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ocbaud · 01-08-2003, 07:23 PM

my headers are 3 3/4" from the ground

my lower control arms are only 4.5" from the ground!

I GOT RIPPED OFF!!! i wanted my frame to be atleast 3" from the ground!!!:p

**swervin ervin** · 01-08-2003, 07:43 PM

Put on some 13" wheels.

ocbaud · 01-08-2003, 07:47 PM

haha, when i put on my 255/60's the headers will be only a little bit over 3" from the ground

Izzy · 01-08-2003, 08:06 PM

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Originally posted by ocbaud
haha, when i put on my 255/60's the headers will be only a little bit over 3" from the ground

Pssst. That's it?

ocbaud · 01-08-2003, 08:06 PM

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Originally posted by fiveeightchevy

Pssst. That's it?

but you got bags

LOHRTBT · 01-08-2003, 08:15 PM

HAHA....Eric...My headers were less than 2 inches off the ground at the flange when I had my full lengths!!

ocbaud · 01-08-2003, 08:15 PM

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Originally posted by LOHRTBT
HAHA....Eric...My headers were less than 2 inches off the ground at the flange when I had my full lengths!!

your springs had setteled!!!

**swervin ervin** · 01-08-2003, 09:38 PM

Oh, Eric, I forgot to add earlier, my lower control arm is 4" off the ground, so as my tires show, which are 27", compared to your 28", will be 1/2" less. So, no the front of your truck is not lower, but the rear is.

ocbaud · 01-08-2003, 09:44 PM

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Originally posted by swervin ervin
Oh, Eric, I forgot to add earlier, my lower control arm is 4" off the ground, so as my tires show, which are 27", compared to your 28", will be 1/2" less. So, no the front of your truck is not lower, but the rear is.

hmm... well i guess thats the reason why i'm riding the bump stops so bad in the back:p

time to notch the frame(after money comes to me, after tires)

Tom · 01-09-2003, 01:33 AM

my collectors are like 2" off the ground on my 78. The engine crossmember is about 2.5"
No big deal!

79BIG10 · 01-09-2003, 04:48 AM

take some air out of the tires

gchemist · 01-10-2003, 09:30 PM

Yea, just wait till you damage the A-arm. You'll change your mind. I damage one of my truck's arm-s but it's getting replaced.

low 84 · 01-10-2003, 11:50 PM

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Originally posted by gchemist
Yea, just wait till you damage the A-arm. You'll change your mind. I damage one of my truck's arm-s but it's getting replaced.

you mean like this............

and this...............

i'll be replacing this one too. my control arms are 2 - 7/8 inches off the ground, but if chris will make me a cross member i should gain over an inch of clearence

eric the new tires will only lower you .5 of an inch, so you will be cool. they are 1 inch shorter than your current ones, but since that is diameter, not radius, it will only move you half of that.

ocbaud · 01-11-2003, 01:46 AM

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Originally posted by low 84

eric the new tires will only lower you .5 of an inch, so you will be cool. they are 1 inch shorter than your current ones, but since that is diameter, not radius, it will only move you half of that.

i'm not stupid

low 84 · 01-11-2003, 03:30 AM

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Originally posted by ocbaud

i'm not stupid

jurys still out on that one, bro.

gchemist · 01-11-2003, 04:15 AM

You call that damage? That's a scratch!!!! I'll get pic of mine to show what damage is really like.

low 84 · 01-11-2003, 12:11 PM

actualy its quite bad. the pic is taken from straight on, if it were takin from a side angle you would see that the whole leading edge of the control arm is bent in about an inch. and also the lip on the front side is cracked up near the cross shaft

01-08-2003, 07:23 PM	#1
ocbaud Garage Queen Material Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 4,129	3 3/4 inchs!!! my headers are 3 3/4" from the ground my lower control arms are only 4.5" from the ground! I GOT RIPPED OFF!!! i wanted my frame to be atleast 3" from the ground!!!:p

01-08-2003, 07:43 PM	#2
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	Put on some 13" wheels. __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10

01-08-2003, 08:15 PM	#6
LOHRTBT BeWarE tHe eViL CrAnkTOe! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Yukon, OK Posts: 3,605	HAHA....Eric...My headers were less than 2 inches off the ground at the flange when I had my full lengths!! __________________ ~Dave~ You can call me Mike, Mike Oxlong - 1986 Chevy SWB - Stock for now - *1986 Chevy Custom SWB* *Stolen 6/26/05* - 1985 Chevy SWB SOLD - 1999 T/A Some mods www.cardomain.com/id/ramairdave AIM Screenname - Jester84

01-08-2003, 09:38 PM	#8
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	Oh, Eric, I forgot to add earlier, my lower control arm is 4" off the ground, so as my tires show, which are 27", compared to your 28", will be 1/2" less. So, no the front of your truck is not lower, but the rear is. __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10

01-09-2003, 01:33 AM	#10
Tom driving is in my blood Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Mesa AZ Posts: 5,702	my collectors are like 2" off the ground on my 78. The engine crossmember is about 2.5" No big deal! __________________ -78 c10 short/step: 388cid, M20, 5/5 drop, lots more. Playtoy and first vehicle. -98 c1500 x-cab: 5.7L, 17" rims, 5/6 drop, flowmaster, helper bags,NBS rear disk brakes. -02 Suburban 4x4: leveled front -CBR600F4i, CBR600RR, CBR1000RR, and standup skis DISCLAIMER: I cant spell for the life of me.

01-08-2003, 07:47 PM	#3
ocbaud Garage Queen Material Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 4,129	haha, when i put on my 255/60's the headers will be only a little bit over 3" from the ground

01-09-2003, 04:48 AM	#11
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,775	take some air out of the tires __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

01-10-2003, 09:30 PM	#12
gchemist BAD BOW-Silverado XST Join Date: May 2000 Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX Posts: 6,431	Yea, just wait till you damage the A-arm. You'll change your mind. I damage one of my truck's arm-s but it's getting replaced. __________________ Gerardo a.k.a. Mad Chemist Silverado XST videos

01-11-2003, 04:15 AM	#16
gchemist BAD BOW-Silverado XST Join Date: May 2000 Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX Posts: 6,431	You call that damage? That's a scratch!!!! I'll get pic of mine to show what damage is really like. __________________ Gerardo a.k.a. Mad Chemist Silverado XST videos

01-11-2003, 12:11 PM	#17
low 84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,144	actualy its quite bad. the pic is taken from straight on, if it were takin from a side angle you would see that the whole leading edge of the control arm is bent in about an inch. and also the lip on the front side is cracked up near the cross shaft __________________ '51 F100, backhalf with a narrowed 9 and coil overs, 18.5" mickeys, monte front clip, +400" sbc in the works '05 1500 Crew Cab RIP '84 swb 5/7 drop, solid cammed 408 w/ fully ported dart heads, th350 w/ 10 inch hughes, 12 bolt w/ 3.73 richmonds and a locker '80 swb 4x4 in progress: 7" lift, 350 th350/np205, d44 and 1.5" ORD tie rod, 14BFF w/discs , armored diff covers, 40" MTR's



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