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Re: Project Grande Slam: Coley's Hot Rod Shop
Help me out.. I have a couple questions / confirmation.
6" drop rear spring, but we have .25" x4 adjustability in the rear spring. (Hotchkis sends .25" plates so you can get anywhere between 5 and 6" total drop. +.75" with the trailing arm flip mod. Add 1.5" blocks. That put's me at 6.75" total drop. Correct? I have 295/45 rear tires which are pretty tall. This added height would essentially lift the 'look' of the drop a little. (about .5 ") in the rear. So it would still have a little over a 6" drop eye appeal to it. .. but the tires will tuck a bit more. In the front I will have 2.5" drop spindles, 2" drop springs, and 255/45 tires. My question is, will this drop combo sit relatively level, or just a slight rake to it? I don't want the rear lower than the front but I really don't want to go lower than 4.5" total drop up front. .. just for the LCAs, and overall drivability of it. I'm thinking I go with the 1.5" drop blocks and if it's too low I just add a spring spacer to adjust it to be 'perfect' ? Also, I'm looking at the CPP rear trailing arms. My question is would Nate's brackets for the lower shock bar and track bar work with the CPP arms? Does Nate offer drop arms with the brackets / tabs already installed? Has anyone had any experience with the Hotchkis trailing arm mount Swivel Max bushings?
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Re: Project Grande Slam: Coley's Hot Rod Shop
Just my 2 cents.
If you are going to add Nates notch and rear shock brackets,... I would just add the PB trailing arms with the 1" drop. That way you know everything works together. Plus you get the Super Pivot adjustable bushing at the front end. These are the "straight" trailing arms that Nate sells. http://www.porterbuiltfabrication.co...iling-Arms-499 The rest are just copies of the factory trailing arm that you will have to add a lowering block to.
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Now that I have changed my Fruit of the Looms and hosed down the garage floor, I can try to find all the tools that scattered when that thing let loose. ![]() POP
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Re: Project Grande Slam: Coley's Hot Rod Shop
Ha.
Sorry about that.
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I didn't really think about that, but I guess it would be under a lot of pressure when it broke loose! I'm laughing .. as long as you're ok.
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Another very cool project
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Very much appreciated. Thanks for the compliments. We'll have some new pics up soon.
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http://www.stockcarproducts.com/trkarm1.htm
I will probably get my drop blocks and new Ubolts today .. Question. How long do I need to get the new Ubolts? How long are stock? If I went with say 1.5" drop blocks.. which Ubolts should I get? I thought about getting 1" and 1.5" just so I'd have either. I'm going to need to stay with stock arms for now. I'll talk to Nate about just getting some of the brackets for the shock / track bar.
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Shawn 70 LWB C10 current driver/project http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=663051 68 SWB C10 Work in progress.....SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=559520 72 LWB C10 Sold 71 LWB C10 Sold 68 LWB C10 CST Sold http://youtu.be/kbB0QrBIs9k My mom always had the best advice. It was just a tad late. After a fall that involved blood, she'd say....."Careful!" ![]() |
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I can just see him when that thing popped. He's pretty jumpy as it is ..
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Ubolt length with 1.5" blocks?
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Re: Project Grande Slam: Coley's Hot Rod Shop
Stock u-bolts on my coil sprung '68 are 8.5" long and 5" wide (outside to outside, at the threads).
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'Preshiate it!
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Rust noa moa... brand new Northern white oak bed, polished stainless strips.. etc. Just no pics yet.
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ahh com'on chad you know better !!!! pix buddy pix
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I'll be working on it tomorrow, I'll take a bunch and post them.
My tailgate is at my friend's shop being painted. (just where the old mystery silver stuff was) and some minor rust repair. Dad and I can do minor welding but we had to cut a piece about 10-12" long to repair the pinholes on the pass side of the gate. We thought it would turn out better if he sprayed the base / clear. Trailing arms and some of the PB stuff will go to powder the first part of next week. Maybe next weekend we can bolt everything up and at least get the back in it's lowered position. Rear brakes and axles maybe tomorrow.. current state: As of about this time yesterday. Dad is working on it now, so it has changed I'm sure. Here's a pic of the bed wood too. I'm just planning to put a gloss SPAR varnish on it. This is pre-milled of course, it has been cut down and to size now. It's ready for SPAR. (I may do that tomorrow actually .. )
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very cool !!!
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Nice sir!
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You and pops make a great team!
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Looking real good. Great job!!
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