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Engine n00b
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Austin
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ECE 2/4 premium installed *crappy pics*
Finally got er done. Took me almost 8 hours (3+ of that was fighting those rivets off) working alone..
Not hard, just time consuming and a PITA in a dirt driveway. Managed to only draw blood once and not hurt myself too much either! ![]() ![]() Last edited by chrislehr; 04-07-2008 at 05:37 PM. |
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Charles City IA
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Re: ECE 2/4 premium installed *crappy pics*
should've gone w/ a 4/6 or a 3.5/6 get it lower and level(er)
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Lafayette Georgia
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Re: ECE 2/4 premium installed *crappy pics*
Looks good bro! Now take that 2nd pic and add it to the "night shots" thread!
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Re: ECE 2/4 premium installed *crappy pics*
Ya know. I look at those caps and I picture a 66 and know they belong on a 66 but on yours they are growing on me. It's different. Like TT2's are great and all but are so common anymore it makes painted wheels look that much better. IMO
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Engine n00b
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Austin
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Re: ECE 2/4 premium installed *crappy pics*
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Join Date: May 2002
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Re: ECE 2/4 premium installed *crappy pics*
Looks good!. How hard was it to mount the shock relocators???
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Engine n00b
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Re: ECE 2/4 premium installed *crappy pics*
Mounting them was simple.
Removing the stock ones... Friggin 3 hours. 4 rivets... I had an air hammer and a cutting disc, too. Apparently my 90psi 20k rpm stuff was weaksauce compared to 1970 engineering... |
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Re: ECE 2/4 premium installed *crappy pics*
Those new springs may settle down a wee bit after a few hundred miles. It may be just me but it looks a little bit lower in the rear than the front. I bet it still rides good though.
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Join Date: Sep 2004
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Re: ECE 2/4 premium installed *crappy pics*
You're not done yet! Get your wrenches back out and turn those upper shock relocaters around. It shouldn't take but a few minutes to swap em around, you've already done the hard part. The part where the shock goes through should be towards the back of the truck. The way they are now you're shocks are a bit too horizontal to be very effective.
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Re: ECE 2/4 premium installed *crappy pics*
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Re: ECE 2/4 premium installed *crappy pics*
I helped a friend remove a few rivets and they are tough. We got a sawzall in there for a few but the rest had to be torched/ground off.
That 2/4 drop is a very nice stance for your truck. Going any further wouldn't look good. I really don't like the ground scaper look any vehicle, especially a truck....always makes me wonder why anyone would do that.
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Re: ECE 2/4 premium installed *crappy pics*
http://www.earlyclassic.com/tech.asp...0Big%20Ship2-3
Pic 14 shows the upper bracket with the hole for the shock towards the back of the truck. I'm not sure what you're refering to about removing a nut from the lower bracket? Elaborate a bit for me and I'll do all I can to help you out. This one might show it a bit better. http://www.earlyclassic.com/tech.asp...et%20Rolling-2 Last edited by see ten; 04-07-2008 at 08:02 PM. |
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Re: ECE 2/4 premium installed *crappy pics*
Does it ride better?
How does it handle? Looks great.
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Re: ECE 2/4 premium installed *crappy pics*
Nice install the truck looks great!
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Join Date: Feb 2008
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Re: ECE 2/4 premium installed *crappy pics*
heh - I never got around to it today. Not really hurting anything sitting there.. I can swap that with suspension loaded, too right?
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Re: ECE 2/4 premium installed *crappy pics*
looks good. im having trouble figuring out what kinda drop i want, thinkin 5 inch coil drop in the rear and get the coils cut in front for now, later getting some drop spindles and disc's. how does it ride? bit stiffer than before?
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Re: ECE 2/4 premium installed *crappy pics*
Didn't see it mentioned anywhere.... did you use the drop spindles or springs up front?
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Re: ECE 2/4 premium installed *crappy pics*
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ride is very nice. A lot better road handling and bump recovery.. No longer feels like shattering panes of glass on bad bumps... truck has less rattles now too thanks to this ![]() |
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: DFW, Texas
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Re: ECE 2/4 premium installed *crappy pics*
Looks great! I'm getting ready to place my order on the 2/4 premium drop as well. In hind sight, would you approach the rivets differently? What did you find as the most effective way of getting them off?
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Re: ECE 2/4 premium installed *crappy pics*
If I had drill bits made for metal, it would have been easier. Also, drilling/cutting/grinding while on your back SUCKS. I have a burn mark on my face from a hit piece of metal hitting me.
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Re: ECE 2/4 premium installed *crappy pics*
Glad you got it done without too much pain. It looks good!
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