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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Walker Co. Alabama
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finally took the plunge and dropped my truck!
I finally decided to lower my 69 GMC the other day. I got tired of it looking the same so I lowered it about 3" in the rear and about 2" or 3" in the front. It seems like it rides better to me but the front end needs alignment. Here's a couple of pics before and after. The before pic is actually of the passenger side I just flipped it to compare with the pic of the driver side. What do you think?
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no brain no headache
Join Date: Jan 2005
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wow big dif.
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Still drivin' a Rat Rod
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Monett Missouri
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Looks way better.That's the same stance I want mine to be when I get there.Good job.
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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Dig those square headlights
![]() ![]() Looks much better dropped, but ive always been a dropped kind of guy.
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Join Date: Feb 2002
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I like it. My dad just lowered his a few weeks back and it looks and handles great.
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Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads Last edited by 70c10; 06-12-2005 at 09:07 PM. |
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looks great bud!!!!
<uh, why can I still see the top of the tires?>
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no offense intended.
mine is real close to the same stance & rides great. thats the way they should have came from the factory IMO
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Dont take this the wrong way but get rid of the WHEELS
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85 chevy K10 350 crate, headman headers, street avenger carb, accel distrib , rebuilt 700r4, on 33" Super Swamper TSL's, 4 inch Pro Comp lift, shocks, and steel braided brake lines. |
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Kelowna BC Canada
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But, back on topic, your truck looks sweet with its new stance...good job!
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I had some 15 x 7 on the front and 15 X 10 slotted aluminum wheels to start with but got tired of them plus wanted some that aren't so wide and easier to find tires for. The bad thing is the ones I got now don't match, The rears are 15X8 and have 15 fins but the front are 15X7.5 and have 30 fins. I was at a junkyard yesterday and found a complete set similar to the ones I got on the rear. The yard was closed though so I couldn't check on them. I wanted something totaly different when I started this truck. I didn't have a "plan" it has been mostly a "design as you go" project. It's been more fun that way becasue I don't really know for sure what it will look like when finished. I do have a few more ideas I'm going to try when I get the time and $$$. One thing definite, is to find four matching wheels that are not like somebody elses. Now if you really want to see it when it was U-G-L-Y, here it is from summer 2003. I had just got the engine in it and made the first mod by filling the tail lights and recessing the rear bumber to make the roll pan.
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Man you have made a great inprovement from the start!
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