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02-28-2013, 07:00 PM
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My drop is done!
Well, I finally finished the drop on my truck. Overall I think it's about a 5/7 drop maybe a 4/6. I put 3 inch DJM drop spindles on the front, and a flip kit on the rear. After doing both of these, I realized that the rear was quite a bit lower than the front and didn't look how I wanted it. So I cut a coil off the front and now it sat more level but now the tires rubbed the fenders when I hit a bump! Just from taking it down the gravel road from my Dad's shop it had already put a decent sized scrape in the tire. So I decided it was time for me to buy new tires. I went with BF Goodrich Radial TA's all around. Sizes were 245/60r15 for the front and 275/60r15 for the rear. I'll post some pics below of the process, lemme know what you think.
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1983 Chevy lwb: 400 sbc destroked to 377, comp cams xe 268, Holley Street Dominator Intake, Holley Street Avenger 670 cfm, headers, flowmasters. SOLD 1998 Trans am, mostly stock with magnaflow catback My build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=454329 |
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02-28-2013, 07:02 PM
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Re: My drop is done!
How the truck sat before the drop:
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1983 Chevy lwb: 400 sbc destroked to 377, comp cams xe 268, Holley Street Dominator Intake, Holley Street Avenger 670 cfm, headers, flowmasters. SOLD 1998 Trans am, mostly stock with magnaflow catback My build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=454329 |
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02-28-2013, 07:04 PM
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Re: My drop is done!
Flip kit and drop spindles in the front:
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1983 Chevy lwb: 400 sbc destroked to 377, comp cams xe 268, Holley Street Dominator Intake, Holley Street Avenger 670 cfm, headers, flowmasters. SOLD 1998 Trans am, mostly stock with magnaflow catback My build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=454329 |
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02-28-2013, 07:06 PM
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Re: My drop is done!
Drop spindles, coil cut in front, flip kit, and new tires installed, the finished product!:
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1983 Chevy lwb: 400 sbc destroked to 377, comp cams xe 268, Holley Street Dominator Intake, Holley Street Avenger 670 cfm, headers, flowmasters. SOLD 1998 Trans am, mostly stock with magnaflow catback My build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=454329 |
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02-28-2013, 07:07 PM
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Re: My drop is done!
Here is how much clearance I have for my control arms:
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1983 Chevy lwb: 400 sbc destroked to 377, comp cams xe 268, Holley Street Dominator Intake, Holley Street Avenger 670 cfm, headers, flowmasters. SOLD 1998 Trans am, mostly stock with magnaflow catback My build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=454329 |
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02-28-2013, 07:21 PM
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Re: My drop is done!
Looks good like em low!
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02-28-2013, 07:21 PM
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Re: My drop is done!
Looks perfect but be careful driving with that clearance. I personally would go back to the tall tires and pull the fenderwells
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02-28-2013, 07:28 PM
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Re: My drop is done!
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1983 Chevy lwb: 400 sbc destroked to 377, comp cams xe 268, Holley Street Dominator Intake, Holley Street Avenger 670 cfm, headers, flowmasters. SOLD 1998 Trans am, mostly stock with magnaflow catback My build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=454329 |
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02-28-2013, 07:45 PM
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Re: My drop is done!
Have you done an alignment yet?
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02-28-2013, 07:47 PM
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Re: My drop is done!
Yes sir, I did one after I put the spindles on. Do I need to do another one now that I cut a coil off the front?
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1983 Chevy lwb: 400 sbc destroked to 377, comp cams xe 268, Holley Street Dominator Intake, Holley Street Avenger 670 cfm, headers, flowmasters. SOLD 1998 Trans am, mostly stock with magnaflow catback My build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=454329 |
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02-28-2013, 07:49 PM
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Re: My drop is done!
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02-28-2013, 07:50 PM
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Re: My drop is done!
Figured I would now that you brought it up. I'm glad you said something though, slipped my mind, lol
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1983 Chevy lwb: 400 sbc destroked to 377, comp cams xe 268, Holley Street Dominator Intake, Holley Street Avenger 670 cfm, headers, flowmasters. SOLD 1998 Trans am, mostly stock with magnaflow catback My build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=454329 |
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02-28-2013, 08:01 PM
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Re: My drop is done!
Wouldn't be a bad idea. Toe angle changes on height
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02-28-2013, 09:28 PM
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Re: My drop is done!
Looks great! Nice stance.
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03-01-2013, 02:00 AM
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Re: My drop is done!
Looks awesome, gotta love lowered long beds.
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03-01-2013, 05:49 AM
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Re: My drop is done!
Like those rims to.... Of course they ARE the same ones I have
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03-01-2013, 05:56 AM
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Re: My drop is done!
Lookin GOOD!!
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03-01-2013, 06:02 AM
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Re: My drop is done!
looks good & get some new shorter bump stops..those look like toast
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03-01-2013, 05:23 PM
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Re: My drop is done!
Looks good. Reminds me of my old 81 I drove in high school.
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03-01-2013, 05:34 PM
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Re: My drop is done!
Looks good!
Here's a preview of your a-arms in a couple years. 
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03-01-2013, 05:49 PM
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Re: My drop is done!
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03-01-2013, 06:13 PM
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Re: My drop is done!
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03-01-2013, 06:17 PM
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Re: My drop is done!
I can pretty much tell you every place in town where that happened. And one REALLY cool place along Hwy 69. Hit that one at night and put out a solid spark show. They fixed it about 10 years ago though.
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