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When does it rub? That's sometimes the cons of lowering.
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It rubs a little when I make a tight turn.
Not that big of a deal but still kind of annoying My bagged S-10 tires were really bad to rub the shocks and it drove my crazy! Lol |
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Where is it rubbing? Do you scrape the fender also?
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Nice, looks good!
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Truck looks good. Do you have a pic of the coil spring spacer you used?
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I used a 1/2" thick spacer I ordered from Summit Racing.
Found this pic online, and it looks exactly like the one I used. Spacer sits underneath the spring, on top of the lower control arm. The end of the coil fits into the "pocket" that is cast into the spacer. Attachment 1403475 |
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Now that I got it lowered and some new wheels and tires, it time to start on the rest of the truck.
Gonna put on new bumpers, sport mirrors, and door handles. Want to polish the molding on the tailgate. I need to do some work on the interior like replacing the pull straps and fixing the door panels. I hope to get started on the body of this truck so I can paint this late summer / early fall. Can't decide if I want to paint it back the original gray or a different red or blue. Leaning towards Kinetic Blue Metallic (2013 + 1967 Hot Wheels Edition Camaro color) or Red Rock Metallic (new 2014-2015 GM color)... Don't know which color would go better with a gray interior... |
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Doesn't look like it sits different but you can sure tell when you run your hand between the tire and inner fender! |
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Few before and after pics:
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Looking really nice!!!
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Now that spring is here (thank the Good Lord) I can get this truck ready for paint!
Gonna freshen up the outside of the truck while I have it apart: Bumpers Weatherstrip Mirrors Door handles Billet grill |
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Cool truck. Even cooler that it comes from family. I had an 81 3/4 T that same color that I bought from my uncle. Was a great truck. I vote for the gray, but I'm affected by nostalgia. Although most of the time, I really like the stock colors these trucks came in and this one's no exception. Good luck!
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Man, i really like both colors you have picked out ( and im very partial to blue) but i really like the factory gray, (dont see many solid color ones around here). I really like your truck btw looks great
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Time to resurrect the thread! Lol
Officially starting the tear down... Went to the garage with a load of parts and all my paint / materials. Ended up going with TCP Global Custom Shop intense blue pearl. Color looked good on Instagram and even better once it arrived and I got a lid off the can! |
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Dig It! following....
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Got the bumper, tailgate, and bed off. Naturally, the bed bolts were rusty and the nuts fought until the bitter end. Ended up welding the bolts to the bed floor to keep them spinning. Got all the trim took off. Amazing shape for a 32 year old truck. No dents but could use some heavy polishing.
3 coats of paint stripper later, we’re taking the DA and some 80 grit to it. Won’t take much bodywork... gotta weld up some trim clip holes and fill in a few ding dents. Attachment 1777596 Attachment 1777597 Attachment 1777598 Attachment 1777599 Attachment 1777600 |
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