Lowered 1996 dually

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Fluffyfreak, thank you. They are out there.


Well I got my front wheels and tires on. I still have to widen the rear fenders so it will be a little while for them. I believe I need to widen them 3 inches for the wheels to tuck. So I need to get some fiberglass resin and mat. I will probably end up doing it at work because of having heat because it will not fit in my garage. I want to do it soon because I want to see what it looks like. I can not wait!

Shannon

[fluffyfreak]

No doubt, wanna do a cummins swap 5/7 drop and 22s

[YBNORML]

Nice looking project!

Here is why you don't want to chop it the proportions just don't work. This isn't my truck, just a local truck that has been around forever.

I also agree with the body line issue, drives me nuts about my crew as well.

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Fluffyfreak, I have seen a few cummins swaps on dually scene. I thought about the semis but is did not like the adapters and the rotating weight. Sure it is all right, they do look great though.

YBNORML, thank you. I know what you mean, the proportions are just off. Looks like they did a great job , just not for me either. Once spring rolls around my truck will have the missing body line put in. It is amazing how much it bugs me!


Shannon

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Here are my latest pictures I took today, right before the 4-8 inches of snow we are getting tonight. So I will not be driving it tomorrow. Next is to widen my rear fenders.


Shannon

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Shannon

[1badgmc]

Looks killer. I hadn't noticed it before, but I really like the GMT-800 tailgate skin.

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1badgmc, thank you. Yes, it was like that when I bought it. I like it because it is totally different, and like the top edge cover. This truck will be my daily and will get used.

[1badgmc]

I will add a disclaimer that, as much as I like the tailgate, if it were mine, I'd have to add 5 clearance lights on it. Preferably in the form of some flushed LEDs. My duallys will always retain the cab, tailgate and fender clearance lights in some fashion.

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1badgmc, I have a extended cab k3500 and it doesn't have the tail gate lights either. That is funny with the disclaimer!

Shannon

[83GMCK2500]

That -800 tailgate skin looks GREAT on there!

Interesting note on the tailgate clearance lights: from what I can tell, they were only a '92-'95 thing, from the factory. Then they went to the three over the license plate.

[1badgmc]

Originally Posted by 83GMCK2500

That -800 tailgate skin looks GREAT on there!

Interesting note on the tailgate clearance lights: from what I can tell, they were only a '92-'95 thing, from the factory. Then they went to the three over the license plate.

Well, pre-'96, but yeah. Remember, only crew cabs carried the square body through '91. The regular and extended cab duallys got the '88 redesign. You're right, though. The pre-'96 trucks had the 5 lights across the top of the tailgate, then they changed to the 3 lights below the tailgate.

[83GMCK2500]

Originally Posted by 1badgmc

Well, pre-'96, but yeah. Remember, only crew cabs carried the square body through '91. The regular and extended cab duallys got the '88 redesign. You're right, though. The pre-'96 trucks had the 5 lights across the top of the tailgate, then they changed to the 3 lights below the tailgate.

Don't forget square body regular cab chassis cabs produced in '88 & '89.

I was going off the part number for the clearance lamp on the gate itself and you're right, they did start in 1988 with the GMT-400 platform, the 88-91 clearance lamps have a different part number than the 92-95 lamps...weird, didn't see that coming.

[texasfunk]

If you get a srw axle or cab and chassis axle you won't have to widen your fenders! I don't like the way they look with wider fenders, so that's what I'm doin on mine

[LOW1TON]

Cab and chassis rear end won't work with those eagle wheels they have too much offset to the inside and are only about 1/2" from the leaf springs, cab and chassis rear end will end up not allowing you to bolt up the wheels before the inside wheel and tire hits the leaf springs.

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Well I have been thrashing on it this week. I started on Sunday afternoon widening my rear fenders. I used steel sheet metal to hold the fenders how I wanted it and used a couple of layers of masking tape to fill the gaps. I narrowed the wheel well arch 3" and widened the fender 3" and then lengthened the mounting flange 6" till my angles matched up. Then started to lay my glass. Then after my multiple layers of glass was layed I put a thin layer of fiberglass stranded filler on the outside. I sanded it done on both of them and now I am ready for a thin coat of regular filler now. I re drilled my holes in the bed and placed them on the bed with 2 nuts barely on to see what it looked like. I like it.

Shannon

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The start

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Laying glass

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Drivers side

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Passengers side


Shannon

[79azc10]

Good job

[diamondave]

thats nice... lowered duallies rock... trying to find a dually bed to create a phanthom dually for my truck.. no luck as of yet

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79azc10, diamondave thank you.

I have had the fenders on for a week now. I did the body work on them and epoxy primed them. Now I am driving it. It made a big difference and I like it with the wider fenders.


Shannon

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A few more.

Shannon

[fluffyfreak]

Sexy sexy sexy, thats exa"tly what I want for a towpig