes done. Higher than what I expect to be ride height really, but the roads around here are a mess, so I wanted to start at a safe height and work my way down until I hear horrible scraping sounds. This is about 5" in rear and just under 5" in front. The first pic above in my driveway was like 4" rear and 3" front or something close.

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Thanks for all the pics. I really dig this truck.

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Thank you!

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Truck looks awesome as usual, and the name is perfect.HaHa

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very cool truck !nice work

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Thanks a lot. I appreciate that.
Dino, that dually is killer.

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I love this truck, it's just cool.
Nice pics...
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Thanks, man. How's the progress on yours?

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Wrkn on it, been trying to start a build thread.....but that new Computer with windows 8 SUCKS!!!!!:devil:
But any who your truck looks badass..:metal:
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Ooh, I have limited experience with Windows; I'm a designer, we're forced to use Macs.

Thanks :metal:

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Here's two more. 4" ride height.

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Laid out.

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I don't know why they're so tiny when I upload large pictures.

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Lookin' sweet!

I'm almost positive that the forum resizes them automatically when you up load them. It may be possible to host them somewhere else like flickr and use the forums "image link" function to get the image to post actual size.

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Thanks Chris. No ECE yet?

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Nope not yet. I keep seeing trucks like yours and I think "hmmm... Air" :)
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Yeah, I was very excited when I got the ECE 4.5/6" drop in my previous fleetside...for about a week! It drove very harsh, and I was like "Umm, that's not very low at all, is it..."

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Jim your truck looks great, I love both the ride height and laid out pics
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Thanks, Keith! I love your wheel choice. Did you order new headers, or were Nate's pics helpful in making some new clearance? I was going to ask if the bed has worked out without being too much work, but I don't think you're there yet!

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Nates pics were very helpful so I'm confident I can get the steering shaft to work. I may still be in the market for a new set of headers because of how the driver side collector sits in relation to the ground. I'm going to bolt my exhaust back on this weekend and find out. It may sit to low to air out. I sold the bed months ago in an attempt to speed up my build a little lol. I'm going to just buy a new repop bed, nothing like brand new sheet metal and from everything I have seen and read they are actually very nice quality. Plus I can order the bedsides with no marker lights or stake pockets.
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