John's Project

[highperf4x4]

Originally Posted by TheSebring

I gotta have it jacked up . I just dig the raised look better on any truck really. Get that suspension exposed and some beefy Mickey Thompsons on 'em. Now don't get crazy with it, but a good 5 inch raise in the back and 3 inch raise in the front is what I like to look at on trucks.

Well since they're already higher in the rear it would probably look like a tractor pull truck!

[TheSebring]

Originally Posted by highperf4x4

Well since they're already higher in the rear it would probably look like a tractor pull truck!

The more it looks like a funny car, the better!

[joe231]

Originally Posted by TheSebring

The more it looks like a funny car, the better!

ummm, have you seen how LOW to the ground funny cars sit??? :uhmK:

Travis you may have to get ahold of your young-un and teach him the finer points of LOW versus HIGH



Oh and John....you have just been thread 'jacked!

[highperf4x4]

That's just because they extend the bodie's to the ground. Stick a wrinkle wall tire on the back of a truck and see how low it is to the ground!

[longrange10x]

Nice looking ride! If you are looking to get rid of the lift, my wife's '78 4x4 could use it ...

[highperf4x4]

There ya go John, in the midst of a thread jackin you made a sale!!

[joe231]

Originally Posted by highperf4x4

That's just because they extend the bodie's to the ground. Stick a wrinkle wall tire on the back of a truck and see how low it is to the ground!

body drop or suspension drop.....it is still low

guess the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree, eh?

[highperf4x4]

Wow

So, these look lowered or raised? I'll give ya a minute to look closely.

[joe231]

none of those look "lifted" to me (other than the fuelies, but they are higher in the front)...not exactly what I picture when I hear funny car either...must be the age difference







are we talking about "rake"?

I thought Blake was talking about lifting a truck front and rear to look like a funny car

[highperf4x4]

Well silly me.

I missed the part where he said "late model" funny car!

[scotts62]

Originally Posted by highperf4x4

Well silly me.

I missed the part where he said "late model" funny car!

[joe231]

[JohnC]

Hey I'm cool with thread jacking. That is where you really get to know the other guys is just shooting the bull just like if we were hanging out somwhere. I can thread jack with the best of them!

Longrange: The 4x4 trucks have leaf spring front suspensions right? If so these won't work. They are coil springs for the front. Now the rear blocks would work, but I don't know for sure the fronts will on your setup.

[JohnC]

Oh and for an update on what I got done yesterday.........Nothing! I really need to hit the lottery so I can have cash flow, with no work taking me away from my interests!

[joe231]

if you do hit the lotto, I hope you plan on sharing

[JohnC]

Oh you know I will. I was thinking if I hit it I would buy the old Marc Heitz, or Fowler dealership and turn it into our clubhouse! Then we would have plenty of room to work on our stuff, store our stuff, and even have room to show off our stuff!

[joe231]

that is a good plan!!

[JohnC]

I thought so! However, I'm not holding on to it though! I guess you have to play the lottery to win it. Which I think is a total scam! I guess those numbers right everytime they call them out, and nothing! Oh well maybe next time.

Hey what did you do to your suspension on your truck? I meant to ask you at the meet, and well, forgot. Also how do you like your speaker brackets from Jeff? Another thing I was going to talk to you about!

[joe231]

yeah, I agree about the scam part.....

I cut one coil off the front springs and removed all but 2 leafs in the rear....temporary lowing solution

the brackets from Jeff are excellent, they sound great! I welded and smoothed the corners of them then Scott powder-coated them for me..I think they turned out nice

[JohnC]

Yeah I looked at them at the meet. They looked nice. Did you have any problems finding the right 6x9 to fit in them?

I took the overload out of the 94 that I used to have to lower it down a little more after we had the springs dearched. I wasn't happy with it at all. Mainly because I couldn't put 100lbs in it without it dropping. Not that I will haul anything in this one, but it was one of those things that always bothered me. At the time though it was my daily driver, do everything truck. Now that I have the 03 to handle DD duties I guess it wouldn't be as bad.

[TheSebring]

Originally Posted by highperf4x4

Well silly me.

I missed the part where he said "late model" funny car!

Missed that did you? Well I was figuring this was a classic forum so I would talk about the classic funny cars. What perf posted was what I was talking about. Only funny cars I've ever known really. Don't know what to call those new long body things .

I meant making it 3 inches taller in the rear than the front. The way a truck looks when you hit the brake real fast and it nose dives. Freeze frame the nose dive, and it's something like that

[JohnC]

OK so I haven't done much on the truck this week. I did manage to get the gas tank that Joe gave me cleaned up and ready to paint. Plan on doing that first thing Wednesday morning when it is somewhat cool, and it's my day off.

Here is a pic of what the original grill looked like Jason.


Also here is a pic of the sport bumper installed. I still need to move it closer to the bed. It also seems to be lower on the passenger side than the drivers. I need to address that too.

[joe231]

nice bumper...
do you still have the one you took off?
you got a pic of it?

[JohnC]

Yeah I still have it. Gonna try and sell it. I'll get pics tonight when I get home.

[menace121978]

nice rear john!!