Finally got done with my drop...pics inside
 

So after a few weeks of "wrong" parts...waiting on fedex...and other stuff.
Finally got my truck done last night, took it to get alignment today.
Even after cutting about 1/4 coil on the belltech springs, looks like I gotta cut a little more. Maybe in a few weeks...
I'll get some better pics later, had to snap these real quick as soon as I got home from alignment, it's getting dark already...
Let me know what you think.
before:
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...0001Medium.jpg
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...0004Medium.jpg
After
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...03Medium-1.jpg
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...02Medium-2.jpg
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...01Medium-2.jpg

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I woulda gone lower, but it looks good like that, I like it!

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looks pretty damn good to me......

what size wheels?
and what drop kit?

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20x8.5 front
20x10 rear
3" djm spindles, 1" belltech springs and djm rear flip kit

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That's a sharp looking truck.... http://www.gtr-game.com/forums/style...efault/tup.gif

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Do you have a before pic? it musta been ridin high before lol

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updated pics...before added.

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Looks a lot better now imo

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looks great!! maybe alittle bit lower in the front but not much at all. Looks almost perfect to me!

Nice Job!!!

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Dude those Coys and the drop set that truck on fire....:metal:

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Truck looks great before and after. Really nice weheels you have on it now.

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Yeah I love it the way it sits. With all the work you've put in it my lazy butt wouldn't touch it. I could come and visit and show you how to just wash it and ride it.

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Damn, it looks so much better now. Taking off those bedrails made a huge difference. Great rim choice too.

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i like it.it turned out nice.cool wheels.oh yeah,i agree on the bed rails big improvment.

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Looks tight man, hope to see it at the BK soon!

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Very very nice.
I like the drop on it.

Drop and wheels really set it off.

Where did you order parts from....

Any issues with the installs?

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I like it :cool: do you have any side shots of it?, and what size rubber are you running???

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absolutely perfect!!!!!!

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That looks GREAT... it will look even better after you drop the front 1"+ more :). I am glad to see that you removed the bed rails as well... nicely done!

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Nice!

Slonaker

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I think it looks really sharp, pcmcobra. :cool:
I also agree with on lowering it a bit more. I think if you can get the wheel closer to tuckin', then you'll have the stance dialed in. :cool:

Now do a good burnout to get rid of that sticker on the tire thread... j/k ;)

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That looks good! Have you considered removing those chip guards from the front of the wheelwells. I removed mine and it looks MUCH better.

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That looks a ton better. It really needs a sport bumper now.....

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ya, you can see I started...used some goof off, did not work too well. What do you recommend? Would like to get it off...:(
thx all!

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I can assure you it won't be easy, its the coating that is cracked. It took me a couple hours. I scrubbed and scraped with a plastic scraper (like a window scraper) to keep from scratching the paint. I used some spray but I don't remember what. Lemme check and see what I used.

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You think those wheels will tuck without a problem? I'm going to get the same ones for my 83 but my truck is going to be a lot lower. How much did you pay btw?

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Looks Great!!!!!!!!!!!!

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the back will, but will need more backspace on front. I got 4-3/4. The 5-1/4 should tuck, mine is like right there, maybe if i roll the lip it would.
wheels were $250/front 20x8.5&$300/rear 20x10
Good price on a nice wheel.

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you ordered direct or went through someone else?
how much were your tires?

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Truck looks MUCH better...what an imrovement! I like it.

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Direct from www.coyswheel.com
call and talk to David, he'll hook you up, tell him John from Florida sent you ;)
Tires cost as much as the wheels :(

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In a previous thread, I think pcmcobra said that he's running 245/40s up front and 295/40s out back.

Ditto on the side shots...

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Is it possible to try to apply some heat (blow dryer) and peel the guard off once the adhesive is soft? Then go back with 'Goo Gone' to remove the adhesive residue.

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^
It's gonna take something with a wee bit more heat than the 'ol ladys hair dryer something more like a heat gun used for heat shrink tubin'.

BTW your truck looks like a clone of Swervin Ervin's.

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Ok, I found my notes for the tech article I am putting up. I use a Heat gun, Goo-gone, Castrol Super clean, a plastic scraper and a stiff brissel brush (plastic)

Mine was actually brittle to the point of being dry and gritty, and the size of the "pieces were smaller than a dime.
I coated it with Castrol and went over it with the bristle brush, to see what would come off, then scraped with the scraper. Did this a number of times to remove the top layer (and alot of it down to the paint). Then coated the area with goo-gone, let it sit and started scraping, as I said it was brittle, so it was all flaking off. I put the heat gun to it to see if it would soften up, and it did some, but some spots still needed scraping. I did this over and over until it was all gone. I use less amounts of heat on my part and more Castrol than goo-gone. I have a Before/after somewhere, just gotta find it...

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I use a plastic puddy knife and aircraft adhesive remover. You can purchase it at your local OReilly's store if they have a automotive paint section. Also they sell a rubber wheel that costs' around $40.00 that you put in a drill... but I have never used them before- but I've heard the local body shops use them to take of the sticky residue.

Good luck... it takes time. :)
Anthony

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roger that
on a side note, after I got alignment done...I noticed they had gouged the lip of my wheels. I was "off the hook", so to speak. Anyway, long story short, I'll be getting some new wheels.
:)

The only problem I ran into was the spring plate and the shock mount really close. I took the spring plate to my bench grinder, just the right width, notched a little bit, and fits like a glove. And if you are using drop shocks, don't use the shock relocators... :( Just an FYI, or you will be taking everything off the rear, and reassembling without them...DOH!
First off, the drop shocks are too short w/ shock relocators, second off the shock relocator on my kit...is actually too wide for the shock, you could "bend" it I guess, but looks like, well, you bent it...

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Man, that sure looks great. Good job.

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Looks awesome, I want to do the same to mine, did you do everything yourself? was it hard to do ? thanks for the pix

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I did almost everything, I took the control arms to a powdercoat shop, and had a machine shop put in the new ball joints and bushings.
Time consuming, but once you see what needs to go where...it's pretty easy.
If/when I take it apart again, it's a no brainer.