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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: San Jose, ca
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Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
Well, after hours of grinding the rivits off the back for the C notches, I finally completed the lowering job. 4&1/2 inches in the front and 6 inches in the rear. Having problems with the drive shaft bearing...I think I will need to purchase a polyurethane unit. Otherwise...that's it. Still have tons of work to do. Any suggestions on wheel size. Was thinking 18 front and 20 rear.
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Re: Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
wow that made a HUGE difference...it looks great
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Re: Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
Very Nice.
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Join Date: Apr 2003
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Re: Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
Yeah, altitude adjustments always make a huge difference. Up for the 4x4's and down for the 2wd's. Looking good. The 18's and 20's will make it look like a totally new truck!
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Oz
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Re: Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
Good Job....it needed lowered, looks awesome......
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laying low
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Re: Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
Add the center caps n trim rings to those stock rallys and you're good to go.
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Re: Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
Man that looks great. When I lowered mine I kept tearing up the swing bearing. I wound up going to a one piece drive shaft. Maybe the polyurethane will work better I never tried one. I actually broke the bearing housing off. Good luck with it.
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Join Date: Feb 2008
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Re: Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
I said it when I did mine, but EFF rivets.
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Re: Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
Much better, also got rid of that boxed rear bumper.
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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Re: Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
very nice! I want to do the same 4/6 lowering you did. Did you go with a kit, or just pieced together the parts?
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: San Jose, ca
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Re: Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
Thanks guys. I'm a bit embarrassed about how dirty the truck is underneath. I'm planning on removing the bed and cleaning everything.
I actually purchased the kit from CPP. It included the dropped spindles, lowered springs front and back, relocation mounts for the rear shocks, 4 gas shocks, C-notch kit, adjustable panhard arm and some 1" lowering blocks. The C-notch kit is a very clean setup. In my opinion, it would be hard to make on your own, but I know people who have. Everything ran me about $800 at the Pomona swap meet. |
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Re: Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
No shame in the way the truck looks now until you decide on wheels. I think it looks sweet as is. I wouldn't even put caps and rings on the rallys. Grunge trucks rule!
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Chasin' the Dream
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Re: Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
Wow. That was a nice deal! Looks good! My '71 needs the same thing, except my current budget says 2/2, cut front/block rear, lol.
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Re: Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
Looks good
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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Re: Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
Altitude and Attitude adjustment, that think looks mean now! Nice job!
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Re: Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
What a difference! I'm kind of old fashion and I would go with 15's
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Re: Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
Here's a pic of my dad's truck. We lowered this one about 6 years ago. I think its a 3/5 drop. No C-notch...so it was much easier.
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Re: Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
looks great ....lovem lowered !
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Re: Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
Looks great..... now trim those u-bolts
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Re: Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
looking good
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Re: Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
If you don't go with a one peice drive shaft, I would at least raise your carrier bearing up, that should help. Looks good, BTW
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Central CA
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Re: Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
What a difference!
These trucks look right as rain lowered, looks awesome I like the TT grey center wheels on the other truck, timeless design.
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Re: Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
The truck looks great.I know what I`d do,at least until the cosmetics get attention,I`d get new whitewalls and run full wheelcovers.
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Re: Lowered my 72 Cheyenne
Man... what an attitude adjustment! That thing looks good closer to the ground.
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