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**N2TRUX** · 01-22-2009, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XXL

So I have them backward. Oops.

Yeah the seatbelt consoles were discontinued when retractable seat belts became standard equipment. The cupholder continued to 77 then they changed to the next style.

**lolife99** · 01-22-2009, 09:30 PM

Thanks for all the compliments.
Nobby,... yours and jmucks and Gringoloco's are the reason I wanted to bag it.
Unlimited,... I had it out of the garage tonight. I'll post pics later.

dieselarmy13 · 01-22-2009, 10:11 PM

love it

gringoloco · 01-22-2009, 10:38 PM

Looks good!

You will need at least 5.5" BS out back w/ 20x10s. The 5" BS worked on N2Billet's Lucy 'cause it had(I think) the 3/4" per side narrower early rear.

FWIW 20x8.5-5.2 5BS and 20x10-5.5 BS worked great for me before the insanity began...

gringoloco · 01-22-2009, 10:44 PM

Oh yeah- you should do the CL205s IMO. They are the perfect match for your look...

**lolife99** · 01-22-2009, 11:02 PM

Thanks gringoloco for the backspace numbers.
I think the 5.5" BS on the rear will be perfect. I have access to a 20x9.5 Vintec (w/5" backspace) that I may try this weekend,... if I can borrow them. I think I'm set on getting the Gray TTII's also.
Here's a couple pics from tonight outside. The a-arms are about 1 inch off the ground.
Hard to tell it's dirty,... but it is.

gringoloco · 01-22-2009, 11:37 PM

Dirty hack:

**lolife99** · 01-22-2009, 11:49 PM

That,... is the look I'm going for. Thanks alot!

Dinos63 · 01-22-2009, 11:54 PM

man that looks sic, nice stance,dude i got to find one of those

lowdownstar · 01-23-2009, 07:48 AM

Looks killer Keith! Now you live up to your plate (low life) lol goes together like a nice set of booobs. can't wait to see the wheels....

Ray

smashingchuck · 01-23-2009, 11:00 AM

That chop looks perfect... and nice work. Glad to see somebody not taking the cheap way out when they bag their ride.

Please don't put Coys on it.

Tony@AirRideTech · 01-23-2009, 11:18 AM

Thanks for the props man... the Blaze is lookin killer. makes me jealous. I have always loved those trucks!

**lolife99** · 01-23-2009, 12:13 PM

Hey Tony,... I really like the AirPod. It's "fool proof" as far as installations go.
If my '69 ever ends up on bags,... I might hide one in an old tool box in the bed.
smashingchuck,... I like the price of the Coys,... but I like the looks of the Americans TTII's better.

VA72C10 · 01-23-2009, 09:44 PM

What size are your tires? And I'm guessing you have a 2.5" spindle? Those arms look like they help it get a bit lower in the front than stock A-arms...I assume that's because of the cups on the arms vs. these.

**lolife99** · 01-23-2009, 09:58 PM

VA72C10,... The fronts are 215/70-15's on 7" ralleys. The rear are 275/60-15's on 8" ralleys. Like I said,... those pics are with the a-arms about 1" off the ground. It will lay then on the inner fenders. I'm not sure how much lower they would go without the inner fenders.

tcb-1 · 01-23-2009, 10:09 PM

holy crap Keith! how did I miss this thread! the Blazer is HAMMERED! I freakin' love the stance!!!!!!!!!!

now I have visions of air bags dancing in my head......

VA72C10 · 01-23-2009, 10:23 PM

On the tire calculator, that's 26.85" So when you go w/ 20's you're not gonna be quite that low. I'm planning on running a 29-30" tall tire to have some decent sidewall so i'll be 2-3" higher in the front....

gringoloco · 01-23-2009, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VA72C10

On the tire calculator, that's 26.85" So when you go w/ 20's you're not gonna be quite that low. I'm planning on running a 29-30" tall tire to have some decent sidewall so i'll be 2-3" higher in the front....

You'll only be 1-1.5" higher(at ride height). Half the added diameter is above the spindle. Dumped is a different story if you're resting on the inners. Either way- the twankys will set it off

**lolife99** · 01-23-2009, 10:37 PM

VA,... I plan to run a 245/40-20 up front. I think the tire calculator is a little off. I just measured them and they are 25.5" tall. I expect the 20's will be about 28" tall. I could pull the inner fenders,... but I'm not that worried about it, because the backs not lay'd out either.

VA72C10 · 01-23-2009, 10:54 PM

One of these days I'll remember that about half the height affecting the stance

Yeah, you'll probably lay the LCA or hit the inners with a shorter tire like that. I just like a lil more meat on my sidewalls for ride quality

I'm staying with a stock bedfloor so I won't be able to tuck the rear that much also. Now, when I get around to doing a blazer, I plan on a big notch and dropmembers so I can lay frame...but I gotta save for a while before any of that will happen.

**lolife99** · 01-23-2009, 11:03 PM

Yeah,... my bed floor is stock too.
I could get another inch,... but it's not worth cutting the floor.

