Daverods project 66

[Strodder]

Originally Posted by joe231

strodders reality is plastic

What can I tell ya, I own a Corvette

[jgh64pkup]

[watahyahknow]

its a fasion statement more than that girls need it in my eyes .
i seen 16 / 17 year olds with perfect tits go to the surgion to make them bigger and get there lips filled until they look like a guppy
women are unique and its wat makes them atractive in my eyes wat they do is make them all the same way to fit the same mould
a nose job i can understand , someone having there natural breast made smaller do to backproblems too , but getting bigger tits because youre girlfriend has them is just stupid (dunno if you ever seen the la ink series in wish pixy tried to talk kat von D intoo bigger tits because she didnt fit intoo a bathingsuit is the kind of stupidity im talking about )

a lot of the types of silicones ("baloons" filled with saline solutions are the exeption) they use in operations like these could cause cancer and it makes feeling for (cancer)growds difficult .
theres a lot of people dying prematurily of that deceace allready theres no need to tempt fate

[daverod]

Originally Posted by watahyahknow

its a fasion statement more than that girls need it in my eyes .
i seen 16 / 17 year olds with perfect tits go to the surgion to make them bigger and get there lips filled until they look like a guppy
women are unique and its wat makes them atractive in my eyes wat they do is make them all the same way to fit the same mould
a nose job i can understand , someone having there natural breast made smaller do to backproblems too , but getting bigger tits because youre girlfriend has them is just stupid (dunno if you ever seen the la ink series in wish pixy tried to talk kat von D intoo bigger tits because she didnt fit intoo a bathingsuit is the kind of stupidity im talking about )

a lot of the types of silicones ("baloons" filled with saline solutions are the exeption) they use in operations like these could cause cancer and it makes feeling for (cancer)growds difficult .
theres a lot of people dying prematurily of that deceace allready theres no need to tempt fate

You'r really thinking to much. Go work on your truck.

[kdrodworks316]

Dave, we need to get together this winter and go ride,ride,ride! Your trucks looking good btw.

[daverod]

Originally Posted by kdrodworks316

Dave, we need to get together this winter and go ride,ride,ride! Your trucks looking good btw.

I go up to IP all the time we have a cabin on the Buffalo. I'll let you know when we go up to IP. Early in the season we go to Preston they get some good snow there, somthing about the lake effect from Bear lake. I would like to see your new place. What you ridin?

[bubba327]

Dave--Are you slacking off on the truck already or just hunting again?

[daverod]

Kinda slackenWaiting for my trans.

[daverod]

I got my spindles toay. Forgot to order the $75 bracket that holds the calipers. Thinking about just using new cailpers.With modular spindles your stock caipers won't mount on unless you buy a bracket. My old dust shields won't work ether. Don't know what to do there? Wonder if I even need them?

[daverod]

Ordered my bracket. Took my rotors down to be ground, picked up new calipers, pads, and bearing. All this for $105. Guess they don't make dust shields for the modular spindles.

[ruffrida2005]

Sorry Dave

[daverod]

Originally Posted by ruffrida2005

Sorry Dave

It's ok
This much I know.Pick up my rotors and calipers tomorrow. Don't get the brackets for a week. Need to save up so I can get new upper and lower control arms. I did get the track on my rmk. Need to get some bags and stuff for the front. Think two ply bags are Ok?

[jgh64pkup]

are you going to be low enough? i think you need to z the frame.
are you laying rocker?

[daverod]

Originally Posted by jgh64pkup

are you going to be low enough? i think you need to z the frame.
are you laying rocker?

The frame belly is on the concrete.

[spudtruck]

Lookin' good!!! But how does that Polaris suspension fit into the spindles?

[daverod]

Originally Posted by spudtruck

Lookin' good!!! But how does that Polaris suspension fit into the spindles?

When I get the suspension back where it belongs then I can spend more time on my spindles.

