These pics are for those guys who don't get over to RPS as often as they should. This is the rear setup progress that was just completed before starting the front for a full body drop.







(UPDATE)

 

im not really sure what to be looking for as far as quaility, but it looks sweet...id love to move my tank back to that spot, you going to go through the bed to fill up?

 

Yeah, I'll add a small filler neck and mount to the cell which I'll make flush with the sheet metal flooring.

 

extremely nice work i love the frame and the fuel cell looks like she as at home there.. and the comment of getting of to RPS like they should... other way around i try not to go as much as possible lol...

 

looks good

 

looks good

 

now thats what im talkin bout..a good friend of mine has a dropped s-10..and your only in florence we should meet up sometime once yours is done..go draggin or something..rock some southeast car shows..


great job so far..

what are you usin for air supply, tanks? compressors? etc..

 

That looks sharp! 2-links have always made me a little... i donno weird I guess. It seems to me the axle is never constrained as much as it should be. But it always seems to work out well enough! Keep at it man.

 

its a 4 link tho (:

 

Yeah, after this is done needs to be dragged HARD!! I'm hoping to get everything ready and back on the road by Winter Cruise at Myrtle Beach. But, looks like I may not make it, time will tell. I'll be using a chrome 5 gal 8port tank and an engine driven compressor with 3/8 valves all around. Nothing impressive but gets the job done.

 

Damn, that looks awesome. Very good setup on it. I really like the notch back.

 

looks damn good man. you gonna do 3 1/4 body drop or however much it is to lay rockers?
and make sure ya check drive shaft clearance real close haha on my f150... ya.. it took a beating... err griding haha.
3/8 lines and valves? shoot run 1/2 valves and 5/8" lines and hop the body drop haha nothing bad will happen hahahaha. jk tho! im ready to see some dragging videos! i miss being able to drag but im glad i got rid of my f150

 

right on man..

dude ill be there at the cruise..dunno if ill be in my truck or just hitchin with the bagged dime..but we will see..looks good tho

 

looks great man. real nice progress, thanks for sharing!

 

looks like a good start

Why are the shocks where they are at? As close to the front of the link as those shocks are they wont limit travel but they also wont do much damping either....










ScottG

 

Ahhh I see em now, they're on the outside of the frame. Some bagged trucks do use a 2-link of some sort don't they? I swear I've seen them before...

 

The shocks are mounted where they are because we used stock front shocks off of an S-10 since we needed a shorter shock and they were laying around. This was the only place that we could mount them to make them work correctly as the truck lifts and lowers. It serves and does it's purpose well..

 

bags.....drool

 

gearhead, lots of ppl run a 2 link. theres nothing wrong with a 2link that is set up correctly as long as ya dont hit sides or get too much side to side movement of the axle.

 

Yeah side-to-side motion is what never really worked out right in my head.

 

so have you started the body drop?

you goin new floor or just choppin the old one up?

 

The front is in the works now. I'm doing a Toyota front swap with new ball joints and drop spindles with the bags to help with camber. I'll be using the stock flooring and raising it.

 

look'n good!.. great metal work, i wanna get a street truck in the works one day

 

damn man that looks tight? WHat kind of notches are those??? Have u been ridin it around yet?? i have a 5'' drop on my ranger and i am now thinkin of layin frame.. Looks like great progress!

 

we need more pics damnit!
ya camber on the fords sucks haha on my f150 i had to raise the upper control arms and flip the ball joints... never had it aligned after i got it back and this is my neg camber lol

not toooo extreme.. lol never had any unsual tire wear... except for the back right haha... damn tx heatwave raped my tires at night haha