VA72C10 · 01-23-2009, 11:18 PM

By the way, I thought this but didn't type it, your blazer is Saweeeet

**lolife99** · 01-26-2009, 09:20 PM

Placed an order today for 20" American Racing (gray centered) Torque Thrust II's.
So hopefully in a month or so I can post some pics.
Thanks again for all the comments.

**Nobby** · 01-26-2009, 10:18 PM

Good call on the wheels. Can't wait to see pics.

XXL · 01-26-2009, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lolife99

Placed an order today for 20" American Racing (gray centered) Torque Thrust II's.
So hopefully in a month or so I can post some pics.
Thanks again for all the comments.

Let me know when you get a tracking number on them

so I can have them redirected here

01-22-2009, 09:30 PM	#27
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,700	Re: Thorbecke Bros. tubular a-arms installed (with pics) Thanks for all the compliments. Nobby,... yours and jmucks and Gringoloco's are the reason I wanted to bag it. Unlimited,... I had it out of the garage tonight. I'll post pics later. __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

01-22-2009, 10:11 PM	#28
dieselarmy13 Phone's ringin Dude. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 1,426	Re: Thorbecke Bros. tubular a-arms installed (with pics) love it __________________ I pitty the fool with only two headlights!! 2003 SILVERADO SS--THE NEW GIRL 1972 GMC--THE OLD GIRL

01-22-2009, 10:38 PM	#29
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: Thorbecke Bros. tubular a-arms installed (with pics) Looks good! You will need at least 5.5" BS out back w/ 20x10s. The 5" BS worked on N2Billet's Lucy 'cause it had(I think) the 3/4" per side narrower early rear. FWIW 20x8.5-5.2 5BS and 20x10-5.5 BS worked great for me before the insanity began... __________________ -Chris Instagram _elgringoloco_ '70 Short-Wide How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 ‘70 Blazer ConversionHow To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd '72 Highlander How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 (SOLD) '72 Blazer 2WD How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer (SOLD) '05 Yukon Daily Driven (not so stock) Yukon (SOLD) ‘07 Yukon Denali (daily) Members met list: SCOTI, darkhorse970, 67cheby, 67cheby'sGirl, klmore, porterbuilt, n2billet, Fastrucken, classicchev, Col Clank, GSFMECH, HuggerCST, Spray-Bomb, BACKYARD88, 5150, fine69, fatbass, smbrouss70, 65StreetCruiser, GAc10boy

01-22-2009, 10:44 PM	#30
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: Thorbecke Bros. tubular a-arms installed (with pics) Oh yeah- you should do the CL205s IMO. They are the perfect match for your look... __________________ -Chris Instagram _elgringoloco_ '70 Short-Wide How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 ‘70 Blazer ConversionHow To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd '72 Highlander How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 (SOLD) '72 Blazer 2WD How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer (SOLD) '05 Yukon Daily Driven (not so stock) Yukon (SOLD) ‘07 Yukon Denali (daily) Members met list: SCOTI, darkhorse970, 67cheby, 67cheby'sGirl, klmore, porterbuilt, n2billet, Fastrucken, classicchev, Col Clank, GSFMECH, HuggerCST, Spray-Bomb, BACKYARD88, 5150, fine69, fatbass, smbrouss70, 65StreetCruiser, GAc10boy

01-22-2009, 11:02 PM	#31
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,700	Re: Thorbecke Bros. tubular a-arms installed (with pics) Thanks gringoloco for the backspace numbers. I think the 5.5" BS on the rear will be perfect. I have access to a 20x9.5 Vintec (w/5" backspace) that I may try this weekend,... if I can borrow them. I think I'm set on getting the Gray TTII's also. Here's a couple pics from tonight outside. The a-arms are about 1 inch off the ground. Hard to tell it's dirty,... but it is. Attached Images __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823 Last edited by lolife99; 01-22-2009 at 11:49 PM.

01-22-2009, 11:37 PM	#32
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: Thorbecke Bros. tubular a-arms installed (with pics) Dirty hack: Attached Images __________________ -Chris Instagram _elgringoloco_ '70 Short-Wide How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 ‘70 Blazer ConversionHow To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd '72 Highlander How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 (SOLD) '72 Blazer 2WD How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer (SOLD) '05 Yukon Daily Driven (not so stock) Yukon (SOLD) ‘07 Yukon Denali (daily) Members met list: SCOTI, darkhorse970, 67cheby, 67cheby'sGirl, klmore, porterbuilt, n2billet, Fastrucken, classicchev, Col Clank, GSFMECH, HuggerCST, Spray-Bomb, BACKYARD88, 5150, fine69, fatbass, smbrouss70, 65StreetCruiser, GAc10boy

01-22-2009, 11:49 PM	#33
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,700	Re: Thorbecke Bros. tubular a-arms installed (with pics) That,... is the look I'm going for. Thanks alot! __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

01-22-2009, 11:54 PM	#34
Dinos63 chevy only Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,619	Re: Thorbecke Bros. tubular a-arms installed (with pics) man that looks sic, nice stance,dude i got to find one of those __________________ CHEVY ONLY... Nothin Else !

