How about some pics of 88-98 Trucks

[DroppedAsAChild]

Originally Posted by jp87gn

here is a few of my daily driver.

badass

[jp87gn]

Originally Posted by 1badgmc

VERY nice!

What wheel/tire size combo are you running?

Its a 96 GMC Yukon 4dr 2WD with Mcgaughy's lowering kit, spindles and springs up front and shackles and hangers in back.

Wheels are Boss 338's in 20x8.5 w/255-40-20's in front and 20x10 w/295-40-20's out back. Just got the wheels from the big group purchase on this board.

[88chevyshort]

Originally Posted by purcell747

1989 k1500 with a few things done to it. Everything was done by myself and hoping for a 383 in the future

i love that thing! lol.

where'd you get your flares from?

also i recently just got done converting my 88 the the same motor pulley system.

[jb1016]

Nice Yukon jp. I like the tailgate instead of the barn doors. Tailgates seem to be harder to find.

[1badgmc]

Originally Posted by jb1016

Nice Yukon jp. I like the tailgate instead of the barn doors. Tailgates seem to be harder to find.

Yeah they do. I've always wanted to take a page out of the Astro book and have some dutch doors made. Use the bottom half of the barn doors and the glass hatch from the tailgate setup. They should have done that on these. It would be the best of both worlds. You'd have the shorter access provided by the barn doors along with the rear visibility of the solid window.

I ran the idea by my bodyman one time. He just gave the that same worried look he gives me everytime I come up with some hair-brained idea.

[jp87gn]

Thanks guys, I like the tailgate too. when I found this truck it had a few of the rarer options and I had to have it, Now I finally got wheels on it and it looks 5 yrs newer.

[gmt400]

Originally Posted by jp87gn

Here is a few of my daily driver.

How much of a drop did you put on it?
btw that looks really good.

[jp87gn]

I posted back a few threads the suspension set up. but I believe its a 3/4 or 4/4 kit.

[1badgmc]

Originally Posted by gmt400

how much of a drop did you put on it?
Btw that looks really good.

:d

Originally Posted by jp87gn

its a 96 gmc yukon 4dr 2wd with mcgaughy's lowering kit, spindles and springs up front and shackles and hangers in back.

[gmt400]

Oops, I didnt see that. Ill be getting those wheels in chrome as soon as they re-release them. Looks great with that drop.

[builtchevystrong]

Originally Posted by kevinr1970

A few more

how did u get that new dash in ? waht year is it from ?

[1badgmc]

Originally Posted by builtchevystrong

how did u get that new dash in ? waht year is it from ?

That's the stock dash that came in his truck.

[THE UGLY]

This is my 88 gmc on air bags laying on the ground.

[Colt Cobra]

Old School Monster Trucks Live:
From the Re-opening of the Pontiac Silverdome. A Recently(and Quietly) restored Old School Monster Truck
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[JetForceF22]

Originally Posted by Colt Cobra

Old School Monster Trucks Live:
From the Re-opening of the Pontiac Silverdome. A Recently(and Quietly) restored Old School Monster Truck
PREDATOR

Nice, the 88-98 body style looks so beastly for the monster trucks!

IMO nothing beats the original 72 USA-1 monster truck however lol

[Colt Cobra]

USA-1 #1 is a work of Art, its still around too


and then, theres this, GM was going to build some of these in 1989 and 90

to compete with the Bigfoot Street Trucks that Ford had built in 87 and 88

and again in 93

but sadly the deal never materialized and there were only a few prototypes built, all of them were owned by the USA-1 team.

oh and then theres the USA-1 88 Model Race truck that won the 88 TNT Points Series, after missing the 1st quarter of the season:



and 2day:



ahh such a rich history in the early days of Monster Trucks....

sorry for the thread derailment.
Back to our regularly Scheduled Programing

[1badgmc]

Did USA-1 ever exist in the square body? I remember a couple of monster trucks coming to town in the '80s when I was a kid. One of them was a white square body. I got my picture taken sitting inside the wheel. I'm sure my dad still has that pic somewhere. I was thinking it was USA-1.

[Colt Cobra]

no, there was never a square body USA-1, what time frame was it and what area was it, might be able to figure out what it was

[1badgmc]

You know what, I think this was it. The Stomper Bully.

[JetForceF22]

Ah the days when monster trucks were ACTUALLY monster trucks and not some expensive performance parts race. Thanks for all the info and history Colt, I knew about the 88 pickup, very nice looking like I said the 88-98 body styles scream monster truck! Shame now that just about all the trucks don't even run headlights or bumpers or things that actually make it look like a truck anymore =/

[Colt Cobra]

agree'd Jetforce, Back in the day, there was so much Potential in Monster Trucks, were really poised to be "the next big thing" in Motorsports(excuse the pun) but it seems like somewhere along the way, it became about the lowest common denominator, and even though to this day I still love them and go to shows and am involved in the industry somewhat, It just isnt what it should or could have been, and thats sad.

Oh and count yourself Lucky to have seen Stomper Bully man, that truck was a great piece, with alot of History in it.

[1badgmc]

I still have one of these too...



Mine's been well-used. I think the gears are stripped, so it doesn't move on its own anymore. I put a lot of miles on it, though.

[Colt Cobra]

stealing the thread again, heres some photos of Predator 1 as of Yesterday:

[Colt Cobra]

[89muscletruck]

I have never once in my life cared for monstertrucks but that one is sweet!