Anyone ever have a hard time converting a nice stock truck into their build?

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Originally Posted by raggedjim

Drops on otherwise stock trucks look great...

Take a tip from Rene (c/10 King), paint the wheels body color, put wider whites, and rule the world.

That guys always gets some of the baddest trucks! Have you seen his new black one?

That's another thing I'm throwing around, drop it, add wider WW's and drive it for a while to see how I feel about it.

Originally Posted by weq92f

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I agree with getting it down lower and keeping the existing spirit of the truck. Maybe you could start with spindles/springs up front and flip the rear axle over top of the springs. 350/350 is a keeper right away too methinks. OD is really good. 3.08 or taller rear gear is good.

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-Kevin

I believe an axle flip would require a notch and that is something I don't want to do. If I drop it I'm looking to do a 3/5 with spindles and a 1" spring in front with 5" drop leafs in the rear OR a 4" in the rear, see how that turns out and if I need another inch, just do shackles.

I absolutely want OD. That is something I will eventually look in to. I think I have 3.08 right now because on the freeway the motor doesn't really scream at 70MPH.

Originally Posted by KQQL IT

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Originally Posted by weq92f

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I see what you did!

Seriously though. I'd rather spend that 4k-6k (Intro wheels) on tubular, coil over suspension front and rear. But, but...that'd be my build.

-Kevin

I had Intros on my Silverado SS back in the day so I'm hooked! Not really interested in a tubular front end as I doubt I will use it for it's intended use.

Can a leaf spring rear end be changed over to trailing arms and springs? I was a bit thrown off when I saw the current rear suspension. From what I understand a leaf spring rear suspension was an option as well as the 12 bolt I have.

Originally Posted by CAMAROBOY68SS

I had this issue with my 68 Camaro, my rule of thumb was that if I make a change, I can undo it in a weekend and have it back stock. So I have never done any new drilling or anything on the car. I kept the original motor in it, just hopped it up where it still looks stock but has alot more pep in it.

I thought about doing a few bolt ons for the motor like a cam, headers, heads, and maybe even FI.

Thanks everyone, it's good to hear other peoples opinions.