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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Waynesboro, Va.
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Bodydropping my truck
I still have to bag my truck first, but in the end i want my rockers flat on the pavement. Any recommendations for a GOOD shop around Virginia to perform my bodydrop? I can find hacks all day long, finding a good shop that knows there stuff is almost impossible around here.
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my gas saver
Join Date: Sep 2003
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there`s a place called the drop shop in pikeville, ky. i had a buddy that had his toyota done there (back when i liked kiddie trucks)
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Where in Pikeville? I can check the place out.
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: East Bethel, MN
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I don't think that the Drop shop is around anymore. I know that Jody has been into modding out 4 wheelers and stuff of the nature. I dont think he's doing bag work and metal work anymore.
But I could be wrong Nic www.crazytalkcustoms.com |
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Yea pretty shure he builds 4wheelers only now.
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You dont need to do a full on body drop to make these things sit the rocker on the ground. Take out your body mounts and put in smaller ones- 1/4" This will make your body lower then your frame. attached is my old shop truck that was planting rocker with this mod. Do it yourself if you are going to do your bags yourself.
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my gas saver
Join Date: Sep 2003
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i`m with fastbagged68 i wouldn`t pay $3000 to get a body drop and lose head/leg room. when you can do that for a very minimal cost.
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Join Date: Aug 2003
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I'm going to do the body mount Mod like fastbagged68 mentioned.
Thanks! |
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I also have an '81 and would like to know this also....
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Don't know,but most likely. Look under your cab and see the gap inbetween the frame and floor and then look at all the other mounts.
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fastbagged:
Who makes the shorter mounts?
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I have a 86 c-30 dually. It needed 4 inches to get the rockers to lay flat. I think on the older body's you don't need much of body drop to get it to lay flat. But on the 83-88's you need a big drop.
I did a stock floor on mine and didn't loose any headroom or leg room. You can see some pics at www.crazytalkcustoms.com under the projects page. Nic |
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Join Date: Sep 2003
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you might not have as much room with a 73-87 because of the gas tanks. if you drop the body by way of thinner mounts, the bottom of the bed may smack the gas tank before it goes too far. shouldn`t be too hard to get around though with some light fab work or a fuel cell. the main work in going this route is your bumpers. when you drop your body, the frame stays the same. this means the way the bumpers mount stays the same. me and my buddy body dropped an s10 blazer and we had to fab some plates to drop the bumpers. it is also not too major of a deal, just alot of tedious work. the job that "notlowerthanme" has done there is just bad ass, that looks good man.
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notlowerthanme, i looked at your site you do some great work
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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Thanks for the compliments guys.
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seems to me your still gonna have to raise the bed floor up cuz it mounts directly to the frame. but thats better than doing a full on bodydrop.
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Nic that SS Monte is just beautiful. I allways was curious how to build a slammed out tow truck so the ultralow tires could take the weight. How much load will them rear tires take?
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Here is a pic of my 82 Blazer when the fender liners were out. As you can see the A-arm pivot point is the lowest point on the crossmember. Even though it's on the ground, the fenders still have 4-5" to go....
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bagged72blaz. The tires are load rated to 1900lbs each. I'm actually running all 4 unlike some people, so they can take the better part of 7500lbs. The rims themselves can handle 6000lbs a piece. Since the hub surface is still stock.
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Well the bed mounts directly to the frame. So if you change your body mounts then the bed will sit higher than the cab. On a 83-87 I don't see it being worth the time to remove the body mounts or lower them considering the amount of drop you need to get the rockers to lay flat. Even with a crossmember drop or z' ing the frame you only gain the amount the crossmember was holding the truck up. Which isn't enough on the 83-87 to get it to lay rocker. But you can get the frame to lay flat. You would still need to do a body drop. Traditional or stock floor.
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thanks
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You still get into clearance issues with your tranny tunnel dropping cab mounts also not to mention like stated before your bed.Do the xmember drop or z the frame with spindles and you will be fine.
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Danville, ca
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fastbagged, small world, I found out you run draggin by customs, Kelly (Johns girlfriend from motopsycho) started talking to me bout you haha.
anyways, do you know what part number for the energy suspension mounts? |
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