04-19-2010, 07:42 PM | #101 |
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it was my daily driver till about two months ago! s-10 with ralleys lowerd
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04-19-2010, 08:50 PM | #102 |
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ok im wanting to dropmember my truck but am i gonna have to notch the front of the frame?
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04-19-2010, 09:06 PM | #103 |
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yea i grew up with smiley, how do ya say it"we are from the same hood" he was in the mini truckin set also, i also had a feature in mini truckin , stone toy was the name of it. i used air shocks on the front with the torsion bars, god it was ghetto fabulous. i had the whole walk thru with the camper and everything.
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04-19-2010, 09:22 PM | #104 |
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Yes, the frame has to have c-notches welded in for R&P clearance. Later model a-arms (73-87) arms can be used (or Porterbuilt/Ride Tech style tubular arms) & stock or dropped spindles w/factory brakes.
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04-19-2010, 09:50 PM | #105 |
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so my stock arms on my 71 wont fit?
am i gonna have to relocate all the lines like brake likes that run on the stock cross member or will they fit like the stock trucks come? |
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I'm not sure on your brakeline question. I'm using 73-80 style lines w/some tweaks on mine.
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04-19-2010, 10:07 PM | #107 |
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I just fabricated new lines for the front brakes. Alot easier than trying to make your 40+ year old lines work. (my opinion)
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04-19-2010, 10:37 PM | #108 |
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You can do it Drew. If your not a welder, just take it to a welding shop and have the notches welded in. Or get in the texas section. Lots of good guys I've met down there could probably help you out.
I dont have the PB, but the SD raised crossmember, and I will tell you that Nate is a very stand up guy and will make sure that you are running everything right. He's helped me out a lot even though I've never bought anything from him.
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04-19-2010, 11:38 PM | #109 |
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04-20-2010, 12:08 AM | #110 |
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Do you have to cut the trans cover on 73-87 trucks ?
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04-20-2010, 12:28 AM | #111 |
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dropmember looks great, but i like to do every thing my self. stock cross member moved up 2 narrowed stock a arms, drop springs with coil cut off, drop spindals. Alot of work but $50 in gas and wire.
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04-20-2010, 01:37 AM | #112 |
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Nope... no cutting on the 73-87 cab floor.
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04-20-2010, 11:18 AM | #115 |
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I do too, I Zed my frame and sectioned my crossmember myself so I know I can do it. I ordered a Dropmember myself because Nathan can do it better than I can
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04-20-2010, 03:13 PM | #116 |
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Here's a couple of mine. Still have to cut some stuff off the bottom of the frame to lay it all the way out.
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04-20-2010, 03:47 PM | #117 |
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Nice. I can't wait to start making progress on my new project.
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04-20-2010, 04:01 PM | #118 |
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really like the wheels , nice job
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04-20-2010, 04:06 PM | #119 |
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borris that truck is so sic!! Hows my old truck coming ?
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04-20-2010, 04:14 PM | #120 |
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THANKS NATE ! ALL 3 OF MY DROPMEMBER TRUCKS WORK KILLER!!! AND I HAVE THE VERY FIRST ONE AND TWO AND I THINK 3 ALSO VERY PROUD OF YOU KAT!!!
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04-20-2010, 04:25 PM | #121 |
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swweeeeeeeeet. man i cant wait to get mine installed!!!
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04-20-2010, 06:59 PM | #122 |
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bruce bruce what setup do u have on your truck?
u have stock crossmember? |
04-20-2010, 07:21 PM | #123 |
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Few more
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04-20-2010, 07:22 PM | #124 |
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AND THE WHITE SUB IS NOT MINE , ITS ROBS
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04-20-2010, 07:44 PM | #125 |
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Awesome rides guys!!! |
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