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Old 09-04-2005, 10:38 PM   #1
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what gives

how come it dont look that low i got 2.5 drop sipindles 3" drop springs in front and 6" drop springs in back with a 3" body drop. i hate bags what do i do...i have brand new sheet metal for front guess that would help the looks hu
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Old 09-04-2005, 10:49 PM   #2
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Get the rest of the weight on the truck....you will see your hard work!
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Old 09-04-2005, 11:03 PM   #3
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Old 09-04-2005, 11:08 PM   #4
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Old 09-04-2005, 11:19 PM   #5
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Old 09-04-2005, 11:24 PM   #6
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one more as u can see i got a little work left to do on the floor to seal it all up
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Old 09-04-2005, 11:39 PM   #7
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Nice Tunnel dude!! You fab it?? How much lower you want it?? The rear looks like it must be sitting on the axle.
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Old 09-04-2005, 11:56 PM   #8
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figure in a couple pounds for an engine and tranny.
it'll be low enough (too low?)
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Old 09-05-2005, 12:20 AM   #9
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your right

well i relly just wanted to post the pics. I still got to move the front 8" of the fram down 3" the wood floor is out also and the big block and tranny will set the front down. I think im going to end up with about 5" of clearance and 8" in the back. so if there is to much rake a may notch the fram at the upper rear coil spring pocket to drop the rear 2 more just depends what that heavy wood floor does. as for the tranny tunnel it comes from jegs flat i had to put it together and shape it, trim it etc. oh by the way i was not dum enought to pay 90.00 for it ether i gave 25.00 to a friend for it.
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Old 09-05-2005, 01:59 AM   #10
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..... i hate bags what do i do...
.... Plan on dragging parts off of it....
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Old 09-05-2005, 10:48 AM   #11
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i think youll be slightly higher than me in the front i have 2.5 spindals 2'' springs and a 3'' frame z im goin bags soon so the rears next but it should lay hopefully....... heres a pic
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Old 09-05-2005, 11:51 AM   #12
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you have any more pictures of the body drop? im considering doing my truck and what do you do for a seat?
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Old 09-05-2005, 01:14 PM   #13
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body drop

well if you have a wood floor you can remove it and filp the support rails to the top and use longer screws this will giv you 3" in the bed. the front of the frame right between the gear box and core support brackets needs to be cut and lowered 3" ( of chorse both sides) this will bring your whole front down 3" . the only dificult part is the cab. I removed the front cab supports and had new ones bent out of 12 gauge steel. this lowered the front of the cab 2 inches now all you have to do is cut the cab mounts off the frame and move the back ones down 3" the front ones down 1" you will have to cut the top off the front ones to move them down. i also welded some 1" tubing to the bottom of the bracket and to the frame becuas the brackets will hang abot 1" lower than the frame. you probably figured before you do all that you have to cut the floor out of the cab. its not as drastic as u think though the front of the floor came up 2.5" and the back only 1.5" that will give you 1/2" clearance over the frame rales. you will have to fab a small tunnel to clear the drive shaft loop not hard you could use original floor i used aluminum tunnel caus it was light and cheep. here is a pic of a new front cab support
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Old 09-05-2005, 01:16 PM   #14
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as you can tell that is bottom up and the hole is not drilled in the end yet
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Old 09-05-2005, 01:27 PM   #15
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nice,anymore pictures
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