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Re: Project "Just an Old Truck"
Thanks brother, I appreciate the good words! Now about that parachute...
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Re: Project "Just an Old Truck"
Can't remember; did you do the trailing arm flip on this one? That will help correct pinion angle, too. Wheels are gonna look good!
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Re: Project "Just an Old Truck"
I think your truck is gonna look great with those wheels!!
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very nice work on the trans crossmember
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When I started the tail shaft was 5° down and the pinion was 0° (neutral), and the output shaft and the pinion gear were the same height from the ground. Right now I will have to estimate how much raising the tail shaft corrected the downward angle at the tail shaft, but lets say it is now 3° down. Having moved the tailshaft up 1" the output shaft should be 1" above the pinion gear, which opens the possibility of increasing the pinion angle (up). I have a choice here, I can install the 3.5° shims I borrowed from Hart_Rod or flip the trailing arm brackets. The shims are the easiest, and could provide a good test but depending on how many degrees it changes the pinion angle, moving the trailing arm bracket might be the better permanent fix. Does anyone know how many degrees the pinion angle changes by flipping the brackets? The other possible advantage to moving the brackets might help with is centering the wheel in the wheel well. So, I am going to try the shims next and then the flip if the shim help eliminate vibration. I will try and get numbers at each step so that we will know how the flip affects the pinion angle.
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And I'm just 20-25 from his 90.
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Re: Project "Just an Old Truck"
Wheels got here today! But the rears don't fit... wrong backspace. Seems like the website that says they make a 5" bs is wrong so I was sent 5.5"bs. I am working with the guys at Old School Wheel on a fix. The fix (spacers) will be temporary until I build the longer rear end I have. Crappy pics in the garage...
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Re: Project "Just an Old Truck"
Wheels look good.
Sorry about Coys shipping out the wrong BS.
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Re: Project "Just an Old Truck"
Yessss!!!!!! So nice!
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That's a bummer about the rears, but it still looks awesome!
Got any info on plugging the tank filler hole in the cab? That's on my to-do list... Posted via Mobile Device
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Re: Project "Just an Old Truck"
Looks great! So you are driving out to St.Louis?
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Re: Project "Just an Old Truck"
Ran thru your build might have missed it but whose fuel tank did you use? considering moving mine under the bed too.
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Love it!
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I appreciate your restraint as I know you have more to say...
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Re: Project "Just an Old Truck"
Can't wait to see it backed out in the open!
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Wheels look great on your truck, sorry to hear about the bs mistake. Can't say I'm shocked, they did the same thing to me and told me to run a spacer if it bothered me. Eventhough their customer service sucks they do have some very nice wheels as seen on your truck.
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Re: Project "Just an Old Truck"
With the help of some spacers I borrowed from Hart_Rod I was able to get the wheels off of the bed sides. I don't want to run spacers permanently, and I really like these wheels so I am going to start collecting parts to rebuild the 70-72 rear end I have sitting in the corner. The one thing that swapping the rear end won't fix is the placement of the wheel in the wheel well. Since I lowered it the rear wheels are too far back in the opening. Does anyone know if flipping the trailing arm brackets will correct this? Please let me know if you have any info on this. Measurement pics I took...
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Pics... Gonna have to do something about the drums and the exhaust, whew that is UGLY!
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Re: Project "Just an Old Truck"
Wheels look great. Big wheels = big view
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Re: Project "Just an Old Truck"
I wonder if you could run a Porterbuilt tubular trailing arm crossmember,... and position it 1" forward?
How much do you think it is off? hot trux has a set of 1.5" lowering blocks on his truck,... and that kinda helps kick the rearend forward.
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Re: Project "Just an Old Truck"
Shhh... Be quiet.. Do you hear that? What's that sound behind you?
Oh it's the sound of a snow ball effect starting to roll. Lol. Rear disc, new exhaust lay out, just a little bit lower.... Next thing you know ![]() Lol Posted via Mobile Device
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