Z'ing the frame

[Ziegelsteinfaust]

I was going to sell my truck to a friend from work, but that fell through because we had some layoffs.

So while I wanted to sell the truck. It's not a big deal as my project truck has gotten stalled major league due to my dads hot rod project.

The truck bottoms out on the bump stops quite often, and sometimes it gets annoying. I was planning to Z the frame 4" which will give me the 2" rear drop I want, and the 2 extra 2 inches of axle upward movement I need. I may go more, but I won't go less.

Are people still into bagged trucks that lay frame? I don't see them much anymore while I drive, or many people posting builds anymore.

As I was wondering if I should just go all in on the Z incase I sell it to someone who wants to go all the way.

[Grounded63]

Why not just C notch it,

[RustyPile]

I've got a spare Sawzall you can borrow.

[Ziegelsteinfaust]

Originally Posted by Grounded63

Why not just C notch it,

Because I have a rear gas tank I need to raise at the same time.

Otherwise as they say south of the border...

La Boomba

[Ziegelsteinfaust]

Originally Posted by RustyPile

I've got a spare Sawzall you can borrow.

I was thinking the hot knife

[RustyPile]

Originally Posted by Ziegelsteinfaust

I was thinking the hot knife

Too messy, requires a lot of grinding to clean up.. That's why I suggested a sawzall..

[hewittca]

Yes, people are still bagging these trucks and doing all sorts of frame modifications. They just don't post on the forums anymore. It's harder to find, but if you search your favorite social media app you can find info on it. If you want to look at a build thread with details, you can take a look at my Bluey build. I z'ed the rear frame on that one 4" in a way that allowed me to retain all the stock truck arm suspension components. I also added 4" drop springs, 2" blocks, and 1" body drop so I was at a total 11" static drop in the rear. There were many additional modifications to make everything work but in the end the truck rode beautifully and I never had any issues with bottoming out or scraping. All the details for what I had to do are in my build thread.