Tri5 55 build

[C.shows]

Nice wheels, I have the grey ones. Does your hit the inside of the fender
When its all the way down?
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[Tri5Nerd]

Originally Posted by C.shows

Nice wheels, I have the grey ones. Does your hit the inside of the fender
When its all the way down?
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It does not as far as I can tell, I'll be adding some drop spindles to the front soon, so we'll see. I have about 1/2 to 3/4" clearance.

Tri5

[C.shows]

I was asking about the back? I'm running 20×10's out back and 9.5's up front.
Post some pics when you get the front together.
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[Tri5Nerd]

Originally Posted by C.shows

I was asking about the back? I'm running 20×10's out back and 9.5's up front.
Post some pics when you get the front together.
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I have the same size back wheels you have, I'm running 295/35/20 tires and my rearend is 58" flange to flange which give me enough room to allow clearance, If I was to do this again using these same wheels I would make my rearend 60" flange to flange, the problem I foresee is that taking these wheels off, it's a pain in the azz. when it's all said and done I have about 1" clearance in the back using a 1" spacer now.

Tri5

[C.shows]

I think my 8.8 is 59 or 60.. It's close maybe 1/2 inch from the fender lip.
my tires are a bit bigger 295/55/20. I have to remember i'm not building
a dragger this time.. But it has to be as low as possible! goodluck! subscribed.

[apache200]

thanks for the help. i am going to do some measuring and figure out what im going to use

[blue57]

truck looks good. What headers are you running?

[Tri5Nerd]

Thanks man, they are Pace Setters long tube headers, I had to massage one a little, you need to make sure they clear the frame and K member also.

Tri5
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[Roadkill58]

Tri5,

I copied your step notch design, but with more of an angle (60 degrees).

Looks like you used less of an angle. How much of a notch did you end up with?

Mine is about 4 1/2". It gets a little narrow at the top but the axel should not hit.

[Tri5Nerd]

Originally Posted by Roadkill58

Tri5,

I copied your step notch design, but with more of an angle (60 degrees).

Looks like you used less of an angle. How much of a notch did you end up with?

Mine is about 4 1/2". It gets a little narrow at the top but the axel should not hit.

Looks like you did use more angle than I had, my notch is 6 1/2" and 8" deep from bottom of notch to bottom of frame rail but it should get you down pretty close to the ground, I'm like 2" off the ground when aired out.

Tri5

[Roadkill58]

Originally Posted by Tri5Nerd

Looks like you did use more angle than I had, my notch is 6 1/2" and 8" deep from bottom of notch to bottom of frame rail but it should get you down pretty close to the ground, I'm like 2" off the ground when aired out.

Tri5

I don't plan on baggin so it should be good.

[Fat Mike]

Have you installed your airbags yet? Very interested in seeing what they look like on your truck.

[Dads Burb]

Do you have any pictures of the radiator supports? What radiator hoses are you using?

[Tri5Nerd]

Originally Posted by Fat Mike

Have you installed your airbags yet? Very interested in seeing what they look like on your truck.

Mike, I really don't have many good pictures of the bags now that I took the frontend apart and only found a couple of the rear that's really not showing how it looks but here you go.

[Tri5Nerd]

Originally Posted by Dads Burb

Do you have any pictures of the radiator supports? What radiator hoses are you using?

I'm going to use some L brackets at the bottom and on each side, I just made a couple for temporary mockups however if using the radiator I'm using one or both of the side brackets will need to be bolted on in order to put the radiator in.
I'm also using the stock host for the top and I found one at the swapmeet for the bottom. Hope that helps.

Tri5

[Shanehenrymusic]

I love the stance of your truck! did you install drop spindles on the front and lowered springs? My clip was welded in the "No Limit" way and sits really high.. just wondering what I'll need to do to get her sitting down about 4 inches.

[Tri5Nerd]

ShaneHenryMusic,

My truck has air ride shockwaves in the front, I don't think it's low enough! I have and am going to install some drop spindles, just haven't gotten around to it. My clip was really butchered when I got it and a friend cleaned it up for me. Remember that your frontend will settle and drop some after adding engine/trans and cab to the frame.

Tri5

[apache200]

tri5 any new updates on your truck

[made2drag]

tri5, your truck is sweet!....im a newbie at these...what year camaro subframe is it? 82-92? i just got a 56 and i was wondering if i should do a 71-72 c10 or a different frame from firewall forward. im wondering how much modification the 82-92 camaro would take.

[ZR2RICK]

Really enjoying your build Tri5, hey do you have any info and/or pics of your wishbone 3 link set up? angles, tubing used? bushings used? tubing diameter? ect... I am trying to decide the best rear suspension set up to use and would really prefer to build it myself.