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resident oilfield trash
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Lubbock TX
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Slammed trucks
Any of you guys around 4/6 or 5/7 have a hard time getting on or off dove tail car trailer.
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Tot Roddin'
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Re: Slammed trucks
bump for an answer as I am interested in this as well.
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Bakersfield, Ca
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Re: Slammed trucks
Had to call a tow truck once... it had that slide out/down ramp. Barely cleared the front bumper with 5/7 drop
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That's right, it's Copper!!
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Bakersfield, Central California
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Re: Slammed trucks
No problem getting mine on a trailer with a 5/7 drop.
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resident oilfield trash
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Re: Slammed trucks
Thats what I needed to know
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Nothing to see here.....
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Re: Slammed trucks
I'm not looking forward to it.....
6/8.5 drop.....
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Re: Slammed trucks
I bet you high center. Just curious. How far is your differential from your bed floor
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1967 SWB C10 396/400 factory air factory tach (sadly had to send to a new home) 1986 Honda 70 Fourtrax 1991 Chevrolet K5 blazer 2wd 1982 Mastercraft Pro Star 190 Stars and Stripes 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe 2011 Nissan Armada ![]() Last edited by jbristo67; 03-18-2009 at 05:47 PM. |
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Nothing to see here.....
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Re: Slammed trucks
about 3.5 inches.
static drop with a good ride.... go figure!
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: choctaw, oklahoma
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Re: Slammed trucks
I had to put a jack under the front of the trailer to raise the trailer higher.
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Alexandria, LA 71301
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Re: Slammed trucks
yea, what he said. a good tip to get a lowered vehicle on a dovetail trailer ( i have a 18 footer) is to jack up the tongue until the ramps are on the the same plane as the dovetail to avoid dragging.
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Re: Slammed trucks
avoid this whole problem and get bags guys haha only kidding
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resident oilfield trash
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Re: Slammed trucks
This will be my fourth slammed truck and I have never had a bagged one. Just seemed like a pain
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: pittsburgh pa
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Re: Slammed trucks
Take a few pieces of wood and build small ramps to back the truck up on... Easier than jacking up the trailer... usually use a 2x8... Cut pieces at an angle and screw together...
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Re: Slammed trucks
When you put it on a trailer, you do have the option of raising the tongue. To drive onto a set of ramps, you will usually need that additional wooden helper to let the front bumper not drag on the ramps as you drive on them.
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: pittsburgh pa
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Re: Slammed trucks
The truck I am talking about backing or driving on to ramps is the one pulling the trailer... Pull or back the back wheels up on ramps... The same as jacking the trailer tounge up... I have seen guys throw those oil change ramps in the bed and use them for this... I dont trust them holding the weight of a truck/trailer and whatever your driving on the trailer...
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68 C10 Shorty TPI,Bagged, and all the good stuff. Classic trucks feature June 06, On the cover of Jegs Christmas Catalog 08 67 C10 Shorty Shop truck project Bagged and Z'd under destruction and getting nowhere fast. 64 C10 Shop Truck/Daily driver, Bagged, Dropmember, SOLD!!!! Gone but not forgotten.. 54 GMC under the knife getting a S10 chassis swap and bagged. See my build thread... 07 GMC Sierra 5/7 drop, 22's and 24's Air ride on my mind.. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=339340 See pics of my trucks in my profile Last edited by c10addict; 03-19-2009 at 08:45 AM. |
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