[Strodder]

What size wheel are you going to use? You must know the height of the tire and wheel before you make your air bag cups. The angle on your ball joint could be too much, and it could fail. Be carefull.

[daverod]

Originally Posted by Strodder

What size wheel are you going to use? You must know the height of the tire and wheel before you make your air bag cups. The angle on your ball joint could be too much, and it could fail. Be carefull.

I think I want 20" or 22". How do you change the angle of the ball joint?

[Strodder]

Originally Posted by daverod

I think I want 20" or 22". How do you change the angle of the ball joint?

New A arms. Or if you could put a wheel on it with the same height dimensions. That would help a lot to see how low you really need it. It might be laying frame with no wheels on it, but it's not an accurate way to check.

[ruffrida2005]

Dave if you run those tire sizes you will have really thin tires. And I dont believe anyone makes those tires sizes. You have to think most 16" car tires are about a 205.

[Strodder]

I wish I could be more help, but I never did 60 to 87 trucks. Lots of 88 and up though. And made them lay frame. It looks like you need to get the front suspension to drop lower.

[watahyahknow]

the porterbuild dropmember would be just the ticket its designed to lay frame with 22 inch wheels .
with the original crossmember adapted you still have the original steering and the alighnment will be out of wack when youre running low along with the clearingproblems with the oilpan and the headers that need to be atended too , the porterbuild dropmember is practicly a bolt in and uses a ford rack and pinion this tightens up the steering a lot and keeps the wheels aligned a lot better troughout the up and down motion its allready has the pads for airbags
he changed the geometry a bit so the wheels are a bit forwarth in the fenders to be able to fit bigger wheels and make the wheel look more centered in the wheelwhell

he recently added a new treat to the forum plugging his newest version and the A arms hes now building

nathan porterbuild is a verry nice person and a good man to do busness with he keeps to his word unlike others i dealt with

[Strodder]

Dave you got me thinking last night. You can also raise the front portion of the frame in front of the cab. Like you would do in the rear. It would raise your engine too, so you can't go too high. It would for sure get your 20s on and lay frame. You would also have to drop the front portion of the frame in front of the cross member to mount the sheet metal and bumper. Lots of work, and the cheapest way to go.
Watahyahknow's idea is good too, but looks like it would be expensive. Do you have a link to there web site?

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by Strodder

Dave you got me thinking last night. You can also raise the front portion of the frame in front of the cab. Like you would do in the rear. It would raise your engine too, so you can't go too high. It would for sure get your 20s on and lay frame. You would also have to drop the front portion of the frame in front of the cross member to mount the sheet metal and bumper. Lots of work, and the cheapest way to go.
Watahyahknow's idea is good too, but looks like it would be expensive. Do you have a link to there web site?

You've just described a frame 'Z' where the frame stub is cut-off & re-attached higher vs. the original rails. If you've got more time/talent vs. money, it's worth doing. If your lacking either, Nathans Dropmember does the same thing & fixes many 'compromises' that people experience when notching a stock crossmember (and the extra work for the radiator core support when doing a 'Z').

I've done the crossmember notch but it doesn't give you much for the work. To combine a c.member notch + frame 'Z' is just extra work. Skip the c.member notch & raise the rails up more when doing the 'Z' (I realize the OP has already done the c.member notch).

[Strodder]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

You've just described a frame 'Z' where the frame stub is cut-off & re-attached higher vs. the original rails. If you've got more time/talent vs. money, it's worth doing. If your lacking either, Nathans Dropmember does the same thing & fixes many 'compromises' that people experience when notching a stock crossmember (and the extra work for the radiator core support when doing a 'Z').

I've done the crossmember notch but it doesn't give you much for the work. To combine a c.member notch + frame 'Z' is just extra work. Skip the c.member notch & raise the rails up more when doing the 'Z' (I realize the OP has already done the c.member notch).

I know it's called "Z"ing the frame. Not everybody knows that term. I think Dave has the talent to do it. It's a lot of work, and scary to do.