pics of slammed/bagged stepsides?

[dmartin1]

so tomorrow im buying a 1973 shortbed stepside wood bed.original owner never touched or molested.
i want this baby on the GROUND on bags.
theres jyust way too many pages in the sticky of shortbed pics to find the slammed stepsides.

anyone got pics of some slammed down stepsides with some nice medium- medium/big wheels?

thanks! i hope they look good on the ground.

[SYCOTIK]

Here's how mine looked before the teardown for complete build. Its on 22s...


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[higgiec10]

not mine just want i have saved on lap top

[higgiec10]

not mine

[Low84]

Does anybody know the size of the rims on that last orange stepside? Or a good guesser

[Low84]

[lolife99]

looks like 17's.

[Low84]

Thanks! Appreciate the help.

[el_bole]

I too have a 1973 c10 however its just a rolling chassis at this point, going to drop a '61cab on it(gonna get it fabbed)....Does any one know of any issues of dropping a '73?

One person told me that you "can't lower it as low as a '65 to '72"....So before I put $ into lowering it I want to know for sure...

Thanks,
el_bole

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by el_bole

One person told me that you "can't lower it as low as a '65 to '72"....

That person did not have a clue as to what they were talking about. The pictures show that you can lower a 73-87 just fine with the same components as the prior generations.

The big limiting factor here is the stepside bed. They do present thier own unique challenges to get really low.

[el_bole]

Thanks N2TRUX,

I thought it was all BS just dont want to spend a bunch of time and $ and have a half a$$ lowering job.

I am going to use an older stepside bed ('55-'66) on the truck. Will this be an issue? I want 5" out back and 3" in the front (drop spindles/lowering springs)...Down the road I would possibly bag it and want to lay frame with it. Thanks again for the info...

elbole

Down t

Originally Posted by N2TRUX

That person did not have a clue as to what they were talking about. The pictures show that you can lower a 73-87 just fine with the same components as the prior generations.

The big limiting factor here is the stepside bed. They do present thier own unique challenges to get really low.

[N2TRUX]

el_bole, a 5" drop in the rear is cake. Once you go to bags that when you start running in to issue with fender clearance. I am no expert on steppers, just passing on what I have read here.

[el_bole]

Thanks again N2TRUX....look forward to posting her here when I.m done with my '61/'73 truck lol....

Going to go with Western Chassis kit from JCwhitney ($260), not want to shell out lots for DJM or Belltech...its just my fun truck,,,any whoo thanks again....

elbole

Originally Posted by N2TRUX

el_bole, a 5" drop in the rear is cake. Once you go to bags that when you start running in to issue with fender clearance. I am no expert on steppers, just passing on what I have read here.

[Low84]

Originally Posted by el_bole

I too have a 1973 c10 however its just a rolling chassis at this point, going to drop a '61cab on it(gonna get it fabbed)....Does any one know of any issues of dropping a '73?

One person told me that you "can't lower it as low as a '65 to '72"....So before I put $ into lowering it I want to know for sure...

Thanks,
el_bole

Are you sure that you didn't misunderstand the guy? Having said you can't lower a square like a "65-72". Because that isn't a complete lie, being that those previous two generations had the trailing arm rear suspension where it's springs on all corners (light duty trucks) and squares have leafs. So you can lower them the same height but not in the same manner.

The front I'm not familiar with those generation trucks, but I'm assuming they don't have ridiculously low cross member like the squares have.

[el_bole]

Originally Posted by Low84

Are you sure that you didn't misunderstand the guy? Having said you can't lower a square like a "65-72". Because that isn't a complete lie, being that those previous two generations had the trailing arm rear suspension where it's springs on all corners (light duty trucks) and squares have leafs. So you can lower them the same height but not in the same manner.

The front I'm not familiar with those generation trucks, but I'm assuming they don't have ridiculously low cross member like the squares have.

Low84,

It was an email sent to me by the leader of a truck club so maybe I did misunderstand but he suggested taking the disc brake components(crossmember) and putting it on a '60's frame so I'd be able to lower it, meaning the 60's frame was more lowerable(is that a word?).

I dont want to go through all that hassle, and you are right in your assumption the cross member is not super low. However there is a hug "dip" in the middle of it.....Im just happy that I can lower that sucker as low as I wanna LOL...

thanks,

elbole

P.S. one day I want a square body truck I think they are way cool, what do you think of an '86? Might get a early seventies junker and put '86 clip on it(NO SMOG)

Th

[Low84]

Originally Posted by el_bole

Low84,

It was an email sent to me by the leader of a truck club so maybe I did misunderstand but he suggested taking the disc brake components(crossmember) and putting it on a '60's frame so I'd be able to lower it, meaning the 60's frame was more lowerable(is that a word?).

I dont want to go through all that hassle, and you are right in your assumption the cross member is not super low. However there is a hug "dip" in the middle of it.....Im just happy that I can lower that sucker as low as I wanna LOL...

thanks,

elbole

P.S. one day I want a square body truck I think they are way cool, what do you think of an '86? Might get a early seventies junker and put '86 clip on it(NO SMOG)

Th

Got ya. Yeah that's what I meant with the crossmember, I actually caught a manhole lid with it once on my 84 stopped me dry!

Well I'll tell you what, my 84 cab is shot. I picked up a complete 78 to piece out and I couldn't get myself to do it. Now I have two projects. Both front clips are great looking!

[rjtallo]

My 82....chopped...accuair e-level...ls1...raceline 22x8.5front , 24x15 rear

[Rockbottom78]

Here mine. Bagged. Pancaked the crossmember. 10" axle notches in the rear. Soon to be cupping the bags in the control arms to get a couple more inches south in the front. I have miles of room to play with in the rear. Only 15s on it though
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