frame pics of slammed trucks with gooseneck balls

[ghettoluxury]

Thinking of makin a crew lay frame and would like to see pics of frame work with goosenecks since I will still need to pull my trailer

[tvblazer78]

We did have a post with some good pics. I will see if I can find it.

[ghettoluxury]

Originally Posted by tvblazer78

We did have a post with some good pics. I will see if I can find it.

thanks tvblazer. I tried the suspension forum with no luck.

[ghettoluxury]

Anybody?

[MrBeast]

Allow me to throw in my .02 on the subject.

First off, slammed truck, well they just look cool.



But they aren't very practical. That is just the honest truth. If you do nothing but stick to your little ville and never travel far, and have good flat wide open roads where you live, then you may be able to live happily with a slammed dually, and tow your trailer all day long and rarely have an issue.

However, paving companies have a really bad habit of making less than perfect roads, and governments have an even worse track record of replacing them before they are absolutely crumbling.

And understand where I am coming from, I am a Former OTR driver with over 500,000 miles behind me in big trucks, running loads as wide a 14' and as heavy as 148,000 lbs! Believe me when I tell you that I know a thing or two about towing.

You want to lower your truck a little, great, do it with air bags, and make sure if you notch the frame that it is welded solid, and that you box it in fore and aft of the notch, because if you don't, you are going to have issues. As well, you can build a goose neck ball mount right into the top of your bridge. It will work well. but you will need to again make sure everything is structural.

For myself I have an 85 3+3 Camper special Dually, I am not going to slam it, I am going to however put air ride on it, and I will not notch my frame or disrupt my bed floor, why? because I want to be able to use my truck like a truck, I am going to make it work!

Air ride is a great thing to do to a truck, it will for one make it ride better, and it will give you the ability to carry weight in a more controlled manner. Soon I will be jumping into this build pretty hard, stuffing a Cummins in the truck, and installing the air ride in a setup that is built specifically for towing. Because when done my truck will have to handle the 50' long triple axle goose neck flat bed trailer I am building to pull behind it.

I did find a picture of a truck that I really like.



This truck is functional, it looks damn good with out being lowered, it has panache! and it could easily go to work with out having to worry about getting high centered coming out of a parking lot!

I promise you this though, if you make your truck functional you will enjoy it much more. To make my point for me, that slammed dually in the first pic I posted was owned and built by a guy who goes by the name of "drag nasty" he has since sold it.

That being said, instead of taking the time and effort to make your truck into a slammed truck, why not make it into a functional truck that is a pleasure to use and drive!

[enaberif]

Originally Posted by MrBeast

I want that under bumper valance!

[EJC78]

http://www.streetsource.com/forum/us...x?id=bdydrppup

Cool Link

[MrBeast]

Originally Posted by enaberif

I want that under bumper valance!

JC Whitney Carries em

[Scootin 81 C20]

Originally Posted by enaberif

I want that under bumper valance!

Me too! Any idea of where I could get one? My local JC Whitney doesn't have it.

Thanks
Benjamin.

[JCampbell]

Eh...everyone's entitled to an opinion.

It can be done. Lot's of guys do it with nary and issue. Build it the way you want it.

You can also check out www.duallyscene.com for more info.

[pig rig]

my truck is lowered and I drive it like a truck with or with out a trailer and I know several guys that tow with lowered trucks cross country so to each his own.

and to set the record strait chase aka dragnasty didnt sell his truck because he wasnt happy with it or he couldnt use it like a truck it was sold to help with the down payment on his house

hey getto go to dually scene and look around in the builds theirs lots of pictures of gooseneck ball jobs

[ghettoluxury]

Originally Posted by MrBeast

Allow me to throw in my .02 on the subject.

First off, slammed truck, well they just look cool.But they aren't very practical.
You want to lower your truck a little, great, do it with air bags, and make sure if you notch the frame that it is welded solid, and that you box it in fore and aft of the notch, because if you don't, you are going to have issues. As well, you can build a goose neck ball mount right into the top of your bridge. It will work well. but you will need to again make sure everything is structural.
I promise you this though, if you make your truck functional you will enjoy it much more.
That being said, instead of taking the time and effort to make your truck into a slammed truck, why not make it into a functional truck that is a pleasure to use and drive!

MRBEAST, my fabrication skills are not in question here I have been Building custom vehicles for the past 10 years. I was just lookin for pics so that I could begin bouncing ideas in my head, that being said if a vehicle is being built for a specific purpose than it is a functional vehicle.

Originally Posted by JCampbell

Eh...everyone's entitled to an opinion.

It can be done. Lot's of guys do it with nary and issue. Build it the way you want it.

You can also check out www.duallyscene.com for more info.

Originally Posted by pig rig

my truck is lowered and I drive it like a truck with or with out a trailer and I know several guys that tow with lowered trucks cross country so to each his own.

and to set the record strait chase aka dragnasty didnt sell his truck because he wasnt happy with it or he couldnt use it like a truck it was sold to help with the down payment on his house

hey getto go to dually scene and look around in the builds theirs lots of pictures of gooseneck ball jobs

Jason and pig rig thanks for the info like i said lookin for ideas

[JCampbell]

Originally Posted by ghettoluxury

Jason and pig rig thanks for the info like i said lookin for ideas

Roger that. Check out the site. Lot's of helpful, knowledgeable and experienced guys to help you on your way.

[MrBeast]

Originally Posted by ghettoluxury

MRBEAST, my fabrication skills are not in question here I have been Building custom vehicles for the past 10 years. I was just lookin for pics so that I could begin bouncing ideas in my head, that being said if a vehicle is being built for a specific purpose than it is a functional vehicle.

Man I wasn't trying to knock you, I don't know you from Adam. I gave you my honest opinion from my view point. Oh, and I posted pictures, something no one else did.

[ghettoluxury]

Originally Posted by MrBeast

Man I wasn't trying to knock you, I don't know you from Adam. I gave you my honest opinion from my view point. Oh, and I posted pictures, something no one else did.

sorry dude just struck a nerve there. thanks for your opinion and the pics now it's time to sit back and have a

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by MrBeast

Man I wasn't trying to knock you, I don't know you from Adam. I gave you my honest opinion from my view point. Oh, and I posted pictures, something no one else did.

I had to laugh when I saw that picture: my kid (23 year old) has that same pic as the screen saver on his Blackberry -

I was excited to see it "full size"...

K

[JCampbell]

Hey Matt.

[thirdstreettito]

[ghettoluxury]

thanks guys

[Tow Me]

Man that is heavy duty ****!

[pig rig]