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[luifer76]

looking good bro..... sucks about the glass tho.

[made2drag]

thanks. the new glass is in and im going to limo it. right now im thinking about shaving the gas door and trying to find the best way to mount another door of some type in the bed. im going to shave the passenger door handle and leave the driver door handle so i may leave the gas door as it is too. but the passenger side will be smooth for sure.

[made2drag]

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i remounted some 73-87 c10 front shocks...you can see the old shock compared to the new shock and angle. i used the mounting bolts that came in the boxs and welded them to a piece of tubing and then welded to the frame and then boxed around them (i didnt take pics of the boxing)
the end result is a really good ride from the shocks.

[made2drag]

still have to slide the bed forward some and bolt it on tight. but the ride is great and i got about 8 or 9 inches in the rear. it already had 2 inch drop shackles and from my measurements i had 6 inches between the frame and axle and now the axle is about a half inch through the c notches. the axle does hit frame on big bumps. i have to raise my carrier bearing due to a slight vibration at 10 -15 mph and some around 45-55. kits i see have a 2 inch spacer, since i welded my axle pads on at 0 degrees im going to try 1 inch first and see if that fixes it. its almost like its vibration from having to cut part of my exhaust. i may lengthen the exhaust to reduce "drone" before messing with the carrier bearing. all in all it came out like i wanted it. cost was 11 bucks for the axle pads and 20 for each shock.....but 20 hours of labor. a flip kit would have taken half as long or less.

funny...both times i took pics, it was raining.

[made2drag]

[made2drag]

found some used goodyear run flats
95% life left for $110 each shipped. they would have been $439 each new.
i think they will end up going on the front so i can put a slightly taller tire on the rear...maybe a 275/40/20 will be slightly wider and slightly taller for the rear.

[made2drag]

got 2 stake pockets done, then ran out of welding wire....

[jb1016]

Nice job on the rear. Whatcha got planned for the front?

[maxxxy]

I really love those wheels.

[made2drag]

Originally Posted by jb1016

Nice job on the rear. Whatcha got planned for the front?

i plan on putting the tires i have on the rear on the front....

buying 2 inch drop spindles, hopefully mcgaughys or djm

3 inch coils....not sure which yet....(open to suggestions since this is my first C/K)

i'd like to get a 3 inch coil that actually gives you more than 3

i may cut 1 coil off my stock springs and change the tires up front so i can make it look alittle better while saving up for new spindles and springs

in the end, i'd like to get 6 inches in the front somehow and still have a good ride and clearance for this truck, since it is my daily....and my kids ride in it everyday

[made2drag]

Originally Posted by maxxxy

I really love those wheels.

thanks, imo anything was better than the 24's it had....i thought they were billet when i was talking to the guy about trading.... bonus: chrome with the billet look.

i think i remember these about 10 years ago when centerline was selling chrome billet look 20's for like 200 each.

they remind me of intro's

[made2drag]

i shimmed my carrier bearing using two 1/4 plates.....vibration is gone

smooth as stock now, it had me a little worried so i conquered it over the weekend. took like 15 mins

i took some pics, i'll post them this week sometime

[91Subbed]

nice c/k! how did you find the pinion angle?

[made2drag]

Originally Posted by 91Subbed

nice c/k! how did you find the pinion angle?

thanks! i had roughly 3 degrees at every measurement before i started. while dropping it and when i put the axle in the saddles i adjusted by pushing up or down on the rearend until my angle finder was close to 3 degrees at the transmission and into the carrier bearing. i was trying to get the 3 degrees at the rearend but after a couple tries with the jack moving and pushing and pulling and retightening and looseing the u bolts....i just decided 0 degrees was good enough. with the bed on and everything on the ground i obviously needed to raise the bearing some and had 2 1/4" plates....i tried them and they ended up working. hows your sub going?

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[made2drag]

sound deadening......i did the inside of the door also.....

[91Subbed]

the burb is good getting it ready for transformation! I had it bagged on front and flipped on the rear for a bit but I decided to go ahead and do it right. so I got me a weld in parallel 4link kit with a panhard (might upgrade to a watts link) I have the 8" notch bags and brackets. im gonna start deconstruction in 2weeks! cant wait!!!

[made2drag]

Originally Posted by 91Subbed

the burb is good getting it ready for transformation! I had it bagged on front and flipped on the rear for a bit but I decided to go ahead and do it right. so I got me a weld in parallel 4link kit with a panhard (might upgrade to a watts link) I have the 8" notch bags and brackets. im gonna start deconstruction in 2weeks! cant wait!!!

cool! that's good news! let me know if you are gonna do a build thread so i can check out the progress and pics

[91Subbed]

Yeah I'll be starting a thread soon with plenty of pics!
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[made2drag]

stake pockets welded up. in the next couple weeks i plan to shave the driver door handle and possibly the gas door...

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[maxxxy]

Those links didn't quite work. Lol
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