Mission Accomplished, Air Ride Install Complete.
 

finalized the last portion of my air ride install last night. it's not laying frame, but it's where I wanted it. can't say how much this board and it's members helped me out with it..... but everyone knows that this forum has the most knowledgable, and friendliest members on the net.

I know how much you guys are pic hounds, so.......... oh and forgive the knocked-out-tooth look without the front bumper. it's out for a nice fresh coat of white powdercoat. goin' back to the basics.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...t/100_3930.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...t/100_3929.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...t/100_3933.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...t/100_3931.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...t/100_3932.jpg

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It looks terrific....thats how i would like to see mine as I have no interest in cutting it all up....

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I agree! Makes me wanna go buy a stepside now.... guess I gotta finish the one I'm (not) working on first!

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Looks great....the height I want mine when it's completed.

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Steve, these views are with the bags completely aired out. ride height is 2.5" higher in the front and 2" higher in the back. with the truck at that height, I am not bottoming out or rubbing. kind of glad I maintained the factory rake, with the rear being 1.5-2" higher than the front.

I need to get a pic of it fully aired up too. talk about a 4x4!!

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That looks good Doug, Bring it out to Blue Springs next Sat. so I can see it in person.

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Wow that looks really nice!:chevy:

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Very nice job....:c2:

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Looks good

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Looks good Doug! I just went through and read the WHOLE build thread, you do nice, clean work. Just wiating to see some pics at ride height so I know about how low mine will sit... I'm going static - with coilovers!:metal:

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Looks stellar! I was going to give you a heads up to tell you your front bumper fell off but then I read your post. Darn pictures are always more fun than reading! Nice job!

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Good job Doug!! That looks great. Now you can come up and do mine..:)

LockDoc

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wow that is one of my fav. trucks! Def. fav. stepper!

Pics of it aired up (self, I DONT need bags I dont NEED bags!) lol

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Good job, nice truck,hoping mine turns out as nice!!

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So,... is everything done?
I thought you had a little more work to do up front?
Or is that done?
What did you ever do about guages?

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Keith,
I'm going to eventually run gauges for a 4 corners, but I'll probably wait on that. right now, the raising of the bed floor has been put to the top of the list.

the tubular control arms were a snap to install. in all, those brought the front down close to 3 full inches! now I'm having visions of a weld in super notch or a Porterbilt rear assembly. yeah I know, it doesn't end!

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Sweet.
Now you gotta post an underhood shot to show off those arms.

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still have the inner fenders in, you won't be seeing much! and I never thought to take pics when I was installing them.

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Nice work!

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bad ass! :metal:

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Sweet

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Or at least show your heater delete.;)

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Look's great Doug. Can't wait to see it with a poverty bumper.

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turned out great, one day I hope to bag mine.

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Great job, the truck looks awsome!! Joseph

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I usually dont care for lowered trucks.......... but that makes me want to go bag my truck!! nice work!!

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Looks Great Doug...its really come a long way!

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With those rallye wheels that truck is SWEET. Good Job.

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FAV truck on the board!

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What kind of rear notch did you use? Any pic of that?

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Looking great Doug. Your build thread is an awesome reference for bagging one of these trucks.

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Looks GREAT - the wheels are awesome!

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I really like the look of this truck. If you pumped up the bags to full height you would never guess it was bagged with how everything looks stock. I'm not a big fan of whitewalls, but I think in this case they would look great with the white bumper and the rest of the overall look of the truck.

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thanks gang for the kind words! it's in no way as nice as most stepside on here, just an old beater that's fun to wrench on.

72gmcshorty,
there should be a decent pic of my "c" notch on my build thread. I'm running a CPP bolt-in notch right now. maybe down the road I'll go to a deeper notch, but....... I'm happy with the stance right now.

jacfourteen,
I'll get a pic of the truck tonight with the bags fully aired. remember, no laughing!!! :)

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Wow Doug, that thing turned out better than I imagined... awesome work and attention to detail.

Can't wait to see the floor finished. :D

Going to KS G-G's again this year right? We'll be there, just at a higher altitude than you and the others. :lol:

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thats a nice truck man, looks really good that way the older i get (just 28):lol: the more i appreciate the look of a so called "used" truck over the others yours is sweet;)

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was able to get a couple of aired out, ride, and fully aired up height. sorry for the bad pics, it was getting late and a storm was rolling in.

fully aired up. talk about ground clearance!
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...t/100_3947.jpg

ride height. 2" up in the front, 2.5" in the back. no bottoming out, corners great.
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...t/100_3946.jpg

aired completely out.
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...t/100_3948.jpg

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Man that looks good!

Air'd up looks to be close to stock height, and the ride height will keep it looking cool while going down the highway. Awesome work Doug!

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looks great! did you use Ridetech's leveling system?