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Hello guys,

Been a member for a while but rarely post. I do love reading all of your posts and have gotten tons of useful information from this forum. I know you guys love pics so here are a few of my 86 finally done at the body shop. Sorry for the crappy cell phone pics. :metal:

Now that it's painted I'm thinking I may need to go a tad lower. Let me know what you all think.

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That's awesome! Hopefully my truck looks that nice one of these days. lol.

I'd personally keep it at the height it's at now. But that's just my opinion ;)

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Thanks, just keep at it and it will. Believe me I almost gave up a few times on mine. It's got a 2.5\4 Drop at the moment.

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.....smooooth as glass lookin good!

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Looks great, I like how it sits if it was mine I wouldn't go any lower but its not mine unfortunately lol.
BTW how is it lowered I want mine to sit like that and what size rims?
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looks good..knock 2 more inches off & call it good

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I LOVE YOUR TRUCK , but Ithink its begging to be a little closer to the ground. ONLY IMO. CONGRATS

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Only way I'd consider dropping it more personally is if it were to be on air bags - otherwise you'll catch hell with speed bumps & entrance ramps most of the time... Truck looks great though man - cool color!!!

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Beautiful paint work. I can't wait until mine escapes paint prison. It would be great to see some additional pictures of yours without the shadows.

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WOW! That looks awesome. It turned out really slick. I feel it needs to be lowered just a bit more to close the gap. You have a nice tire/wheel size working, but the gap makes them look small.

You also need to paint the drums satin black when you have a chance. You can do that before you drop it off at my place...;)

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Great color man! I like it a lot! I'm also for lowering it a bit to close the gap up.

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Love the color. I think it could go a little lower, too. Either way, it looks great!

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Looks smooth as glass, nice paint man! I agree it needs to be a bit lower.

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paint looks goood!..now drop it about 6"!

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paint looks awesome
almost a black at night
front down a bit?
yup gotta paint the drums
i do them in red here .....hides rust lol looks kinda like performancey, like bear brakes lol

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REALLY NICE TRUCK!!! and great paint! congrats. I would also like to see it a little lower tho!

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What color is it?

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Paint looks great, but I agree it needs to come down some more.

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paint looks great , I would drop it a couple more inches

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I like it just like it is....except the brake drum...:lol:

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Sueweet !!! :metal:

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how much clear coat did you put how did you get it so shiny looks good.My painter didnt do enough clear i have to spray more later and i should shoot him

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x2 on da drop but other than that the truck looks awesome

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Thanks when I saw it I was very impressed with the way it came out.

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Thanks, it has a 2.5\4 inch drop using spindles, shackles and hangers. The wheels are Boss 338's.

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Thank-you coming from you this means a lot, your truck IMO is one of the best if not the best trucks on this forum!!!! I was thinking that it does need come down a little more. I know in the front I can do 2 inch springs but what can I do in the back since I already have shackles and hangers?

The drums are on my list of to do's when I get the truck back and start reassembly but I'm at a dilemma with the interior color now. It was originally Saddle and since the truck has been at the body shop I have dyed all the interior plastics black using SEM products. After seeing the color I'm thinking Saddle may be a better option. Opinions?

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It's called Carbon Flash.

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lol, it's on my list of to do's

Not sure I'll have to ask my painter ;-)

Thanks, I see you are from Edingburg, I'm originally from Raymondville. Believe it or not that's where I had the truck painted :-)

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You have a few options:

De-arch the springs
Remove the overload or one in the middle of the pack
Do what I'm fixing to do and put the stock hangers/shackles back on and get a flip kit.

Truck looks great by the way, I think a little more drop wont hurt it. Post up some pictures of it fully in the sunlight when you can.....

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Thats the drop my pops is running on his truck. I like the a 5-6 drop myself

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where do you pick up stock shackles and hangers?

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When I saw that first pic I literally said, "Holy F**k." Damn, thats sweet. What color is that?

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My friend has a 72 Chevelle SS454 that looks just like that color. Most people think it's black but when the sun hits it theres a brown, almost gold metal flake in it. He's had it since new and repainted it twice (he owns a bodyshop). When he repainted it a couple years ago the paint was no longer available, so he had to make his own with alittle trial and error. I think he said the car came from Canada and the color wasn't really used here.

I would DEFINITELY go with saddle for the interior.

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I kept them when I removed them for the drop shackle and hangers, so mine will be coming from my storage building, lol.

Other than that, I guess a salvage yard or LMC???

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hahaha.
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Yea its been a good 13 years and several moves since i did the one on my pops truck. I dont even think i kept them. Thank blue