Dropmembered trucks

[drewfever1020]

i wish i can drop member but i dont have the tools to do it and i dont like the fact that ill have to cut my tranny hump and make it bigger!

[n2billet]

Originally Posted by drewfever1020

i wish i can drop member but i dont have the tools to do it and i dont like the fact that ill have to cut my tranny hump and make it bigger!

It's 90% bolt in.....the only welding/cutting you have to do is for the rack notches.......the tranny hump is not as bad as it sounds, you basically cut the small hump out, lay the high hump on top, mark the bolt holes and bolt it in. They make carpet kits for high hump floors so it will look factory.....

Here's a picture of my floor with a high hump installed....

[drewfever1020]

well i still think the front dropmembers are expenxive or ill just say i cant afford one at the moment

[jlaird]

Originally Posted by n2billet

It's 90% bolt in.....the only welding/cutting you have to do is for the rack notches.......the tranny hump is not as bad as it sounds, you basically cut the small hump out, lay the high hump on top, mark the bolt holes and bolt it in. They make carpet kits for high hump floors so it will look factory.....

Here's a picture of my floor with a high hump installed....

Is there a gasket/seal with the high hump?

[n2billet]

Originally Posted by jlaird

Is there a gasket/seal with the high hump?

There is a nice groove on the hump but I don't know to be honest with you......I'm going to use a nice bead of silicone or seam sealer on mine.

[texastrendz]

i have a high hump on the way for my dropmember project, where do you cut the low hump out at, anyone got any pics of this procedure, or is it going to be obvious when i get the high hump?

[RIDDLA]

Makin me green with envy all of you lol

[DZL1]

GVizzle, I'm embarrassed to say what happened to me when i saw the pic of your truck.

DZL1.

[GVizzle]

Originally Posted by DZL1

GVizzle, I'm embarrassed to say what happened to me when i saw the pic of your truck.

DZL1.

Did it involve wet wipes?

[DZL1]

Originally Posted by GVizzle

Did it involve wet wipes?

Yes, and lots of them.

DZL1.

[lolife99]

I still drive a mini-truck.
'91 S10 lowered 5/6.

[Painter D]

I'm guilty of being into minitrucks at one point and time too.

[drewfever1020]

so my stock arms on my 71 wont fit?
am i gonna have to relocate all the lines like brake likes that run on the stock cross member or will they fit like the stock trucks come?

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by drewfever1020

so my stock arms on my 71 wont fit?
am i gonna have to relocate all the lines like brake likes that run on the stock cross member or will they fit like the stock trucks come?

The older DM's would work w/the pre-73 a-arms w/some modifications. His newer versions need the post-73 arms because of the style of bushings & how they mount.

I'm not sure on your brakeline question. I'm using 73-80 style lines w/some tweaks on mine.

[lolife99]

I just fabricated new lines for the front brakes. Alot easier than trying to make your 40+ year old lines work. (my opinion)

[ruffrida2005]

You can do it Drew. If your not a welder, just take it to a welding shop and have the notches welded in. Or get in the texas section. Lots of good guys I've met down there could probably help you out.

I dont have the PB, but the SD raised crossmember, and I will tell you that Nate is a very stand up guy and will make sure that you are running everything right. He's helped me out a lot even though I've never bought anything from him.

[andrewmp6]

Do you have to cut the trans cover on 73-87 trucks ?

[molinehotrod]

dropmember looks great, but i like to do every thing my self. stock cross member moved up 2 narrowed stock a arms, drop springs with coil cut off, drop spindals. Alot of work but $50 in gas and wire.

[BACKYARD88]

Originally Posted by molinehotrod

dropmember looks great, but i like to do every thing my self...

I do too, I Zed my frame and sectioned my crossmember myself so I know I can do it. I ordered a Dropmember myself because Nathan can do it better than I can

[bruce bruce]

Here's a couple of mine. Still have to cut some stuff off the bottom of the frame to lay it all the way out.

[PBFAB.COM]

Originally Posted by andrewmp6

Do you have to cut the trans cover on 73-87 trucks ?

Nope... no cutting on the 73-87 cab floor.

[drewfever1020]

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dropmember looks great, but i like to do every thing my self. stock cross member moved up 2 narrowed stock a arms, drop springs with coil cut off, drop spindals. Alot of work but $50 in gas and wire.

how did u move ur dropmember up a little?

[RunninLo]

Originally Posted by molinehotrod

dropmember looks great, but i like to do every thing my self. stock cross member moved up 2 narrowed stock a arms, drop springs with coil cut off, drop spindals. Alot of work but $50 in gas and wire.

Originally Posted by drewfever1020

how did u move ur dropmember up a little?

Drew, Moline moved his factory cross-member up. His whole post is in reference to modding his stock parts and drop springs as an alternative to the dropmember. It solves the problems of getting low and investing time in place of money but not sure if it would correct the steering box issues or bump steer that are the real benefits to Nate's piece.

Josh
and to be fair and disclose- Hell yeah, I rock a dropmember.

[m6z]

Nice. I can't wait to start making progress on my new project.

[67cheby]

really like the wheels , nice job