original-71 gets new shoes

[boostin20]

Awesome wheels! Where are you planning on getting your 4.5/6 drop from? All I can seem to find (for rear coils) is a 4" rear drop from djm.

[lolife99]

Originally Posted by boostin20

Awesome wheels! Where are you planning on getting your 4.5/6 drop from? All I can seem to find (for rear coils) is a 4" rear drop from djm.

You can get a 4.5"/6" drop from ECE (Early Classic Enterprises)
There are several companies that sell a 6" rear drop spring.

[boostin20]

Nice, thanks for the response.

[OldSkool71]

Originally Posted by 72BlckButy

That is exactly the setup I am running on my '69. You will not regret it and the Toyo's are a really nice tire.

Here's what you can expect with the 4.5/6 and 20's:

Attachment 613630

Nate, do you think you could go with a 45 series tires and without clearance problems?

[72BlckButy]

Originally Posted by OldSkool71

Nate, do you think you could go with a 45 series tires and without clearance problems?

Let me do some measuring and see what I can come up with for you. IMO, the 45 series tires a just a tad to tall for my liking but to each their own. It looks like they are .4" taller on the sidewall and radius (245/45), .5" taller on the sidewall and radius (255/45) and .6" taller on the sidewall and radius (295/45) when compared to a 245/40, 255/40 and a 295/40.

[N2TRUX]

Here's a few more pics of the truck as requested. They are cell phone pics, so excuse the blur.

[N2TRUX]

I promise to get some better quality pics soon.

[VA72C10]

very nice truck!!!

[gixxerpymp]

Anymore pics of the slammed one behind it?

[N2TRUX]

That's our buddy Smiley truck. Let me see what I have.

[original-71]

72BlckButy that is one clean look. exactly what iam going for.

[72BlckButy]

Originally Posted by original-71

72BlckButy that is one clean look. exactly what iam going for.

Thanks buddy!

Thanks for some more pics there Ken.

[Dieselwrencher]

That is a very nice truck and it will just look that much better with those wheels and tires and the lowering kit!

[OldSkool71]

Originally Posted by 72BlckButy

Let me do some measuring and see what I can come up with for you. IMO, the 45 series tires a just a tad to tall for my liking but to each their own. It looks like they are .4" taller on the sidewall and radius (245/45), .5" taller on the sidewall and radius (255/45) and .6" taller on the sidewall and radius (295/45) when compared to a 245/40, 255/40 and a 295/40.

Thank you sir...just want to get it right the first time if possible....Ron

[70cst]

It always amazes me how a new change of shoes can make a truck really shine.

[original-71]

72BlckButy did you have to c-notch your frame with the 6 inch drop in the rear? i really dont want to tear into my frame. ive started shopping and classic performance told me i would have to c-notch it.

[Zoomin]

Do you ever intend to haul / tow with your truck? Obviously a loaded truck is going to need more room for frame to axle travel.

[lolife99]

Originally Posted by original-71

72BlckButy did you have to c-notch your frame with the 6 inch drop in the rear? i really dont want to tear into my frame. ive started shopping and classic performance told me i would have to c-notch it.

No c-notch on Nates truck required.

[original-71]

no i will not plan on doing any towing, hauling or daily driving. i only use the truck to cruise and for car shows. the only hauling in that truck is done every sunny sunday right at noon for my dad to go get his beer from the local corner store.

[tylert1969]

original-71, did you buy that truck at pate's swap meet at the Texas Motor Speedway?? It sure looks like a truck I painted for a guy that he sold there. The guys name was David.

Tyler

[original-71]

tylert1969 i know his name was david and he was from up that area he delivered it to us.

[original-71]

i think we are talking about the same guy the truck had skinny tires at the time and original blue steering wheel?

[tylert1969]

That sounds like the same truck

[original-71]

tylert1969, we have had the truck for about 3 years so does that sound about right? we didnt even look at the truck our neighbor told us about it and yes at A swap meet not sure which one it was.

[72BlckButy]

Originally Posted by original-71

72BlckButy did you have to c-notch your frame with the 6 inch drop in the rear? i really dont want to tear into my frame. ive started shopping and classic performance told me i would have to c-notch it.

Originally Posted by lolife99

No c-notch on Nates truck required.

Thanks Keith!

I pretty well had the same idea that you do, I didn't want to hack into my frame and if need be, be able to return the truck to stock stance. (Not that it will ever happen. )

Originally Posted by original-71

no i will not plan on doing any towing, hauling or daily driving. i only use the truck to cruise and for car shows. the only hauling in that truck is done every sunny sunday right at noon for my dad to go get his beer from the local corner store.

The only time I have bottomed out I was running a pretty good lick on the highway and came off a multi-lane bridge in a dip in the road. Other than that, this thing is smooth and clean as far as suspension goes.

We've hauled a few things at various times just so we could drive the truck at the same time, but for the most part, the old red cooler, a canopy, chairs, and a cooler filled with icey cool beverages.