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Old Nov 23, 2008
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5/7 Drop Thread
Thanks to jonny22107 (RPS) for jumping in on this with me it was a quick drop and notch. My transmission crossmember will go on soon and as soon as I can afford some new rear shocks (mine are bouncy as hell) we are cutting out the bed since my rear differential is smacking it pretty hard.

How I drove it for a week lol, 5-4 FTW!








Installed notch with fresh paint:


After and yes I am a pic ***** and these are also in the KY meet thread, oh well I'm proud.








oh, and a shaved tailgate and rollpan are next on the list.

-Daniel
 
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wow.... freaking clean.... so for a 5/7 you have to notch the frame?
 
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wow.... freaking clean.... so for a 5/7 you have to notch the frame?
Yep, unless you want a bumpy ride. Mine rides close to stock right now, I love it. I have only scraped 4 or 5 times also and I have had it dropped for about 2 weeks.
 
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Love you truck!
 
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I'm not normally a fan of that body style lowered... but your truck pulls the look off sooo good.
 
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Looks good Daniel!
 
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Looks awesome man. Makes me want another truck.
 
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awesome dude
 
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bag it!

lookin clean..
 
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Looks great man! Yours is probably one of my favorite 3rd gen's!
 
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Looks awesome. What shocks are you going to get?
 
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I am not usually a fan of lowered trucks but yours looks damn good.
 
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Looks DEADLY! i dont really dig lowered trucks, but i havta say yours looks awesome!

Nice job
 
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Originally Posted by Dangerranger01
Looks awesome. What shocks are you going to get?

I am going to get air shocks for a Nissan hardbody so I can adjust the pressure. They have the same mounts as Ranger shocks, but they are shorter so they work better on a lowered truck.

Thanks for the comments everyone they mean alot.

-Daniel
 
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I'm not normally a fan of that body style lowered... but your truck pulls the look off sooo good.
 
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Looks good man really clean work
 
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Looks nice! Low and level!
Once I get all the drama with this house taken care of, I'm gonna go the same route.
 
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looks great man!
 
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dude! Looks sooo much better! Glad you finally decided to go lower
 
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looks way better
 
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Dude, I love a beautifully dropped truck!
 
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I miss being dropped 5/7

I hate you...
 
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nice man! trucks looking good, But id get some wheel spacers to get the wheels flush with the fender and bedside
 
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Very nice, I like the truck alot can't wait to lower mine.
 
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Looks Awesome!
 
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