A article I found on laying frame w/o PB crossmember

[blazer2007]

I found this article and if you look at it the truck is awful low without a z frame or crossmember.Will tubular a-arms give you that much more lowering.I have spindles with no cups and I,m still along ways away from that.I,m running 15 in. tires,does the 20,s do anything like their running. http://www.sporttruck.com/techarticl...c10/index.html

[Shane]

please avoid chassis tech at all costs ...

[blazer2007]

I know to stay away,and I know the truck is really not on the frame but will the a-arms give me that much more or is it an illusion with the big rims.It still sits alot lower than mine

[JNJchev77]

Tubular arms will give you a little more drop, probably 2 or 3 more inches... then you may be on the crossmember...

[blazer2007]

That,s a big drop,here is a pic of mine and theirs

[JNJchev77]

Yep, looks like another 3" to me...

[blazer2007]

Well I guess I will save my pennies.Would all tubular arms be the same as giving that extra drop and what would be a good company,P.B. ?

[dv8customs]

There are two ways tubular arms can get you lower. The first is simply because they are smaller. If you look at the size of your stock arm around the cross shaft you will see that it is pretty large. Tubular arms are going to be slightly larger than the large washer that holds your bushings in place. The second way they will help is that the upper arm usually is built with a different angle on the ball joint. This will prevent binding of the joint which could let you get lower.

You can get arms from Porter Built, Suicide Doors, CPP, or Air Ride Tech...

[DKN]

Originally Posted by blazer2007

Well I guess I will save my pennies.Would all tubular arms be the same as giving that extra drop and what would be a good company,P.B. ?

CPP tubular lower arms do NOT use the large factort type bushing. The CPP arms will allow the truck to sit on the crossmember.

Danny Nix
CPP

[Mad Rods]

Man, that's an ugly gap on the brown chassis tech truck front wheels..

[draggin86]

looks like you wont have much of a bed floor with that upper link setup too

[N2TRUX]

I did not read the article again, because of the bogus company it pertains to. I can tell you for a fact that a 73-87 truck will only go as low as the stock crossmember will allow. Once that hits the ground, it CAN NOT go any lower.

[DKN]

Originally Posted by N2TRUX

I did not read the article again, because of the bogus company it pertains to. I can tell you for a fact that a 73-87 truck will only go as low as the stock crossmember will allow. Once that hits the ground, it CAN NOT go any lower.

You said was I was thinking.

Danny Nix
CPP

[JNJchev77]

Originally Posted by Mad Rods

Man, that's an ugly gap on the brown chassis tech truck front wheels..

Looks like they moved the wheels even further back??

[blazer2007]

Originally Posted by N2TRUX

I did not read the article again, because of the bogus company it pertains to. I can tell you for a fact that a 73-87 truck will only go as low as the stock crossmember will allow. Once that hits the ground, it CAN NOT go any lower.

I know it will only go that low, but I didn,t think a tube a-arm would make that much difference.I,m not a fan of this company either,but was just a reference for me to look at.

[Shane]

Originally Posted by N2TRUX

I did not read the article again, because of the bogus company it pertains to ...

Amen!

[JNJchev77]

Originally Posted by blazer2007

I know it will only go that low, but I didn,t think a tube a-arm would make that much difference.I,m not a fan of this company either,but was just a reference for me to look at.

Your initial post made reference to a "z" or crossmember. So that makes it sound like you are comparing the stance of the chassis tech truck to that of a truck with porterbuilt suspension or a "z"... They are not close imo.

[blazer2007]

I said it looks awful low without a z or a P.B..I just didn,t know anything about the tubelar a-arms making a difference,I thought that Chass. tec had something new.I did give the pic more contrast to get rid of the shadows and can see better now the distance between the body and the ground.I think with the 20 in wheels makes the illusion of beinng that much lower,but all in all I think I will buy some ccp arms for the extra inches plus looks cleaner

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by blazer2007

.... all in all I think I will buy some ccp arms for the extra inches plus looks cleaner

Good choice....

[b&a72]

That company is a joke I have been to there warehouse and seen some of the things they do and make and would never put it on any of my trucks. We used to service thier air compressors and had to threaten to turn them over to collection for not paying their bills.