01-23-2009, 07:48 AM	#35
lowdownstar big guy Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: mass Posts: 824	Re: Thorbecke Bros. tubular a-arms installed (with pics) Looks killer Keith! Now you live up to your plate (low life) lol goes together like a nice set of booobs. can't wait to see the wheels.... Ray

01-23-2009, 11:00 AM	#36
smashingchuck It'd be alot cooler if you did Join Date: May 2003 Location: Three Rivers, MI Posts: 2,345	Re: Thorbecke Bros. tubular a-arms installed (with pics) That chop looks perfect... and nice work. Glad to see somebody not taking the cheap way out when they bag their ride. Please don't put Coys on it. __________________ 78 Build Thread 4Runner Build

01-23-2009, 11:18 AM	#37
Tony@AirRideTech Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Huntingburg IN Posts: 620	Re: Thorbecke Bros. tubular a-arms installed (with pics) Thanks for the props man... the Blaze is lookin killer. makes me jealous. I have always loved those trucks!

01-23-2009, 12:13 PM	#38
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,700	Re: Thorbecke Bros. tubular a-arms installed (with pics) Hey Tony,... I really like the AirPod. It's "fool proof" as far as installations go. If my '69 ever ends up on bags,... I might hide one in an old tool box in the bed. smashingchuck,... I like the price of the Coys,... but I like the looks of the Americans TTII's better. __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

01-23-2009, 09:44 PM	#39
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,267	Re: Thorbecke Bros. tubular a-arms installed (with pics) What size are your tires? And I'm guessing you have a 2.5" spindle? Those arms look like they help it get a bit lower in the front than stock A-arms...I assume that's because of the cups on the arms vs. these. __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

01-23-2009, 09:58 PM	#40
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,700	Re: Thorbecke Bros. tubular a-arms installed (with pics) VA72C10,... The fronts are 215/70-15's on 7" ralleys. The rear are 275/60-15's on 8" ralleys. Like I said,... those pics are with the a-arms about 1" off the ground. It will lay then on the inner fenders. I'm not sure how much lower they would go without the inner fenders. __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

01-23-2009, 10:09 PM	#41
tcb-1 Nothing to see here..... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 4,625	Re: Thorbecke Bros. tubular a-arms installed (with pics) holy crap Keith! how did I miss this thread! the Blazer is HAMMERED! I freakin' love the stance!!!!!!!!!! now I have visions of air bags dancing in my head...... __________________ Doug THANK YOU to our American Soldiers & Veterans - POW MIA "You will NEVER be forgotten". The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson



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01-23-2009, 10:23 PM	#42
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,267	Re: Thorbecke Bros. tubular a-arms installed (with pics) On the tire calculator, that's 26.85" So when you go w/ 20's you're not gonna be quite that low. I'm planning on running a 29-30" tall tire to have some decent sidewall so i'll be 2-3" higher in the front.... __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

01-23-2009, 10:37 PM	#44
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,700	Re: Thorbecke Bros. tubular a-arms installed (with pics) VA,... I plan to run a 245/40-20 up front. I think the tire calculator is a little off. I just measured them and they are 25.5" tall. I expect the 20's will be about 28" tall. I could pull the inner fenders,... but I'm not that worried about it, because the backs not lay'd out either. __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

01-23-2009, 10:54 PM	#45
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,267	Re: Thorbecke Bros. tubular a-arms installed (with pics) One of these days I'll remember that about half the height affecting the stance Yeah, you'll probably lay the LCA or hit the inners with a shorter tire like that. I just like a lil more meat on my sidewalls for ride quality I'm staying with a stock bedfloor so I won't be able to tuck the rear that much also. Now, when I get around to doing a blazer, I plan on a big notch and dropmembers so I can lay frame...but I gotta save for a while before any of that will happen. __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA. Last edited by VA72C10; 01-23-2009 at 11:15 PM.

01-23-2009, 11:03 PM	#46
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,700	Re: Thorbecke Bros. tubular a-arms installed (with pics) Yeah,... my bed floor is stock too. I could get another inch,... but it's not worth cutting the floor. __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

01-23-2009, 11:18 PM	#47
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,267	Re: Thorbecke Bros. tubular a-arms installed (with pics) By the way, I thought this but didn't type it, your blazer is Saweeeet __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

01-26-2009, 09:20 PM	#48
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,700	Re: Thorbecke Bros. tubular a-arms installed (with pics) Placed an order today for 20" American Racing (gray centered) Torque Thrust II's. So hopefully in a month or so I can post some pics. Thanks again for all the comments. __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823 Last edited by lolife99; 01-26-2009 at 09:20 PM.

01-26-2009, 10:18 PM	#49
Nobby Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: St. Amant Louisiana Posts: 840	Re: Thorbecke Bros. tubular a-arms installed (with pics) Good call on the wheels. Can't wait to see pics.

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