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Old 06-16-2010, 10:55 AM   #276
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Re: something different 66 long travel truck

Yup looks killer! The backs all done now also, spare tire rack dimple dye floor, racing seats
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Old 06-16-2010, 01:24 PM   #277
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Yup looks killer! The backs all done now also, spare tire rack dimple dye floor, racing seats
pics of the dimpled floor? That thing turned out really killer Dino - the legs in the shoot aint bad either!!

Im still debating using that front A-arm treatment for a Gasser on my 64.........
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Old 01-28-2011, 10:17 PM   #278
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Hey Dino, you still got this flatbed? I wanna make my '63 a flatbed pickup and get rid of my fleetside bed.
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Old 01-28-2011, 10:27 PM   #279
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No i trashed it sorry kat!!
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Old 01-29-2011, 12:07 PM   #280
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Cool, i had a 96 chevy stepside 2 wheel drive i put a 6 inch fabtech lift on with 33's yyyeeeeaarrrrssss ago. I guess the big tires and such killed my power and truck never seemed to drive right no matter what i did so i eventually lowered it again. When you get a set of tires on there i think it will make it look really good.
You should have changed the rear axle ratio, to 4:11 or such, the large diameter tires are like running a 1:98 rear axle ratio Kieth
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Old 01-29-2011, 12:30 PM   #281
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Looks like a great Baja Pre Runner, frame upgrade would be the next step....if one is to really use it for Off Off highway, but now it looks like FUN
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Old 01-30-2011, 01:56 AM   #282
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I kinda miss that truck
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Old 01-30-2011, 09:20 AM   #283
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That thing was cool Dino........did the camo bench seat end up in someone else's truck?? I swear I saw it somewhere....
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Old 01-30-2011, 01:01 PM   #284
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That thing was cool Dino........did the camo bench seat end up in someone else's truck?? I swear I saw it somewhere....
YEAH I GAVE IT TO ERIC
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Old 10-05-2012, 01:45 AM   #285
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DYNO63: I have a 71c10 2wd I am wanting lift the suspension about 3 inches or so....this fabtech kit that you bought for your truck....is it the 88-98 kit? would it work on my 71? what kind of mods did you have to do to make it work on your truck? how much total lift did it actually give you? how did you lift the rear? my rear is coil springs too and will be wanting to leval the truck out after i install this kit up front...am wantin leaf springs in the back is there a conversion kit out there that you know of?
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Old 10-05-2012, 07:39 AM   #286
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dude... you're flipping me out. how many active projects you got going right now? just found this one and it is extra cool.
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Old 10-05-2012, 12:58 PM   #287
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Hey Roger,

If all you want is 3 inches of lift to be able to run 32 or 33 in tires, find as set of big block crew cab dually front coils. The old Chevy part number is 328101.
Here in the west for off road use we left the trailing arms in the truck (they act like big traction bars, thats why Nascar uses them) and had springs wound for the rear. But today you could find a set of H2 rear springs and bolt them in back. The coil pockets are about the same as the pigtails on the stock springs and may work.

The reason most old pre-runners (and race trucks) had a nose up attitude was twofold, 1. it transfrred weight to the back of the tradionally light rear end of the pickup so when you were driving down dirt roads it kept the rear planted a little better and 2. Coil springs after taking a 500 or 1000 mile beating off road lost their tension and sagged an inch or more and you ended up with a level truck. I had a 61 Chevy with torsion bars that held up to the beating way better than coil springs. It was a 1/2 ton shortbed stepside that I swapped 3/4 ton torsion bars into. Another advantage to the torsion bar front ends was the ball joints were bigger than the coil sprung ones and lasted longer. Back then almost everyone was running Fords with twin I beam, so us rare Chevy guys were on our own for suspension developement. Later of course the Chevys became more common starting with Mickey Thompsons Big Red and the Parnelli Jones/Walker Evans yellow shortbed. The red shortbed pictured is one that was built by us here is So Cal.

When you were driving these trucks you could tell when the springs were giving up because the front would start banging the bump stops and the rear end would start fishtailing more in corners.

Lastly you can convert these old trucks to leaf springs easily. It was an option available from the factory, I would bet the frame holes are pre-drilled for the mounts. If I was going to the trouble to convert to leaf springs though I would go with the 1988 and up 64" rear springs for a much better ride than the old 52" or 56" stock springs.
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Hey bud, im building a prerunner out of a 84' gmc. can i possibly get a parts list for your front suspenison set up ? my rear is leafs but i already got that covered Thanks !
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Old 10-14-2013, 12:33 PM   #289
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if there was only a kit that i could buy i would do this in a heart beat. I want it
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Old 10-16-2013, 11:31 PM   #290
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if there was only a kit that i could buy i would do this in a heart beat. I want it
the company doesn't make the arms any more, but call porterbuilt I bet he would make ya a set that would be kick a$$
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Old 10-25-2013, 03:14 PM   #291
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if there was only a kit that i could buy i would do this in a heart beat. I want it
You need to go to RaceDezert.com and check out the built Chevy pre-runners over there. Remember though a true pre-runner will not be real tall, but will have a decent amount of suspension travel with a relatively low CG.
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Old 10-25-2013, 04:42 PM   #292
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Old 03-18-2014, 01:39 AM   #295
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hewlett i will get all the info on this and pm you, on what i have used
Could you fill me in on what parts you used and how you did this please, I'm restoring my 63 chevy and want to do something similar to this, because it's so dang awesome!

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Old 09-02-2014, 12:11 AM   #296
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been off the site for awhile been busy at my appliance shop.Still working on stuff had a lil time wanted to do another lifted truck found a clean donner
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Old 09-02-2014, 12:13 AM   #297
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this time i use strong arm to work out well... 27" to the rocker 37x17 on 12 "wheels
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Old 09-02-2014, 01:30 AM   #298
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Awesome truck! I want one.
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Old 09-02-2014, 01:32 AM   #299
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Awesome truck! I want one.
hmm trade maybe lol
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Old 09-02-2014, 10:12 AM   #300
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hmm trade maybe lol
Very cool. Doesn't look like this truck will make it to the Git Down in November.
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