87 long bed

[87scottsdale]

looks like im one of you guys now im 16 years old and stumbled upon this sweet 87 long bed 4x4 plans in the future incude a big lift and big block and some touching up only paid 3k for the darn thing heres just a few pics more to come

[87scottsdale]

ok so im looking at about 6-8 inches of total lift what wheel tire combo would look the best

[87scottsdale]

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[jason65]

Nice looking truck dude. I like that color.

[87scottsdale]

thanks, its getting painted idk what color yet though.

[71blksuper4x4]

I'd like to welcome you to site, but you need to be a supporting member to post wtb ads. Also, why you going to paint it? You will be a lot of money ahead to run for awhile as is, and upgrade your hood and grille as you go. As far as tires with 6-8" lifts, somewhere between a 35"-38" tire would look pretty good. Trevor

[87scottsdale]

yea i dont know i just dont like the color and it needs some body work theres a few dents and im going to pull the cab and bed off and paint the frame and at that time some ladderbars and a big block

[indyrenegade4x4]

you can do a 6" susp and 3" body to clear 38's. 6" susp will clear 35" tires. I used to have 8" susp 3" body

[70 beast]

i have cleared 38's fine with a 6" suspension / 3" body lifts

[benoit454]

4 inch should clear 35's. we had 33's stock on an 86 and then lifted it 4 inches and 3's were way too small then.

[87scottsdale]

well heres my cluttered motor and interior

[84 400]

and a 4 speed too NICE! You should clear 35's with 4 inches of lift. I am at 4 now and clear 34 swampers with room to spare. Depending on what you going to use the truck for would dictate lift and tires. If it was me I would go 5-6 and re centered h1 headlocks and humvee tires. I like running trails tho.

[87scottsdale]

hey sorry for not keeping up on here. I have been hearing a real weird poping noise comming from the rearend of my truck and replaced the u joints. Well that wasnt the problem so i took the diff cover off and the center is gone. OOPs guess this means new 14 bolt rear end to replace the old.

[87scottsdale]

ok so im thinking about switching the 14 bolt and dana 44 to half ton axle's. Im just wondering how much of a problem this would be? thanks

[rcfatcat]

stick to the 3/4 ton man its deffinitly worth it they will last alot longer just rebuild that 14 bolt and it will be a nasty axle

[87scottsdale]

thanks for the advice im sticking to the 3/4 ton running gear and also i was cleaning the frame removing all the unneeded brackets stock exhaust...ect and i came across a deal that the rear brake line go into and come back out of but there is a bracket that piviots but then its bolted solid to the diff cover any help would be appreicated thanks?

[rcfatcat]

a pic would be nice to see what your talkin bout

[87scottsdale]

well come to find out its the abs system i found out from a friend i didnt know trucks this old had the abs.

[Jim85IROC]

Originally Posted by 87scottsdale

well come to find out its the abs system i found out from a friend i didnt know trucks this old had the abs.

They don't. What you're referring to is a proportioning valve that adjusts rear brake bias based on the load. When the bed is compressed from a heavy load, it provides more rear brake bias. I eliminated that from my truck when I put the lift in.

[Doug_J]

so whatever happen to this build?