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Old 10-05-2014, 09:02 PM   #26
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Hey, I am only about 80 miles from you. What headers are those? What Isky grind did you go with? What are the tire/wheel sizes?

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Old 10-05-2014, 09:06 PM   #27
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few more pics...





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This pic is with ~500lbs in the bed weighing it down.
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Old 10-05-2014, 09:09 PM   #28
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Iola, Wisconsin Swap meet:





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Old 10-05-2014, 09:12 PM   #29
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That back tire/wheel combo is PERFECT! I would guess a 4" back space wheel.
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Old 10-05-2014, 09:17 PM   #30
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HAMB drags in Joplin, MO
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Old 10-05-2014, 09:20 PM   #31
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That back tire/wheel combo is PERFECT! I would guess a 4" back space wheel.

thanks...pretty much, 3.75" to be exact.
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Old 10-05-2014, 09:25 PM   #32
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Then to Alabama...





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Old 10-05-2014, 09:29 PM   #33
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These pics keep getting better!
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Old 10-05-2014, 09:45 PM   #34
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Then I decided to make a few changes...

back out...
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Old 10-05-2014, 09:50 PM   #35
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I've never understood why rear axles don't have drain plugs from the factory?...So I added one in the cover and a fill plug that's easier to use than the one on the front side.

may not look so great, but the benefits outweigh that.
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Old 10-05-2014, 09:58 PM   #36
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Aluminum heads, and chromemoly roller rockers...smaller combustion chambers to bump up the compression ratio, and 1.6 ratio rockers to increase the lift to work better with the heads...
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Old 10-05-2014, 10:04 PM   #37
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For future reference for anyone else... the port location in relation to the spark plugs on these Promaxx heads was just different enough from the stock heads that my old headers wouldn't work.

I ended up modifying some old headers I had to work...total Pain!

Headers are something I think it's worth paying up for to get some good quality ones...I plan to change them sometime in the future.
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Old 10-05-2014, 10:07 PM   #38
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Old 10-05-2014, 10:20 PM   #39
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and here it is running again: http://youtu.be/_f1HS7nTA8k
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Old 10-05-2014, 11:09 PM   #40
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Great truck!!!
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Old 10-05-2014, 11:10 PM   #41
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Old 10-08-2014, 10:03 AM   #42
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close... 15x7 215/70/15 and 15x8.5 255/70/15

I like a little bit narrower front tire than most guys.
At your front ride height, do you think a 255-60 tire would clear the front fender lips on 15x8 rally wheel (4.25" backspacing)?

How much drop did you get with the Belltech spindles and flip kit? And how does the flip kit work? I've never done anything with rear leafs other than remove/install them.

My 82 C10 (below) has 6.5" van rallys installed by some previous owner, but they sit inboard way too much. I had planned to go to wider rallys, but was gonna keep it at stock height until I saw yours!

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Diggin' it! don't change a thing!
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Old 10-09-2014, 05:25 AM   #45
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It may fit...it would be tight and I don't think it would look very good anyway...but I realize most guys use bigger front tires.

It's about a 6" drop in the front, not sure exactly in the rear.

A "flip kit" relocates the axle so that it sits on top of the springs (rather than below the springs as it is in stock form) Then the frame is notched above the axle to allow for up and down travel of the axle.

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At your front ride height, do you think a 255-60 tire would clear the front fender lips on 15x8 rally wheel (4.25" backspacing)?

How much drop did you get with the Belltech spindles and flip kit? And how does the flip kit work? I've never done anything with rear leafs other than remove/install them.

My 82 C10 (below) has 6.5" van rallys installed by some previous owner, but they sit inboard way too much. I had planned to go to wider rallys, but was gonna keep it at stock height until I saw yours!

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Headers!

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Headers!
Will those work w/o mods to you heads (since the other ones required tweaking)?
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Awesome man! I dig the working pics from out on the road.
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Will those work w/o mods to you heads (since the other ones required tweaking)?
Yeh...no issues with the Stan's headers..
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