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06-17-2005, 10:51 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: FORT WORTH, TX
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tubular control arms
if I do a 1.5-2 inch xmember drop and run a 26 inch tall tire will I need to run tubular control arms to get it on the ground
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71 chevy lwb w/ 350,750 holley 4150,edelbrock performer rpm,full 2 1/2 exhaust exit out side,6-8 drop,rally wheels.-SOLD 74 Chevy nova-355 with a little nitrous 78 GMC Jimmy 4x4-Factory 400 and all stock. |
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06-18-2005, 02:55 PM
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Project92 SWB stepside
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Louisville KY
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NO the only advantage to tubular lowers is that the arms are the closets things to the ground on these trucks. Moding the arms would be a extensive job on the lowers. With the uppers the only advantage would be to correct some of the slight alignment issues that you would normally encounter with a lowered truck and factory arms.
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92 C1500 stepside 496 Stroker Competiton Engineering Ladder bars/QA1 coilovers. Dana 60 rear with 4.10 gear and posi. Bonspeed Palisade 20x12 in rear w/335/30/20 and 20x8.5 front w/245/40/20. 5/8 drop with Belltech springs/DJM spindles/drop shocks. WWS Progress thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=140448 |
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06-19-2005, 01:11 AM
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can I just change the uppers so I won't have allignment issues also are you saying that all that I would need is a 1.5 inch xmember drop and the 2.5 inch drop spindles I have now to lay the frame down
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71 chevy lwb w/ 350,750 holley 4150,edelbrock performer rpm,full 2 1/2 exhaust exit out side,6-8 drop,rally wheels.-SOLD 74 Chevy nova-355 with a little nitrous 78 GMC Jimmy 4x4-Factory 400 and all stock. |
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06-19-2005, 12:50 PM
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Location: Tri Valley California
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Go measure the height of your frame rail under your cab, then go measure your front crossmember height. What is the difference in the measurements? As long as the lower control arm and crossmember are the same height as the frame you should be fine. One of the trucks I did had a 26" tall tire and was close to laying the frame on the ground without the crossmember drop.
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06-20-2005, 04:22 PM
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This is my setup with JUST my bag setup (deflated) under it before I chopped the crossmember. There is NO spindles on there and stock height springs. The tires were about 28" tall.
 As you can see, I was already on the ground.
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