87 GMC long bed lots of questions??
 

Ok so i bought a 87 GMC 1500 sierra long bed... i love the truck and have been building it little by little.. the truck has 32000 original miles and is drive'n alot... its a 2wd and has a 305 engine.. Im new to trucks and also to gm. Iv got 22 inch wheels on it and i would really like to lower it some but im not sure how low i can go.. the truck is used to haul my bike so drive ability and reliability are big. i drive long distance some times to get to shows and comps.. just looking to get some advice on here to help me set up my truck.. i want custom but working at the same time. i will also post some pics later.

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i cant even find any lowering kits for the 87 longbed??? anyone.....

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theres lost of ways to lower it.. the question is how low do you want to go? and if you go too low i dont think those 22s are going to fit up front

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i want to make nice i may bag it just wondering where i can buy a kit for now...

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this looks promising.... no one can tell me a good place to get parts and how far i can drop while keepin the 22s from hittin.......

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its memorial day weekend give it some time once everyone comes back from the weekend you will get your answers.

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haha thanks... i think im gonna ditch this truck and go for a big diesel just for the fact of towing... anyone also kno the specs on these trucks hauling and towing...

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What size tires do you have, that makes a difference too?

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That is such a rare truck, and also 23 years old, it is going to be darn hard to find anything for it :lol: :lol: :lol:


You might consider ditching the Donk wheels in favor of some 18's and there are quite a few ways to get a 5/7 drop --- one way would be a 2.5" drop spindle with a 2.5" lowering coil, along with an axle flip kit for the rear if you want a static drop.

Classic Industries, Belltech if they are still around --- really, you haven't looked hard enough , but i remember seeing ads in the back of "Truckin" magazine as little as a year ago for lowering kits for these beasts . Keep the faith., the parts are out there and plentiful

They actually used to tow trailers with 305 long bed trucks back in 1987 too --- unless you are talking about something over 5000 pounds , it shouldnt be much of a problem

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Well around her there is 87 long beds everywhere i have one that i cut down and made a short bed theres so many and hardly any short beds just go to stylintrucks.com and look it up for a 1987 Chevy Fullsize pickup any lowering kit will fit from 73-87 long or short bed just check your rotor width they are either 1" or 1.25" thats all it doesnt matter all the trucks are the same.