Finished with the drop!

[dlanders]

I finally got everything buttoned up today. It has been almost 3 months since I started. I am very happy with the results. I really want to thank everyone for their help and advice. I still have a small brake problem I'm trying to fix but I will tackle that next week. Here are some pics for your viewing pleasure.

[dlanders]

Oh yeah I almost forgot. On my "Maiden Voyage" to the gas station I ran over a nail and now I have a flat tire. Its all good though....I wanted new tires anyway.

[northern 85]

Nice job!What did you use for the drop?

[dlanders]

Its Groundforce 2.5" spindles with 2" Groundforce drop springs in the front and a Belltech flip kit in the rear with no c notch.

[evan]

Originally Posted by northern 85

Nice job!What did you use for the drop?

+1 ...and what size/b.s. are the wheels and size of tires?

[dlanders]

Thanks. The wheels are 20x8 and the tires are 255/35/ZR20. The backspacing is 5.5" all the way around. I picked up a nail in the front right on my first trip in it today. When I bought the set a few months ago the guy had put brand new tires on 2 of the wheels and the other 2 had about 50% tread left. I put the new tires on the back. I wanted new tires to go on the front wheels anyway. I think what I may do is get some beefier tires and put those on the back and move the other ones to the front.

[trenchwarfare]

Paint the drums!!!!!!!!!!!! and the ball hitch!!!!!

[dlanders]

Originally Posted by trenchwarfare

Paint the drums!!!!!!!!!!!! and the ball hitch!!!!!

Oh crap....I forgot about that. I am in the process of looking for a sport bumper. No need for a trailer hitch anymore, all this things gonna haul is @%#!!!

[trenchwarfare]

Originally Posted by dlanders

Oh crap....I forgot about that. I am in the process of looking for a sport bumper. No need for a trailer hitch anymore, all this things gonna haul is @%#!!!

You'll be SO happy with the new bumper!

[dammitmitchell]

Originally Posted by trenchwarfare

Paint the drums!!!!!!!!!!!! and the ball hitch!!!!!

x2
make sure you wire wheel them and clean them up reeeallly nice first..
cause "chunky" paint ofn drums would totally distract me from the beauty of the rest of your truck

[bigarmzz]

nice lookin truck!

looks like it, (with those rims), needs to come down another 2" maybe front and rear? hard to tell, but appears like it in the pics

ya keeping those bed rails or gonna loose them?

[boatpuller]

lookin good.you right on with the bumper.if i may suggest without hurtin feeling's.i'd think about removing the rail's.they don't match the new "sleek" look.

[Driveway Dreams]

You know, I kinda like them with the wheels. And I really like the look the wheels give the truck. Great looking truck.

[menace121978]

very nice! do you think you will need to notch the back? i'm debating on doing it now w/ a bare frame or just take my chances..

[N2TRUX]

A 295/40/20 would look great in the rear. Unfortunately it might make the front tire look to short.

Regardless, it looks good.

[trenchwarfare]

I like the whole look... You don't want to have the same truck as the rest.

[dlanders]

I am happy with the drop in the back, but I do kinda wish the front was a little lower. I was gonna do 3" drop springs but I was afraid I would run into clearance issues. Does anyone know if my current 2" drop springs will "give" a little over time. The dude at Summit told me to expect about another 1/2" of drop over time. Or its a great excuse to put in that big block I have always wanted. I am still undecided about the rails. They have this faux wood inlay on the side. Before I take them off I was gonna mask everything off and paint that part black to see if that makes it look better. I was originally going to lose them, the back bumper, and the "mammoth teeth" as my wife calls them and put on a phantom grill and a rear roll pan. I saw a truck in person the other day with the phantom grill and I didnt really like it as much as I thought I would. As of right now I want to get a sport bumper, a panel to smooth out the tail gate, and a different grill. I wanted to put SS emblems on the fenders and grill and a super sport script emblem for the tail gate. I guess I will try to photochop some of this to see how I like it.

menace121978- I dont think I will do a notch. I didnt feel like I needed one. I can get in the back and jump up and down and I cant get it to bottom out. And Im a big boy, 230 pounds.

N2TRUX- I think I would like the bigger tire look in the back. The only problem is that my current tire is really close to rubbing the wheel well by the bed. If I run a spacer to give me more clearance will I have to get longer wheel studs?

Thanks to everyone for the compliments.

[jchav62]

Beautiful!! Nice work...

[grinch4om]

tires suck, wheels suck, paint sucks, drop sucks, hood sucks, grill sucks...I am so sorry you have to be seen in that pile that I will let you drop it off at my house so you don't have to deal with the shame.....lolololol

[grinch4om]

I saw some centerline wheels or similar, what are those?

[Adams74Chevy]

I kinda like the rails on it, I wouldn't take them of if it were mine... But thats my opinion, that and 89 cents will get you a small coffee at the 7-11

[dlanders]

Originally Posted by grinch4om

I saw some centerline wheels or similar, what are those?

They are Eagle Alloy series 212 I believe.

[BigRedSled1985]

very nice!! drop looks solid, and you can always get that rake look by doing the beefy rear tires like you said rather than going back into the suspension yet again... plus it does give you a nice street sweeper "riding on rails" look that probably looks AMAZING when you go around corners!!

sorry to hear about the nail, but hey, you needed an excuse right? :p

good luck in the future mods, and keep up with the pics, you are motivating me right now to keep at mine too!

shaun

[grinch4om]

Originally Posted by dlanders

They are Eagle Alloy series 212 I believe.

what size? were they on your truck before?

[dlanders]

Originally Posted by grinch4om

what size? were they on your truck before?

They are 20x8. No they are not the ones I had on there before. I had a set of Ultra 61's that were 15x10. I found the Eagles on Craigslist a few months ago. I think I paid the guy $900.