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06-25-2012, 01:58 AM | #1 |
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Port Orchard wa
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Please help with my build
I am sixteen. Very new to this.
I have two complete trucks: 1970 long stepper c10-$150 250 inline six Drum brakes all around coils all around power nothing original everything 1972 long fleet c10- $200 350 sb coil all around drum all around power nothing I also have a 1972 4x4 chassis that has power steering, brakes, and disc brakes in front. I NEED HELP Budget: CHEAP but effective. engine: 1000$ Suspension- 500$ Brakes and steering-as little as safely possible Interior- As much as needed to get what I want. I have planned this and can't make up my mind on how I want to go about this build. So please help. I'll try to keep this list of questions organized. First, I am using the long fleet for my base. It has very little rust (only on the right rocker panel. The other truck I will either part out or sell as whole (depending if i use anything out of it.) SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS MAY CONTRADICT OTHERS SINCE I AM LOW ON CHASSIS COMPONENT KNOWLEDGE. PLEASE READ THE WHOLE THING SO on to the questions: Suspension: I want to spend up to 500 bucks on this section. seriously. I want to tow my boat. I want to lower my truck. Damn..... (boat has up to a 300 lb tounge weight.) SO I am thinking either a 3/5 drop (coil springs) or a 4/6 drop (coil springs) What would I need to do? what are my options? is there anything else I have to think about besides buying and installing? (shocks obviously will be changed) I dont want to bag my truck with helper bags YET. no money for it. If I cant tow than oh well. Any links to the best coil drops? Brakes: I want to spend up to 150 bucks on this section. Seriously. Can I swap the disc brakes on my 4x4 chassis to my 72? what would be needed to do so? if not, what are my other options? Can I Put power brakes from the 4x4 on the 72? Are the discs and the power brake system interlinked? how would I go about this? Steering: I dont want to spend anything on this. dead serious. With the above answered (hopefully) would there be any changes I need to make to the steering? Can I put power steering from the 4x4 onto the 72'? If so how do I go about it? wheels + Tires: Eventually I will want new wheels + tires. I am not converting to 5 spoke I have these in mind: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ARE-10428538NC/ First question is can I even get these to fit? They are designed for newer trucks so If I need to buy a spacer than I will just buy a 5 lug spacer and get original torq thrusts. Any tips? Considering the drop, and whether or not I will have the disc brakes on the front? Also, tire size. I want a staggered look. Do I stagger the tire size or do I stagger the rim size? Which looks better? What do you recommend? I WILL NOT spend more than 900 dollars on tires. The stagger will probably be 2 inches. any pics of staggered vs. non staggered with either a 3/5 or a 4/6? The wider the tire the better. Thanks! Any other tips for me? I am sure there will be stuff I am forgetting so I will probably be asking alot of them on this thread. PLEASE help I cant spend so much on this and then have all of the components not work as one. thanks! |
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