86 squarebody made2drag

[watahyahknow]

you could even make a hideaway underfloor partition under the frontpart to cleanly store stuff like jack wheelwrench jumpercables and assortment of tools bits bobs and thingamajigs if the space between the bedfloor and the double floor is high enough you might even be able to put the spacesaver sparetire under there

funny thing about murphies law; flat tires allways happen when you got like tree quarts of firewood stacked in the bed the tools and sparetire and jack would be under the load

[made2drag]

Originally Posted by watahyahknow

you could even make a hideaway underfloor partition under the frontpart to cleanly store stuff like jack wheelwrench jumpercables and assortment of tools bits bobs and thingamajigs if the space between the bedfloor and the double floor is high enough you might even be able to put the spacesaver sparetire under there

funny thing about murphies law; flat tires allways happen when you got like tree quarts of firewood stacked in the bed the tools and sparetire and jack would be under the load

thats a good idea

[made2drag]

Originally Posted by mineralgrey01gt

Im wanting to do a full floor above the tires when air'd out. I dont have to have tubs since the 4 wheeler is 50" wide front and back so it cant just fit between the tires anyways. The diamond plate would be awesome to do for a floor, just got to weld a frame up to the bed with some square tubing or something. That way I could even leave my fuel cell under the diamond plate and hinge it 1/2 way or something to get to it if I need, same with my air tank.

cool....when you build it...hook us up with pics

[stepside83]

any more work done to the truck? or whats next to be done to the truck?

[made2drag]

Originally Posted by stepside83

any more work done to the truck? or whats next to be done to the truck?

im just enjoying it...its kind of how i want it...maybe an amp and a pair of 8's next. i usually dont work on stuff much during the summer due to the 90% humidity and 100 degree weather....i sweat just walking to the mailbox and back and its only june. and i only drive it about twice a week....ill be working on the 67 c10 soon...

[3r!c84]

just looked threw your thread. looks good bro. i like the wheels!

[made2drag]

Originally Posted by 3r!c84

just looked threw your thread. looks good bro. i like the wheels!

thanks

[jgreene0717]

Just lookin through thread. Great job!
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[Blevinger]

Are you running spindles up front? Any other front drop besides the bags?

[made2drag]

Originally Posted by Blevinger

Are you running spindles up front? Any other front drop besides the bags?

everything is stock in the front but the bags. i took the springs out and put the airbags in. they are the small 2500 airbags which make a difference on the drop compared to the bags people usually use. if you had a 2600 or a 2700 airbag you would have to use the cups on the bottom because they would rub if you didnt. the cups would make you an 1 or 2 higher. 2500's take more pressure to air up and dont ride as well as a bigger bag, but its fine for me. ive got 2 inches of clearance aired out. it would only take a 2 inch spindle to put the crossmember on the ground. a 3 inch spindle would be overkill but either drop spindle would fix my negative camber and keep the stress off my ball joints.

to do it right, get a 3 inch spindle and 2700 airbags. you'll have a great ride, it would take half the air to raise the front and your tires wont wear down on the inner part because your camber would be close to factory.

my camber corrects all the way, when i air it up to ride hieght.

right now my focus is on my new project. a 78 blazer 2wd.

[Blevinger]

Thanks for the info, man.

Really wanting to drop mine. No interest in taking my brakes apart and having to take a sledge to get everything off. But yeah, I could see how bigger bags would ride nicer and a drop spindle might be worth it.

Great truck you've built there.

[made2drag]

Originally Posted by Blevinger

Thanks for the info, man.

Really wanting to drop mine. No interest in taking my brakes apart and having to take a sledge to get everything off. But yeah, I could see how bigger bags would ride nicer and a drop spindle might be worth it.

Great truck you've built there.

i couldnt get my balljoints to slide off so i had to unbolt the upper control arm from the frame...with the springs compressed with a spring compressor, all you have to do is unbolt the upper control arm. you dont have to do anything with the brakes....just make sure your hose doesnt stretch too far..

see the pic in the very beginning of my thread

[king-918]

Originally Posted by made2drag

probably not my favorite way or the smartest way to gain tire clearance....but the bedliner was a major roadblock/obstacle to overcome which kind of made the decision.

before i cut i thought really hard on whether it would ever hinder me carrying anything... i couldnt think of anything so, out came the jig saw.

i gained 1 1/2 inches of drop and the helper springs keep the axle off the notch so i dont even need bumpstops....i can ride aired all the way out...

I know I'm late to the party but you can go to a tractor shop and but trailer fenders HUGE for about $25 cut and weld as you want. thats what i will be doing

[watahyahknow]

are those metal plastic or rubber fenders ?

[king-918]

Originally Posted by watahyahknow

are those metal plastic or rubber fenders ?

Metal
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[watahyahknow]

i tried to find those in the netherlands but they where costing an arm and a leg
over here they usually buy plastic fenders , guess i need to look further

[king-918]

Originally Posted by watahyahknow

i tried to find those in the netherlands but they where costing an arm and a leg
over here they usually buy plastic fenders , guess i need to look further

I also live in farm country
usa
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[watahyahknow]

i might be able to find them cheaper to when i go to a agracultural kindah store or a trailerbuilder too , the only place i checked sofar was a semi truck accessoryshop i know there here somewhere
i used to mount quite a few of them some 20 or so years ago under trucks

im still kindah in the air about the work to make them fit , the sloshtubz are basicly plug and play but there big and prolly expensive to schip to europe

[made2drag]

Originally Posted by king-918

I know I'm late to the party but you can go to a tractor shop and but trailer fenders HUGE for about $25 cut and weld as you want. thats what i will be doing

i could do trailer fenders and i have looked at them at tractor supply co. they are 40 bucks each. the money doesnt bother me...what bothers me is...if i were to put them on...weld them in and prime them...then what? the bed liner was sprayed in a decade ago...unless i get it re-bedlined it wouldnt match. i kind of like the extreme look it gives to onlookers..

[king-918]

As long as you're happy with it it's perfect
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[fencepost]

Might could fab up covers for the bed and inner fender holes. Paint them to match the truck and bolt them in. The contrast might look pretty cool.

[made2drag]

Originally Posted by fencepost

Might could fab up covers for the bed and inner fender holes. Paint them to match the truck and bolt them in. The contrast might look pretty cool.

not a bad idea

[made2drag]

im still thinking about doing a 4 inch raised floor that has hinges on the cab side of the bed. kind of like a tonnou cover but diamond plate aluminum....and let it dull so it wouldnt stand out so much or maybe paint that and the covers body color. and maybe even integrate covers into the hinged floor....

[watahyahknow]

i think it would be better to just have the daimondplate powdercoated flat grey , bare aluminium turns intoo white powder over time after its dulled its kindah like rust besides it reacts to the metal frame it will be bolted on

[truckzilla]

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