Stepped control arms

[Hottrucks]

what do you think??

[Hottrucks]

this is the same truck ( see the front bmper) on the first of last month so you can see it has been bagged, a C notch and cupped lowers the rear snow tires have been changed to 31x10.5 while the front are the same ones

[Spray-Bomb]

Is that ride or dump ?

[MXmaniac]

Lookin' good! I really need to get mine buttoned up. Of course its just a static drop for my traditional build(and budget) so it won't be as radical as yours.

[Hottrucks]

dumped ride is about 6" higher it has that nice kinda stock look so the air ride is more of a secret when you pull in

if I told you how little I have in it , it would probably scare you......now if you include my worthless time then.........and by no means is radical it us more of a science experiment gone bad ...all it wll ever be is a POS truck to haul crap to the dump and get bark mulch...but who said you can't have a little fun on the way!!!!!!!

[MXmaniac]

Ok I know it took a while but here's pics. The old wheels that were on the truck were of something late-model and had so much backspace that the inside of the rim interfered with my tie-rod ends, so I had to get wheels and tires before I could roll the truck outside for pictures... which took forever on my budget(poor college kid). I got some 15x6 smoothies from Rally America, and the tires are 205/75R15. Here are the pics, look great in my opinion, what do you think?

[SCOTI]

Nice job. You did good on tire/wheel sizing as well.

[MXmaniac]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Nice job. You did good on tire/wheel sizing as well.

Thanks, I'm happy with it.

[SCOTI]

What 'low-buck' ideas are in store for the opposite end of the truck?

[MXmaniac]

For the other end I'm thinking lowering blocks and manual-fill air-bags. I know the bags aren't so traditional, which is what I'm kinda shooting for, but they just seem like the best way to go to keep everything simple and still be able to adjust it for a load or different stance or whatever I may want. Plus they would cost about the same as drop-springs, right?

Oh and here are some pics from my joy-ride the other day, and a comparison shot with my Mustang.

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by MXmaniac

For the other end I'm thinking lowering blocks and manual-fill air-bags. I know the bags aren't so traditional, which is what I'm kinda shooting for, but they just seem like the best way to go to keep everything simple and still be able to adjust it for a load or different stance or whatever I may want. Plus they would cost about the same as drop-springs, right?

Correct. About the same in cost for a manual set-up & bags will have adjustability that dropped coils don't. The rear will be simple vs. what you did on the front & you can get it low enough to break the wood in the bed-floor.

[MXmaniac]

Great, thanks SCOTI. I'm sold on the bags. Its just a matter of getting the funds together. I can't decide if I should ask for a wiring harness or suspension goodies for Christmas now... haha.

So at the minimum I will need a bolt-in C-notch, blocks & U-bolts, bags w/ lines and schrader valves, shocks, and an adjustable panhard bar. I'm not forgetting anything critical am I?

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by MXmaniac

Great, thanks SCOTI. I'm sold on the bags. Its just a matter of getting the funds together. I can't decide if I should ask for a wiring harness or suspension goodies for Christmas now... haha.

So at the minimum I will need a bolt-in C-notch, blocks & U-bolts, bags w/ lines and schrader valves, shocks, and an adjustable panhard bar. I'm not forgetting anything critical am I?

That about covers it. Shock relocating kit or re-work some 67-72 shock brackets.

[MXmaniac]

Ok, great. Thanks for the advice, SCOTI. This truck is slowly but surely taking shape, due in large part to the info on this board.