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FRENCHBLUE72 · 04-16-2006, 12:37 AM

Ran across this set-up today

AesC10s · 04-16-2006, 12:53 AM

looks like a really interesting cantilever set up to me.

blt2rail · 04-16-2006, 01:28 AM

looks like cantilever to me

LONGHAIR · 04-16-2006, 09:27 AM

It appears to pull from a single (central) location........I would avoid that. I would think that it would feel "sloppy" and roll around a lot, because there is nothing to stabilize it from side to side. The only thing keeping the body level would be the front suspension.

qksilver · 04-16-2006, 09:39 AM

it's show with very little go!

roj2323 · 04-17-2006, 09:38 PM

the chain does appear to be welded together though. it's neet lookin but i wouldn't drive it.

ondrew

AesC10s · 04-17-2006, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by roj2323

it's neet lookin but i wouldn't drive it.

ondrew

The owner probally doesnt drive it either.

hotrodhomi · 04-18-2006, 10:26 AM

I would like to see more pics
Reminds me of the bike frame Indain Larry made out chain.

smbrouss70 · 04-18-2006, 03:08 PM

Here's a pic I took at that show, just a different angle.

7T7 · 04-18-2006, 09:32 PM

Yeah that came from the folks at Silver Star Customs out of Mississippi.
He can sure come up with some different ways to make a truck go up and down.

HOOPTY67 · 04-22-2006, 01:30 AM

The owner, a large fellow who goes by the name of "Runt", owns that dually and drives the hell out of it. Its been from mississippi to Arizona and back. It rides pretty good and tucks a set of 19-inch dually wheels. You can read all about it in the October 2005 issue of Sport Truck Magazine. His truck is on the cover.

XXL · 04-22-2006, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by roj2323

it's neet lookin but i wouldn't drive it.

I'm not even sure it's neat looking. It comes off as a wrecker slide-in unit (I suppose is the look he's after), which doesn't seem to fit the "sport truck" look.

hotrodhomi · 04-22-2006, 03:06 PM

^^^ hahaha

Chevrolet4x4s · 04-22-2006, 05:57 PM

Why do people do

stuff like that to otherwise nice trucks. I know that I will step on some toes here but I can't even see doing a c-notch to the frame, seems like that would make it weaker.I really can't stand it when the frame raild and rear end come up into the bed and there is the gigantic hole there.
Shane

hotrodhomi · 04-22-2006, 08:50 PM

If people didn't push the envelope then this hobby would not be as cool as it is. If nobody tried anything new, then there couldn't be any progression. Is that what you want?
PS - A c-notch is not weaker if it is done right.

XXL · 04-22-2006, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Chevrolet4x4s

I really can't stand it when the frame raild and rear end come up into the bed and there is the gigantic hole there.

Some of us move the entire bed floor up to avoid that. This was mine the last go-round. That floor has since been yanked and I'm currently floorless pending a major bed rework

There's no way to appeal to everyone's taste with vehicles... so owners usually (hopefully) appeal to their own. I don't quite get the "look" this guy is going for with the chains, etc., but ultimately... it's his truck to do with as he pleases.

smbrouss70 · 04-24-2006, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by hotrodhomi

If people didn't push the envelope then this hobby would not be as cool as it is. If nobody tried anything new, then there couldn't be any progression. Is that what you want?
PS - A c-notch is not weaker if it is done right.

Quote:

Originally Posted by XXL

There's no way to appeal to everyone's taste with vehicles... so owners usually (hopefully) appeal to their own. I don't quite get the "look" this guy is going for with the chains, etc., but ultimately... it's his truck to do with as he pleases.

with both!

04-16-2006, 12:37 AM	#1
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04-16-2006, 12:53 AM	#2
AesC10s Chevy truck addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Thornton Colorado Posts: 825	Re: Can someone explain this set-up???? looks like a really interesting cantilever set up to me.

04-16-2006, 01:28 AM	#3
blt2rail land of the free ya right Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: palmdale ca Posts: 29	Re: Can someone explain this set-up???? looks like cantilever to me

04-16-2006, 09:27 AM	#4
LONGHAIR just can't cover up my redneck Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbus OH Posts: 11,414	Re: Can someone explain this set-up???? It appears to pull from a single (central) location........I would avoid that. I would think that it would feel "sloppy" and roll around a lot, because there is nothing to stabilize it from side to side. The only thing keeping the body level would be the front suspension.

