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dbmx66 · 01-01-2010, 02:58 AM

so i just received an offer for my 2wb shortbed frame with the lowering parts on it. the price seems really good.
the thing is we built a pro street motor to go into it.
but i do need a truck i can get around in. im from PA, we get good and bad weather here so a 2wd truck doesnt look to be the best option.

i might sell the frame a buy a 4x4 frame and lift in 8-10 inch and throw some 40s on it. plus that motor we built, could make a nice mudder.

what do you guys think i should? im stuck on whether i want the lowered "prostreet" kinda truck or the lifted mud truck. i really like them both. but i dont know.

bikes&bowties · 01-01-2010, 06:32 AM

If you want to drive it daily you may want t take into consideration that while the lowered truck will get stuck and such they lifted truck on mud terrains will possibly make you wind up in the ditch because in a few inches of fresh snow or really nasty slush wide mud terrains tend to push side to side and kind of snow plow which makes for a "fun ride".

Personally I would go with the lifted truck but 4-6 inch lift with 35's-38's make a decent daily driver/offroader and you can get smaller all terrains for the winter months.

*2tons of fun* · 01-01-2010, 07:03 AM

get a 4x4 but you dont need 10"

6 will do.

hp and snow dont mix.

dbmx66 · 01-01-2010, 09:30 AM

its just a thought that maybe ive put too much into the 2wd to just sell it start fresh. if i got just a 4x4 frame, all i'd have to do is throw my body on and make a hole in the floor for the transfers case shifter. anything else i'd need to do?

**old Rusty C10** · 01-01-2010, 11:06 AM

Im for making the four wheel drive too but again not as high.... you will need to change the whole "hump" in the 2wd cab, not just make a hole for the shifter.. You can go to a u pull place and unbolt the raised tunnel and then cut yours to accomodate the cover. The floor humps in 4X4s are higher to accomodate the transfer case

dbmx66 · 01-01-2010, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by old Rusty C10

Im for making the four wheel drive too but again not as high.... you will need to change the whole "hump" in the 2wd cab, not just make a hole for the shifter.. You can go to a u pull place and unbolt the raised tunnel and then cut yours to accomodate the cover. The floor humps in 4X4s are higher to accomodate the transfer case

other than that is there anything else i would need to do besides steering, brakes, fuel lines, and that kinda stuff?

Damien · 01-01-2010, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by old Rusty C10

Im for making the four wheel drive too but again not as high.... you will need to change the whole "hump" in the 2wd cab, not just make a hole for the shifter.. You can go to a u pull place and unbolt the raised tunnel and then cut yours to accomodate the cover. The floor humps in 4X4s are higher to accomodate the transfer case

A 3" body lift will let the cab clear the transfer case too. With the body lift you could put in a 4" suspension lift and not have to get longer driveshafts like you might have to with the 6".

If you are going to be running high hp, you might consider going with 1 ton running gears too. A stock 350 will snap the axle shafts on a d44 with tires bigger then 36".

dbmx66 · 01-01-2010, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Damien

A 3" body lift will let the cab clear the transfer case too. With the body lift you could put in a 4" suspension lift and not have to get longer driveshafts like you might have to with the 6".

If you are going to be running high hp, you might consider going with 1 ton running gears too. A stock 350 will snap the axle shafts on a d44 with tires bigger then 36".

you mean one ton gears or one ton axles?

bikes&bowties · 01-01-2010, 08:09 PM

He means 1 ton running gear. As in a D-60 front and corporate 14 bolt in the rear.. Can get expensive but you wont be stuck 200 feet in the middle of a pond with a broken axle shaft. Gears go with tire size and motor. The more torque and HP you are putting to the ground the taller gears you can run with bigger tires. While going the opposite way you can run huge tires with not much power if you run low enough gears.

*2tons of fun* · 01-01-2010, 08:09 PM

you can only get one ton gear in one ton axles so yes.

3r!c84 · 01-01-2010, 08:25 PM

id say go with the lower and prostreet thing

01-01-2010, 02:58 AM	#1
dbmx66 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: PA Posts: 883	good or bad idea? so i just received an offer for my 2wb shortbed frame with the lowering parts on it. the price seems really good. the thing is we built a pro street motor to go into it. but i do need a truck i can get around in. im from PA, we get good and bad weather here so a 2wd truck doesnt look to be the best option. i might sell the frame a buy a 4x4 frame and lift in 8-10 inch and throw some 40s on it. plus that motor we built, could make a nice mudder. what do you guys think i should? im stuck on whether i want the lowered "prostreet" kinda truck or the lifted mud truck. i really like them both. but i dont know.

01-01-2010, 06:32 AM	#2
bikes&bowties Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Washington Posts: 663	Re: good or bad idea? If you want to drive it daily you may want t take into consideration that while the lowered truck will get stuck and such they lifted truck on mud terrains will possibly make you wind up in the ditch because in a few inches of fresh snow or really nasty slush wide mud terrains tend to push side to side and kind of snow plow which makes for a "fun ride". Personally I would go with the lifted truck but 4-6 inch lift with 35's-38's make a decent daily driver/offroader and you can get smaller all terrains for the winter months.

01-01-2010, 07:03 AM	#3
2tons of fun Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: galt ca, Posts: 749	Re: good or bad idea? get a 4x4 but you dont need 10" 6 will do. hp and snow dont mix.

01-01-2010, 09:30 AM	#4
dbmx66 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: PA Posts: 883	Re: good or bad idea? its just a thought that maybe ive put too much into the 2wd to just sell it start fresh. if i got just a 4x4 frame, all i'd have to do is throw my body on and make a hole in the floor for the transfers case shifter. anything else i'd need to do?

01-01-2010, 11:06 AM	#5
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,316	Re: good or bad idea? Im for making the four wheel drive too but again not as high.... you will need to change the whole "hump" in the 2wd cab, not just make a hole for the shifter.. You can go to a u pull place and unbolt the raised tunnel and then cut yours to accomodate the cover. The floor humps in 4X4s are higher to accomodate the transfer case __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

01-01-2010, 08:09 PM	#9
bikes&bowties Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Washington Posts: 663	Re: good or bad idea? He means 1 ton running gear. As in a D-60 front and corporate 14 bolt in the rear.. Can get expensive but you wont be stuck 200 feet in the middle of a pond with a broken axle shaft. Gears go with tire size and motor. The more torque and HP you are putting to the ground the taller gears you can run with bigger tires. While going the opposite way you can run huge tires with not much power if you run low enough gears.

01-01-2010, 08:09 PM	#10
2tons of fun Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: galt ca, Posts: 749	Re: good or bad idea? you can only get one ton gear in one ton axles so yes.

01-01-2010, 08:25 PM	#11
3r!c84 Badass Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lox. fl Posts: 4,586	Re: good or bad idea? id say go with the lower and prostreet thing __________________ Think outside the box? -84c10 (1stcar)→My Build← -00 Saturn 5spd drop a gear and disappear! 1/4:13:90



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