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Old 03-10-2019, 08:43 AM   #30
Cohi
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Re: COHI's 1966 Longbed

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Originally Posted by aggie91 View Post
Your build in going great. Really like how the seat came out. Did you do the Ridetech in the front too?

Also, How did you get the 20" tires to fit so nice on those 15" rims?
Thanks for your reply and nice catch!! I'll get that fixed

Manny's done several seats for me and has a bunch more to do on this truck once the floors are fixed. We're building it a little out of sequence as I want it running and driving sooner than later. If anyone's around Denver and wants to talk with him about upholstery, just reach out and I'll introduce.

Front suspension is Ridetech as well, pretty straight forward install. Mostly drilling to get the plates installed. The only real issue was getting the drivers side lower control arm to lock into the locating pin. The pin was a little beat up and had to be slightly dressed to fit with a grinder. Some of the bolts in the kit were a little too short so I just went ahead and swapped out where necessary.

When I cut the original front suspension out, I fire-wrenched the lower control arm u-bolts off. The beefier ones from NAPA went in. Those originals looked a little flimsy to me.

Tie rods and idler arm are all new Moog stuff.
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