04-16-2006, 09:39 AM	#5
qksilver Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern Pines NC Posts: 3,853	Re: Can someone explain this set-up???? it's show with very little go!

04-17-2006, 09:38 PM	#6
roj2323 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Somewhere Posts: 985	Re: Can someone explain this set-up???? the chain does appear to be welded together though. it's neet lookin but i wouldn't drive it. ondrew

04-18-2006, 10:26 AM	#8
hotrodhomi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,737	Re: Can someone explain this set-up???? I would like to see more pics Reminds me of the bike frame Indain Larry made out chain. __________________ '72 2wd blazer, bagged w/ watts link & EDC '72 C10 "Lowered Farm Truck" STOLEN 5-18-11 '66 impala ht

04-18-2006, 03:08 PM	#9
smbrouss70 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rayne, LA Posts: 2,781	Re: Can someone explain this set-up???? Here's a pic I took at that show, just a different angle. Attached Images __________________ Steven "If dogs don't go to heaven, when I die I want to go wherever they went." -- Will Rogers R.I.P. Oscar R.I.P. Ratchet 1967 Pontiac GTO - Dad was the Original Owner 1970 Chevy 2wd SWB "Oscar's Truck" 1970 Chevy 2wd Blazer "Ratchet's Blazer" 2013 Chevy 2500HD Crew Cab Duramax/Allison Z71 LTZ "Brown Sugar" 2017 Chevy Suburban "BDB" 2020 Chevy Blazer Premier "Foxy" Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Shop Build

04-18-2006, 09:32 PM	#10
7T7 Regular guy Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Round Rock TX Posts: 518	Re: Can someone explain this set-up???? Yeah that came from the folks at Silver Star Customs out of Mississippi. He can sure come up with some different ways to make a truck go up and down. __________________ 'Frank' 77 Silverado 18 & 20 American CL205s Edelbrock MPFI, 700r4, Baer Brakes 9" F@rd rear, Vintage air, Bags etc etc..

04-22-2006, 01:30 AM	#11
HOOPTY67 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: california Posts: 155	Re: Can someone explain this set-up???? The owner, a large fellow who goes by the name of "Runt", owns that dually and drives the hell out of it. Its been from mississippi to Arizona and back. It rides pretty good and tucks a set of 19-inch dually wheels. You can read all about it in the October 2005 issue of Sport Truck Magazine. His truck is on the cover.

04-22-2006, 03:06 PM	#13
hotrodhomi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,737	Re: Can someone explain this set-up???? ^^^ hahaha __________________ '72 2wd blazer, bagged w/ watts link & EDC '72 C10 "Lowered Farm Truck" STOLEN 5-18-11 '66 impala ht

04-22-2006, 05:57 PM	#14
Chevrolet4x4s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: WV Posts: 227	Re: Can someone explain this set-up???? Why do people do stuff like that to otherwise nice trucks. I know that I will step on some toes here but I can't even see doing a c-notch to the frame, seems like that would make it weaker.I really can't stand it when the frame raild and rear end come up into the bed and there is the gigantic hole there. Shane __________________ 1993 K1500 350 5 speed 1985 K10 Silverado Vortec 406 5 speed (in body shop) "I been drivin' this '85 pickup truck Them buddies of mine call it a bucket of rust She's a little beat up but she still runs like the wind Yeah, kinda like me I been banged and bruisedBeen around the block a time or two But I'm runnin' like new goin' places I never been No, I ain't broke I'm just broken in" 1963 Dodge Townwagon(its amazng what 30 years and zero miles will do to a vehicle ) Member#20327

04-22-2006, 08:50 PM	#15
hotrodhomi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,737	Re: Can someone explain this set-up???? If people didn't push the envelope then this hobby would not be as cool as it is. If nobody tried anything new, then there couldn't be any progression. Is that what you want? PS - A c-notch is not weaker if it is done right. __________________ '72 2wd blazer, bagged w/ watts link & EDC '72 C10 "Lowered Farm Truck" STOLEN 5-18-11 '66 impala ht



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