Is a dropmember worth it for a 5/8 static drop.?

[2002yanks]

wish I saw this earlier. you can use a 3ott column with a dropmember. I had to modify the linkage some to work(added some length to the arms).

[SierraMtns]

Originally Posted by kitsbeach

haha thanks for checking in blackfish. That is a sweet truck up on the hoist.

No I'm not done. A hoist and a torch would have sped things up.

I didn't get started until summer and was away for a lot of it and busy. And all those rivets took me a long time to grind, drill and chisel.

I've got the truck arms cleaned up and installed, with flipped crossmember mounts. And I've got he driver's side C-notch in. I just cut the passenger side notch tonight. It should go faster. There are less rivets and my grinder skills have improved. I'v got to grind my frame cut to size and bolt the notch in.

After that it is on to the front suspension, which will probably take me until Christmas the way its going (couple hours a week maybe four).

I just found your build tread. Looks like it is coming a long nicely.

[kitsbeach]

Originally Posted by 2002yanks

wish I saw this earlier. you can use a 3ott column with a dropmember. I had to modify the linkage some to work(added some length to the arms).

Darn…yeah the drop member actually SAVES money if you add up all the little parts of doing a full suspension upgrade and include a new steering box (mine is about 100 turns lock to lock and will need something tighter).

Anyway I am getting on with the traditional parts list and it should handle and look pretty good.